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The Haunted Smile: The Story of Jewish Comedians in America
The Haunted Smile The Story of Jewish Comedians in America
Author: Lawrence Epstein, Lawrence J. Epstein
From vaudeville to the movies to television: The complete (and often hilarious) history of how Jewish comedians transformed American entertainment. Lawrence J. Epstein's The Haunted Smile tackles a subject both poignant and delightful: the story of Jewish comedians in America. For the past century and more, American comedy has drawn its ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781891620713
ISBN-10: 1891620711
Publication Date: 10/2001
Pages: 400
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Publisher: PublicAffairs
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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This book was fairly readable but got a bit hard to follow occasionally. Lots of good information about comedians that I never even knew were Jewish!
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Includes a few pages on Jerry Lewis, born Joseph Levitch.


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