| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 287 pages) |
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American civilization |
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American civilization.
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| Contents |
Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: An Introduction; Chapter 2: The World of a Smalltimer, 1894-1932; Chapter 3: The Fred Allen Shows, 1933-1949; Chapter 4: Creating Radio Comedy; Chapter 5: Fred Allen and Radio Censorship; Chapter 6: Fred Allen's Comedy of Language; Chapter 7: Fred Allen, Satirist; Chapter 8: Allen's Alley, 1942-1949; Chapter 9: An Epilogue; Notes; Index |
| Summary |
Tracing a career that lasted from 1912 into the 1950s, Havig describes the "verbal slapstick" style that was Fred Allen's hallmark and legacy to American comedy |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-272) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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digitized 2011 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
| Subject |
Allen, Fred, 1894-1956
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| SUBJECT |
Allen, Fred, 1894-1956
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Allen, Fred, 1894-1956 fast |
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Allen, Fred. swd |
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Radio programs -- United States -- History
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Comedians -- United States -- Biography
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PERFORMING ARTS -- Comedy.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General.
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Comedians
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Radio programs
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Biografie
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United States
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies
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History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781439905609 |
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1439905606 |
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