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008 870211s1987 ncua b 001 0deng
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100 1 $aUnterbrink, Mary,$d1937-
245 10 $aFunny women :$bAmerican comediennes, 1860-1985 /$cby Mary Unterbrink.
260 $aJefferson, N.C. :$bMcFarland,$c℗♭1987.
300 $axvi, 267 pages :$billustrations ;$c24 cm
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504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 229-243) and index.
505 0 $aThe early days (1860-1930): Lotta Crabtree, May Irwin, Marie Dressler, Trixie Friganza, Irene Franklin, Ruth Draper, Ray Dooley, Charlotte Greenwood, Mabel Normand, Belle Baker, Carole Lombard -- Vaudeville legends: Sophie Tucker, Fanny Brice, Mae West, Bea Lillie -- Funny women of radio: Gracie Allen, Gertrude Berg, Marian Jordan, Bernadine Flynn, Jane Ace, Portland Hoffa, Minerva Pious, Mary Livingstone, Hattie McDaniel, Joan Davis, Eve Arden, Minnie Pearl, Ann Sothern, Marie Wilson, Judy Canova -- Early stand-up comics: Moms Mabley, Jean Carroll, Sally Marr, Phyllis Diller, Totie Fields -- Funny women of television: Imogene Coca, Lucille Ball, Martha Raye, Carol Burnett, Mary Tyler Moore -- Familiar faces: Joan Rivers, Kaye Ballard, Ruth Buzzi, Lily Tomlin, Fannie Flagg, Bette Midler, Goldie Hawn, La-Wanda Page, Gilda Radner, Jane Curtin, Catherine, O'Hara, Andrea Martin, Mary Gross -- Writers and directors: Selma Diamond, Lucille Kallen, Anne Meara, Elaine May, Erma Bombeck, Renee Taylor, Gail Parent, Anne Beatts -- Rising Stars: Geri Jewell, Elayne Boosler, Diane Nichols, Whoopi Goldberg, Jane Anderson, Lotus Weinstock, Emily Levine, Judy Carter, Dana Vance, Monica Piper, Maureen Murphy, Pudge, Funny Ladies (Jane Brucker, Kim Sykes, Pat Bailey, Nancy Lombardo), Sandra Bernhard, Marsha Warfield, High-Heeled Women (Mary Fulham, Arleen Sorkin, Cassandra Danz, Tracey Berg).
520 $aContains a series of sketches of the careers of about 80 performers from vaudeville, radio, nightclub, stage, television, and film. Most of the old favorites are here (Sophie Tucker, Fanny Brice, Mae West, Bea Lillie), as well as more recent stars (Lucille Ball, Carol Burnett, Mary Tyler Moore, Joan Rivers, Lily Tomlin, Bette Midler, Goldie Hawn), but the most original contribution is the final chapter, devoted to "Rising Stars" (Geri Jewell, Elayne Boosler, Diane Nichols, Whoopi Goldberg, and 18 others).
650 0 $aWomen comedians$zUnited States$vBiography.
650 0 $aAmerican wit and humor$xHistory and criticism.
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653 $aAmerican women comedians, 1860-1985 - Biographies - Collections
655 4 $aBiography.
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655 7 $aCriticism, interpretation, etc.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01411635
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776 08 $iOnline version:$aUnterbrink, Mary, 1937-$tFunny women.$dJefferson, N.C. : McFarland, ℗♭1987$w(OCoLC)572422536
776 08 $iOnline version:$aUnterbrink, Mary, 1937-$tFunny women.$dJefferson, N.C. : McFarland, ℗♭1987$w(OCoLC)606294597
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