Bøger af Jeff Lenburg

THE MOST COMPLETE BIOGRAPHY EVER WRITTEN! Fully authorized, meticulously revised and expanded An astounding 730-page in-depth look into this screen star's public and private life with 442 illustrations, many never-before published Three-time award-winning biography finalist for the International Book Awards, Best Book Awards, and Foreword INDIES Best Book of the Year Award In the 1940s, Veronica Lake stirred a nation of filmgoers into a frenzy with her memorable screen performances and famous hairdo draped over one eye. The sultry blonde bombshell rocketed to stardom for Paramount Pictures only for it all to spiral out of control and be over in a flash. By age twenty-nine, Veronica was washed up with her career on the ash heap of movie history. Her climb to the top started with her dominating mother pouring everything into her daughter's future for the sake of her career until ending tragically after years of personal struggles with paranoid schizophrenia and alcoholism that set her on a path of self-destruction and put her so far out of reach that not even her mother's love could save her in the end. Fully revised and expanded, this authorized, intimate biography, featuring exclusive interviews with Lake's mother, friends and co-workers, tells the entire, unvarnished truth of the rise and fall of one of the silver screen's most beloved beauties. Copious new discoveries, revelations, personal stories and insights; scores of previously unknown unproduced and rumored starring feature films and television projects and undocumented radio and television appearances; and a full accounting of her off-Broadway and legitimate stage work in the United States and abroad illuminate this richly detailed 730-page volume, including 442 illustrations-many never-before published-from private and personal collections, in what is the most complete record ever written about this fallen star's life and career.

Parlay one of your most basic natural assets--your voice--into an exciting career in the entertainment industry!Now back in print, legendary entertainer Gary Owens draws upon his four decades in radio, TV film and animation to show you how to break into the voiceover business and carve out a million-dollar niche for yourself with your voice. Sprinkled with priceless anecdotes and tips throughout from well-known actors, producers and agents, Owens gives you the inside track on becoming a successful DJ, newscaster, announcer, sportscaster, commercial or cartoon voice, or other type of voice artist.HERE'S EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT HOW TO: Zero in on and promote your vocal talentsDevelop realistic career goals and an action planProduce a demo CD that sellsFind and land an agentWrite winning cover letters and resumesAce interviews and auditionsAlong with updated appendices of voice-over workshops and seminars and talent agencies representing voice-over artists, many never-before published illustrations (not included in the first edition) from Owens's personal collection round out this second edition.

BEING A FAMOUS MOVIE STAR LEGEND CAN BE DEADLY Twentysomething ex-swimsuit model-turned television news anchor Lori Matrix wants to prove her producers wrong: She can do hard news. The tall, blonde, blue-eyed journalist, hired to boost her station's ratings, gets her chance when legendary actor Rex Hampton turns up dead at the first gathering of six Hollywood movie legends during the screening of his favorite movie. Hampton becomes the first in a series of macabre murders. Three more movie giants from the group drop dead, under mysterious circumstances, at successive film screenings. Something on the screen, something in those movies, made their hearts stop. An unexplained phenomenon? A ghost? What? Believing all four deaths are related, Matrix proves it, as she unmasks the perpetrator behind the evil in this original Hollywood whodunit.

REVISED AND EXPANDED AND BESSER THAN EVER!WITH 425 NEVER-BEFORE-PUBLISHED ILLUSTRATIONSFor more than six decades, Joe Besser brought gales of laughter to millions-in vaudeville, on Broadway, on radio, in motion pictures, and on television. From his days working as a bumbling assistant to the world-famous Thurston the Magician, he carved out success with his own act-that of a childlike sissy who brandished his foils with a flick of the wrist and such hilarious verbal assaults as "Ooh, you crazy you!" and "Not so f-a-s-t!" From stage to film and television screens, the famed roly-poly comedian left an indelible mark-from starring in his own feature films and short-subject series for Columbia Pictures, to dishing out huge laughs on scores of popular programs of the day, most notably as the malevolent brat "Stinky" on The Abbott and Costello Show, to stepping in to replace Shemp Howard after his death as a member of Three Stooges comedy team. Followed by countless more laugh out-loud performances in movies and on television, from playing the frustrated superintendent, Jillson, on The Joey Bishop Show to voicing Saturday morning cartoons, his legacy still lives on today, thanks to reruns of his classic work. Illustrating a passing age of American humor, ONCE A STOOGE, ALWAYS A STOOGE tells the whole story. Jam-packed with timeless remembrances, Besser vividly recounts it all-the personal ups and downs, the classic skits and routines that became his hallmark, and behind-the-scenes stories of show business icons who enriched his life and career, including Abbott and Costello, Fred Allen, Jack Benny, Milton Berle, Sammy Davis, Jr., Jerry Lewis, Olsen and Johnson, and many others. This thoroughly revised and expanded edition contains scores of previously unpublished anecdotes and material throughout, including hundreds of new, many rare and one-of-a-kind illustrations and extensive appendices of the legendary funnyman's stage, film, radio and TV appearances, that round out this charming, thoughtfully written, fully updated and expanded memoir.PRAISE FOR THE ORIGINAL EDITION: "An affectionate, thoroughly enjoyable remembrance of a lifetime spent on the road and on the screen." LOS ANGELES TIMES"A fascinating look at the development of American entertainment from a person who managed to experience it all . . ." PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER

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TAKING THE LAW INTO HIS HANDS AFTER HIS EX-WIFE IS MURDERED ISN'T ENOUGH...EQUALING THE SCORE ISLuke Beckett is anything but your average Hollywood vice squad detective. A cop who refuses to play the game, he is like some Avenging Angel always quick to judge, and to punish with his rock-hard fists those who don't see his way. Forced to resign after a prostitute bust goes awry, he accepts a police lieutenant position in that God-forsaken place, Palm Springs, where there is hardly enough action to keep his blood circulating. That all changes when his ex-wife Marcia, since re-married to an aging American tycoon and one of Palm Springs' wealthiest, most influential residents, is found murdered at a swank party under suspicious circumstances with hardly a clue. Assigned to investigate her murder, this short-tempered, superbly trained former big city cop finds more than he expects-a secret romance with a lesbian lover and possible mob connections to her untimely death and assassination attempt on his own life-in this engaging, thought-provoking original hard-boiled mystery from the author of the critically-acclaimed novel, Scared to Death.

For more than 50 years the Three Stooges performed their classic comedy mayhem to audiences of all ages in 200 comedy shorts, 25 feature films, and thousands of television and stage appearances. In a tribute to the trio's enduring popularity and lasting legacy, the meticulously written and researched Three Stooges Scrapbook has been a bestselling work about the lives and careers of these cinematic clowns since its first publication in 1982. Utilizing research culled from personal archives and other sources, this authorized and official history lists every Stooge short and feature, complete with cast list, director, and trivia, as well as artist sketches and family photos of them as kids. In addition, it features exclusive, classic interviews with Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Joe Besser, Joe DeRita, and their family members and friends. This revised edition contains new findings, revelations, historical facts, corrections, and a wealth of previously unseen photos.