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Description edit
From vaudeville to the movies to television, the complete--and often hilarious--history of how Jewish comedians transformed American entertainment. Lawrence Epstein's The Haunted Smile tackles a subject both poignant and delightful: the story of Jewish comedians in America. For the past... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Woody Allen: Add a description of this character.
- Jack Benny
- Mel Brooks
- Milton Berle
- Lenny Bruce
- Jerry Lewis
- Harpo
- Groucho
- George Burns
- Andy Kaufman
- Mort Sahl
- Jackie Mason
- Roseanne
- Chico
- Berman
- Berg
- Gracie
- Caesar
- George Jessel
- Stern
- Hitler
- Dangerfield
- Brice
- Eddie Cantor
- Minnie
- Kaye
- Sandler
- Harry
- Stiller
- Hackett
- Reiser
- Jerry Seinfeld
- Joan Rivers
- Wynn
- Carl Reiner
- Silvers
- Ross
- Henny Youngman
First Sentence edit
Meyer Kubelsky's father had to struggle for nearly ten years before saving enough money to send his son to the Golden Land, the one place where hope still breathed, where Jews, through hard work and cheerful optimism, could survive, the land where even the Cossacks could not ride their horses.
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Public Affairs
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 2001
ISBN: 1891620711
Page Count: 400
Publisher: Public Affairs
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 2001
ISBN: 1891620711
Page Count: 400
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- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 817
Subjects edit
- Books › Nonfiction › Social Sciences › Special Groups › Ethnic Studies
- Books › Entertainment › Humor › Comedy
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