Performing Arts category: 25753 books
Walt before Mickey
Disney's Early Years, 1919-1928
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2011
For ten years before the creation of Mickey Mouse, Walt Disney struggled with, failed at, and eventually mastered the art and business of animation. Most biographies of his career begin in 1928, when Steamboat Willie was released. That first Disney Studio cartoon with synchronized sound made its main...
by William Moulton Marston
Language: English
Release Date: August 25, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: August 25, 2017
This vintage book contains William Marston's 1943 biography of Frederick Freeman Proctor, the famous variety entertainer of early twentieth century. Proctor was a vaudeville impresario who invented the method of continuous vaudeville. This fascinating and detailed biography is highly recommended for...
Givin' It Their All
The Backstreet Boys' Rise to the Top
Language: English
Release Date: December 29, 2010
OUT OF THE BACKSTREETS
INTO THE SPOTLIGHT
There's just no stopping these funky five from Florida. One of the hottest music groups around, the Backstreet Boys (BSB) launched themselves to superstardom in an amazingly short time, topping the charts and winning awards all over the world. Everyone's...
Tragic Muse
Rachel of the Comedie-Francaise
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2013
Rachel Felix (1821-58), the homely daughter of poor Jewish peddlers, was the first stage actress to achieve international stardom - and the last person one would have expected to resurrect the cultural patrimony of France. Yet her passionate, startling performances of the works of Racine and Corneille...
by Howard Stern
Language: English
Release Date: May 14, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: May 14, 2019
Rock stars and rap gods. Comedy legends and A-list actors. Supermodels and centerfolds. Moguls and mobsters. A president.
Over his unrivaled four-decade career in radio, Howard Stern has interviewed thousands of personalities—discussing sex, relationships, money, fame, spirituality, and success...
Street Gang
The Complete History of Sesame Street
Language: English
Release Date: December 26, 2008
**Coming soon as a documentary from Focus Films, The New York Times bestselling account of the story behind one of the most influential, durable, and beloved shows in the history of television: Sesame Street.
“Davis tracks down every Sesame anecdote and every Sesame personality in his book...
Gasping for Airtime
Two Years in the Trenches of Saturday Night Live
Language: English
Release Date: June 9, 2004
When 21-year-old Jay Mohr moved from New Jersey to New York City to pursue his dream of stand-up stardom, he never thought the first real job he'd land would be on Saturday Night Live. But, surprisingly, that's just what he did. What followed were two unbelievable, grueling, and exciting years of...
Madcap May
Mistress of Myth, Men, and Hope
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2012
May Yohe was a popular entertainer from humble American origins who married and then abandoned a wealthy English Lord who owned the fabled Hope diamond--one of the most valuable objects in the world and now exhibited at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. May was a romantic who had numerous...
Ava Gardner
"Love Is Nothing"
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2007
"The most complete and engrossing biography yet of this exotic Southern girl...Excellent."—Liz Smith
She was the sex symbol who dazzled all the other sex symbols. She was the temptress who drove Frank Sinatra to the brink of suicide and haunted him to the end of his life. Ernest...
The Good Neighbor
The Life and Work of Fred Rogers
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2018
Fred Rogers (19282003) was an enormously influential figure in the history of television and in the lives of tens of millions of children. As the creator and star of Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, he was a champion of compassion, equality, and kindness. Rogers was fiercely devoted to children and...
Stories I Only Tell My Friends
An Autobiography
Language: English
Release Date: April 26, 2011
A wryly funny and surprisingly moving account of an extraordinary life lived almost entirely in the public eye
A teen idol at fifteen, an international icon and founder of the Brat Pack at twenty, and one of Hollywood's top stars to this day, Rob Lowe chronicles his experiences as a painfully...
This Time Together
Laughter and Reflection
Language: English
Release Date: April 6, 2010
This touching and hilarious memoir is 100 percent Carol Burnett—funny, irreverent, and irresistible.
Carol Burnett is one of the most beloved and revered actresses and performers in America. The Carol Burnett Show was seen each week by millions of adoring fans and won twenty-five Emmys in...
Untied
A Memoir of Family, Fame, and Floundering
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2011
“I remember Sarah asking me, when I’d just begun therapy with her, what I looked for in a man. After a few moments of silent, tense deliberation I had it. ‘Hair,’ I blurted. ‘He has to have hair.’”
Meredith Baxter is a beloved and iconic television actress, most well-known for...
Still Foolin' 'Em
Where I've Been, Where I'm Going, and Where the Hell Are My Keys?
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2013
Hilarious and heartfelt observations on aging from one of America's favorite comedians as he turns 65, and a look back at a remarkable career in this New York Times bestseller.
Billy Crystal is turning 65, and he's not happy about it. With his trademark wit and heart, he outlines the absurdities...