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Author: William V. Madison
Publisher: University Press of Mississippi
Imprint: University Press of Mississippi
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 2.50cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.600kg
ISBN: 9781496809599
ISBN 10: 1496809599
Pages: 372
Publication Date: 26 September 2016
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
When I started out in New York, in the late 60's, one of my earliest friends and fellow performers at Upstairs at the Downstairs was the inimitable Madeline Kahn. As young and struggling artists, we bonded as great friends, and remained friends for thirty years. Even back then, I knew her talent would take her far. She was so gifted in so many ways, it's difficult to summarize her genius. I'm delighted that William V. Madison's book has perfectly captured her irreverent humor as well as all the challenges she faced as a single working woman. Madeline continues to influence younger artists today, and her performances are a treasure for all of us. - Lily Tomlin, Below the Belt revue, Upstairs at the Downstairs. Bids to become the surprise biography of the year. A great untold story intriguingly revealed. Superbly researched, digs deep into the life and times of its subject and captures her essence. - Dan Rather. For everyone who found her an enigmatic delight on stages and screens, the book is a resonant must-read, evoking its subject and the golden age of theater and film in which she lived. - Tom Shales, Pulitzer Prize-winning television critic. Madeline Kahn is the best comic or dramatic actress, the best singer - serious or comic - and the best I've worked with, or known in my life. - Gene Wilder. Madeline was bright, committed, thoughtful, and one of the most remarkable actresses I have ever worked with. William V. Madison's biography captures Madeline's complexity and finely documents her career and personal life. - Jane Alexander, actress, author, former chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts, and wildlife conservationist.
Madeline was bright, committed, thoughtful, and one of the most remarkable actresses I have ever worked with. William V. Madison s biography captures Madeline s complexity and finely documents her career and personal life. Jane Alexander, actress, author, former chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts, and wildlife conservationist
Author Information
William V. Madison, New York, New York, USA is a former producer at CBS News and a former associate editor of Opera News; he was the lone production assistant on the Broadway musical Rags in 1986. A graduate of Brown University and of Columbia's School of Creative Writing, he is a native Texan.
