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Not Bad for Delancey Street: The Rise of Billy Rose
By Cohen, Mark
- ISBN
- 9781611688900 9781512603132
- Publisher
- Brandeis Univ.
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Starred Review on August 1, 2018 | Arts and Humanities
This comprehensive biography of Billy Rose (1899–1966), the ultimate "showman," vaudeville producer, husband to Fanny Brice (as well as four other marriages), is a compelling story of a man who had a talent for promoting the theatrical arts. Cohen (Overweight Sensation: The Life and Comedy of Allan Sherman) traces Rose's early days, his relationship with his mother, Fanny Rosenberg, whom he idolized, and his remarkable success i...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
