| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
xviii, 120 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 111-114) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: Nothing in moderation. An overview of the postwar era and the Ernie Kovacs shows in the context of American television comedy -- The flow of the Philadelphia and New York Kovacs shows: comic surrealism, verbal and visual -- Silents please! Ernie, California, and working with music, sound, and surrealistic visuals on his specials -- Ernie in the movies: from comic director to supporting character actor -- The Kovacs legacy: I don't know. I just do it!. |
| Subject |
Kovacs, Ernie, 1919-1962 -- Biography.
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Comedians -- United States -- Biography.
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Motion picture actors and actresses -- United States -- Biography.
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Television comedies -- United States.
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| Added Title |
Ernic Kovacs and early TV comedy |
| ISBN |
9780292721944 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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0292721943 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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0292728867 |
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9780292728868 |
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