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PublisherBrandeis University Press
ISBN-101611682568
ISBN-139781611682564
eBay Product ID (ePID)144060124
Product Key Features
Book TitleOverweight Sensation : the Life and Comedy of Allan Sherman
Number of Pages320 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2013
TopicPrinted Music / General, History & Criticism, Composers & Musicians, Comedy, Entertainment & Performing Arts
IllustratorYes
GenreMusic, Performing Arts, Biography & Autobiography
AuthorMark Cohen
Book SeriesBrandeis Series in American Jewish History, Culture, and Life Ser.
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.1 in
Item Weight25.7 Oz
Item Length0.9 in
Item Width0.6 in
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Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2012-038565
Reviews"... told with intimate details, an affectionate touch of humanity and lots of [Sherman's parody lyrics in the well-researched book Overweight Sensation."-- The Hollywood Reporter, "Writer and journalist Cohen here captures the complex life of musical satirist Allan Sherman. . . . The author delves into the history of Jewish comedy in the 20th century, exploring Sherman's role in this complex story. . . . Highly recommended." - Choice, "In bringing context to the life of a now largely forgotten one-hit wonder, Cohen adds a valuable chapter to the history of American popular culture."- Booklist, "... told with intimate details, an affectionate touch of humanity and lots of [Sherman's] parody lyrics in the well-researched book Overweight Sensation."-The Hollywood Reporter, Writer and journalist Cohen here captures the complex life of musical satirist Allan Sherman. . . . The author delves into the history of Jewish comedy in the 20th century, exploring Sherman's role in this complex story. . . . Highly recommended., "Sherman has been rediscovered as often as he has been forgotten, but Cohen's book is exhaustively definitive, offering enough detail to satisfy even the most annoyingly punctilious comedy nerd." --Tablet, "... told with intimate details, an affectionate touch of humanity and lots of [Sherman's] parody lyrics in the well-researched book Overweight Sensation."-- The Hollywood Reporter, "... told with intimate details, an affectionate touch of humanity and lots of [Sherman's] parody lyrics in the well-researched book Overweight Sensation."- The Hollywood Reporter, "... told with intimate details, an affectionate touch of humanity and lots of [Sherman's parody lyrics in the well-researched book Overweight Sensation."- The Hollywood Reporter, "... told with intimate details, an affectionate touch of humanity and lots of [Sherman's] parody lyrics in the well-researched bookÊOverweight Sensation."ÑÊThe Hollywood Reporter, In bringing context to the life of a now largely forgotten one-hit wonder, Cohen adds a valuable chapter to the history of American popular culture.
Dewey Edition23
Dewey Decimal782.42164092 B
Table Of ContentPrologue: Overweight Sensation * Introduction: Humpty Dumpty * Witz-Krieg! * College in Sex Acts (Printer's Error) * I've Got a Secret * There Is Nothing Like a Lox * Ollavood! * My Son, the Folk Singer * My Son, the Celebrity * My Son, the Nut * Allan in Wonderland * Peyton Place, U.S.A. * Oddball * Hallowed Be Thy Game * Hail to Thee, Fat Person * Acknowledgments * Appendix: "Goldeneh Moments from Broadway" and Other Parody Song Lyrics * Notes * Bibliography * Index
SynopsisAllan Sherman was the Larry David, the Adam Sandler, the Sacha Baron Cohen of 1963. He led Jewish humor and sensibilities out of ethnic enclaves and into the American mainstream with explosively funny parodies of classic songs that won Sherman extraordinary success and acclaim across the board, from Harpo Marx to President Kennedy. In Overweight Sensation, Mark Cohen argues persuasively for Sherman's legacy as a touchstone of postwar humor and a turning point in Jewish American cultural history. With exclusive access to Allan Sherman's estate, Cohen has written the first biography of the manic, bacchanalian, and hugely creative artist who sold three million albums in just twelve months, yet died in obscurity a decade later at the age of forty-nine. Comprehensive, dramatic, stylish, and tragic, Overweight Sensation is destined to become the definitive Sherman biography., Allan Sherman was the Larry David, the Adam Sandler, the Sacha Baron Cohen of 1963. He led Jewish humor and sensibilities out of ethnic enclaves and into the American mainstream with explosively funny parodies of classic songs that won Sherman extraordinary success and acclaim across the board, from Harpo Marx to President Kennedy. In Overweight Sensation , Mark Cohen argues persuasively for Sherman's legacy as a touchstone of postwar humor and a turning point in Jewish American cultural history. With exclusive access to Allan Sherman's estate, Cohen has written the first biography of the manic, bacchanalian, and hugely creative artist who sold three million albums in just twelve months, yet died in obscurity a decade later at the age of forty-nine. Comprehensive, dramatic, stylish, and tragic, Overweight Sensation is destined to become the definitive Sherman biography.
LC Classification NumberML420.S5373C65 2013
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- 20. Apr. 2016
Great Book
I have a keen interest in 50's & 60's pop and rock music. This is a worthwhile read on the subject.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 10. Aug. 2021
Very entertaining! Like camp is.
Great writing and research about a very talented comic genius!Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
