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Author
Publisher
Knopf
Pub. Date
c1988
Physical Desc
1 v (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 28 cm.
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In this affectionate story, three children follow their grandfather up to the attic, where he pulls out his old bowler hat, gold-tipped cane, and his tap shoes. Grandpa once danced on the vaudeville stage, and as he glides across the floor, the children can see what it was like to be a song and dance man. Gammell captures all the story's inherent joie de vivre with color pencil renderings that leap off the pages. Bespectacled, enthusiastic Grandpa...
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In engaging anecdotes, Carol discusses her remarkable friendships with stars such at Jimmy Stewart, Lucille Ball, Cary Grant, and Julie Andrews; her television show that won twenty-five Emmys in its remarkable eleven-year run; and the sorrows that she overcame with her irresistible humor.
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"Martin illuminates the sacrifice, discipline, and originality that made him an icon and informs his work to this day. To be this good, to perform so frequently, was isolating and lonely. It took Martin decades to reconnect with his parents and sister, and he tells that story with great tenderness. Martin also paints a portrait of his times?the era of free love and protests against the war in Vietnam, the heady irreverence of The Smothers Brothers...
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Series
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
107 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Description
Presents the life of the comic actress, discussing her childhood, marriage to and divorce from Desi Arnaz, and her career on the successful television hit series "I Love Lucy."
Author
Publisher
Dial Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
405 pages ; 22 cm
Description
In a world bound for an epic flood, Natasha, a Principal Flyer in the court's Royal Flyers, a lauded fleet of aerial silk performers, will do anything to save her family, but unbeknownst to her, her newest recruit has plans of her own.
7) Idol dreams
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Series
Publisher
VIZ Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2015]-
Physical Desc
volumes : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Description
Volume 1: "At age 31, office worker Chikage Deguchi feels she missed her chances at love and success. When word gets out that she's a virgin, Chikage is humiliated and wishes she could turn back time to when she was still young and popular. She takes an experimental drug that changes her appearance back to when she was 15."--Amazon.com.
Author
Series
Nancy Clancy volume 5
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Description
Nancy is elated to be in the school play, but when her embarrassing performance is posted on YouTube, she must overcome her shame and embrace her infamy.
10) Rock star
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2002], c2001
Physical Desc
1 DVD (106 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A rags to riches story of a wannabe musician who gets his break and becomes a rock star overnight, only to discover that being a superstar isn't everything it's cracked up to be.
Author
Publisher
Blue Rider Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
348 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Description
"Critically acclaimed, award-winning British comedian and actor Eddie Izzard details his childhood, his first performances on the streets of London, his ascent to worldwide success on stage and screen, and his comedy shows which have won over audiences around the world"--
Izzard has built an extraordinary fan base that transcends age, gender, and race. Here he details his childhood, his first performances on the streets of London, and his ascent...
Author
Publisher
Atria Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
xii, 254 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Description
"In this tongue-in-cheek memoir-cum-life manual-cum-cookbook, complete with all of Ginger's Southern-inspired favorite recipes, fans will learn about some of Ginger's most vulnerable and celebratory moments. Each chapter will be organized around a theme or lesson from Ginger's life, from her grandmother's brand of Southern resilience to fighting for what you're worth, how a big girl can look good on a motorcycle, finding love, and making damn good...
14) Believe Me
Author
Publisher
Penguin Audio
Pub. Date
2017
Physical Desc
12 CDs (14hrs. 30min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Critically acclaimed, award-winning British comedian and actor Eddie Izzard details his childhood, his first performances on the streets of London, his ascent to worldwide success on stage and screen, and his comedy shows which have won over audiences around the world.
15) Show boat
Series
Criterion collection volume 1021
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2020]
Formats
Description
Follows the life journey and heartbreak of Magnolia Hawks, daughter of a MIssissippi River showboat captain.
Author
Series
Who did it first? volume 3
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
113 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Description
"The third book in the Who Did It First? series featuring iconic figures known all over the world whose "firsts" made an indelible mark in entertainment, science, politics, and sports"--
17) Maurice
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Formats
Description
Maurice loved to share his music with everyone, and the crowds loved him, but times changed, his audience drifted away, and without anyone to share with Maurice became sad and lonely--until one day, his heart remembered and he found a new audience.
18) City of girls
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Description
In 1940, nineteen-year-old Vivian Morris has just been kicked out of Vassar College, owing to her lackluster freshman-year performance. Her affluent parents send her to Manhattan to live with her Aunt Peg, who owns a flamboyant, crumbling midtown theater called the Lily Playhouse. There Vivian is introduced to an entire cosmos of unconventional and charismatic characters, from the fun-chasing showgirls to a sexy male actor, a grand-dame actress, a...
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2008.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (92 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
In 1939 London, Miss Guinevere Pettigrew is a middle-aged governess who finds herself once again unfairly dismissed from her job. Now she must seize the day if she wants a job. She does this by intercepting an employment assignment outside of her comfort level as social secretary. Arriving at a penthouse apartment for the interview, Miss Pettigrew is catapulted into the glamorous world and dizzying social whirl of an American actress and singer, Delysia...
20) Show boat
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2000
Physical Desc
1 DVD (108 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Musical extravaganza which celebrates the loves and heartbreaks of a Mississippi riverboat troupe, starting with a young girl whose heart is stolen by a dashing gambler.
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