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Tracing a career that lasted from 1912 into the 1950s, Havig describes the "verbal slapstick" style that was Fred Allen's hallmark and legacy to American comedy.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Havig, Alan R., 1940-2020
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 1990.
Series:American civilization.
Subjects:
Allen, Fred, > 1894-1956.
Allen, Fred, > 1894-1956
Allen, Fred.
Radio programs > United States > History.
Comedians > United States > Biography.
Émissions radiophoniques > États-Unis > Histoire.
Comiques > États-Unis > Biographies.
PERFORMING ARTS > Comedy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
Comedians
Radio programs
Biografie
United States
Biographies
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: An Introduction; Chapter 2: The World of a Smalltimer, 1894-1932; Chapter 3: The Fred Allen Shows, 1933-1949; Chapter 4: Creating Radio Comedy; Chapter 5: Fred Allen and Radio Censorship; Chapter 6: Fred Allen's Comedy of Language; Chapter 7: Fred Allen, Satirist; Chapter 8: Allen's Alley, 1942-1949; Chapter 9: An Epilogue; Notes; Index.

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