Notes on a Cowardly Lion: The Biography of Bert Lahr
Editorial Reviews
Harold Clurman, New York Times Book Review
"This is a biography of the late Bert Lahr, that clown-comedian who played everything from burlesque to Aristophanes and Shakespeare, by his son, who is one of that rare species, an authentic theater critic. . . . John Lahr is frank and objective about his father. He sees that Bert was wildly funny on the stage and unhappy off. He was a haphazard father, a selfish lover, a thoughtless husband (his wife cherished him), a hypochondriac and a ruthless 'professional.' The past becomes present in this biography, so that we come to know and understand the actor as clearly as the man. The book abounds in anecdotes that smack of the footlight world and its fascinating fauna. John Lahr is an honorable as well as a talented writer on the theater."
Richard Schickel, Harper's Magazine
"Endlessly fascinating, excellent. . . . A work of literature, a work of history, a subtle psychological study."
Notes on a Cowardly Lion: The Biography of Bert Lahr
Notes on a Cowardly Lion: The Biography of Bert Lahr,John Lahr,University of California Press,0520223047,1895-1967,Acting & Auditioning,Biography,Biography & Autobiography,Biography / Autobiography,Biography/Autobiography,Entertainers,Entertainment & Performing Arts - Actors & Actresses,Entertainment & Performing Arts - General,Film & Video - History & Criticism,Individual Movie Actors And Actresses,Lahr, Bert,,United States,Acting techniques,Biography: film, television & music,Films, cinema,Lahr, Bert
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