{"product_id":"close-encounters-of-the-celebrity-kind-paperback","title":"CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE CELEBRITY KIND (paperback)","description":"\u003cp\u003eISBN \u003cspan id=\"print_isbn\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e9781593937393\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEddie Cantor was a huge star of Vaudeville, Broadway, Old Time Radio, silent movies, and talkies. He was awarded an honorary Academy Award in 1956 for distinguished service to the film industry, in a long career that spanned three decades, and in such memorable films as \u003ci\u003eSpecial Delivery, Kid Boots, Whoopee!,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eRoman Scandals.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: Times;\"\u003eOne of his earliest paying jobs was as a singing waiter with Jimmy Durante accompanying him on piano. Florenz Ziegfeld hired Cantor to appear at his rooftop post-show, \u003ci\u003eMidnight Frolic,\u003c\/i\u003e in 1917. A year later, Cantor made his Broadway debut in the \u003ci\u003eZiegfeld Follies of 1917, \u003c\/i\u003eoften appearing in blackface in an era popularized Will Rogers, Fanny Brice, and W.C. Fields.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13.0pt; font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: Times;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: Times;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: Times;\"\u003eAfter appearing on Broadway for years, he moved into radio in the 1920s, later appearing with Rudy Vallee on Vallee's \u003ci\u003eThe Fleischmann's Yeast Hour. \u003c\/i\u003eIn 1931, he starred in an hour-long Sunday evening variety series that established him as a leading comedian. He also discovered and helped guide the career of singer Dinah Shore, first featuring her on his radio show in 1940, as well as other performers, including Deanna Durbin, Bobby Breen, and Eddie Fisher. Cantor also had a huge song hit in 1934,\"Santa Claus Is Coming to Town,\" which sold 400,000 copies by Christmas of that year.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: Times;\"\u003eEddie’s grandson, Brian Gari, has had many “Close Encounters of the Celebrity Kind” by rubbing elbows with his grandfather’s friends he met over the years. In this book, he gives the low-down on showbusiness legends, such as:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: Times;\"\u003eEDDIE CANTOR,\u2028 DANNY THOMAS, and\u2028 GEORGIE JESSEL. Music legends JOHN LENNON and THE BEATLES,\u2028 LITTLE RICHARD,\u2028 BRIAN WILSON,\u2028 PHILSPECTOR,\u2028 NEIL SEDAKA,\u2028 JAN \u0026amp; DEAN,  CAROLE KING,\u2028 THE CARPENTERS, \u2028DAVIDCASSIDY,\u2028 and GLEN CAMPBELL. Songwriting legends\u2028 STEPHEN SONDHEIM,\u2028 MARVINHAMLISCH, and\u2028 ANTHONY NEWLEY. Comedy legends GEORGE CARLIN,\u2028 CHRIS ROCK,\u2028 ROBINWILLIAMS,\u2028 RODNEY DANGERFIELD,\u2028 SOUPY SALES, and\u2028 JERRY STILLER. Acting legends\u2028 KATHARINEHEPBURN, and MIA FARROW. Political legend\u2028 BOBBY KENNEDY, and many more! Thebook also features many previously unpublished photos.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: Times;\"\u003eAbout Brian Gari: he wrote all the songs for theBroadway musical, \u003ci\u003eLate Nite Comic\u003c\/i\u003e. He has recorded twelvealbums, and has also produced all of the CDs and DVDs on\u2028his grandfather, EddieCantor. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: Times;\"\u003e\"Quite an ecclectic collection of encounters. A fun read.\" –\u003ci\u003ePlaybill\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BearManor Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43195192279134,"sku":"oqi1787291676884","price":18.75,"currency_code":"BRL","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0614\/9662\/3198\/files\/close-encounters-of-the-celebrity-kind-paperback_1.jpg?v=1787291682","url":"https:\/\/truestylefashion.shop\/products\/close-encounters-of-the-celebrity-kind-paperback","provider":"Minha loja","version":"1.0","type":"link"}