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Disclaimer: I am a good friend of Hank. Also, Irv paid me to read drafts of the book to him so he could make comments to me to pass along to Hank.I read the book when it was newly published just like an ordinary reader, someone who relishes tales of Hollywood past and present. I loved it. I could hear Irv's wisecracking voice and Hank's softer humor. Don't you just love a history book with photographs? I do. But mostly this book is funny. Two funny guys together. One old guy with lots of tales and a younger guy egging him on. And the tales told, oh my. Having lived in Los Angeles for many years I knew the locations and as a film lover I knew the movies even though much of the story happens long before there was a me.
And now I am reading it once again in Kindle form. Hank asked me to look it over and let him know that the formatting, the look and feel of the book, was right. It is. Plus, I am having a great time once again immersed in old Hollywood. Even knowing all the stories and punchlines it is still a marvelous time in my head in these uncertain times. If you like funny writing, if you like Hollywood history, if you like reading on your Kindle, then buy the book and sit down by your fireplace for a very good time. Be prepared to laugh.
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Wicked Wit of the West The last great GoldenAge screenwriter shares the hilarity and heartaches of working with Groucho Garland Gleason Burns Berle Benny and many more Books Reviews
This book should be a national best seller - it's one of the funniest and most interesting books I've read in years. If you have a sense of humor, you owe it to yourself to get this book. It also has poignancy and truth, which are art the heart of all great art. Just get this book, for godsakes!
Thank you.
Fragments from many interviews with veteran writer, director and producer Irv Brecher do not make for a very readable book. The Brecher of this book is famous mainly for the many celebrities he knew during the Golden Age of Hollywood. The fact that Brecher created a successful radio and TV series, THE LIFE OF RILEY, and became a millionaire as a result, is mentioned every once in a while but never comes into central focus... nor does anything else. He was involved as screenwriter or director in a number of famous films, and some better forgotten, but again he himself tends to get shunted aside by the request, "Tell us about so and so, Irv." There are many good stories, about Milton Berle, the Marx Brothers, Jack Benny and others, but again each story competes for page space with many others, and none manage to stand out.
I enjoyed the book but can't imagine re-reading it. In fact, there is a real sense in which it is unreadable.
It seems like Irving Brecher was involved in every possible facet of entertainment in the "Golden Age". Vaudeville, radio, MGM musicals, television, stand-up comedy, he was not just there, he was creating some of the best we've got.
This uniquely formatted book is his chance to step out and have some spotlight on his face and both he and the reader deserve it. It's an effortless read, warm, respectful but extremely candid, and a must for anyone who's ever wanted to know what it was like, really like to be in the thick of the entertainment industry in a bygone era. Yes, you'll get those terrific cameos you're buying the book for, but the unexpected treat is the opportunity to hear Brecher's story, to get to know him, respect him, and appreciate his warmth, fortitude, kindness, and of course his humor. You'll close the book knowing more about Garland, Groucho, Gleason, Benny, Benny, Burns, and most importantly, Brecher. I'm sure that like myself, you'll be grateful he was here.
One of the most enjoyable biography books i've read
Feels like an interview with an informative notation , and the guy if funny. Absolute pleasure
Very enjoyable. Mr. Brecher has some stories I have never heard before and has some interesting insight about working with Groucho, Judy garland and Milton Berle.
Name another Man who single-handedly wrote TWO Marx brothers Movies. Who wrote the first Television situation Comedy? Wrote scores of movies. Wrote material for Milton Berle and Jackie Gleason to name a couple. Irving Brecher is probably one of the Funniest Men who ever lived, and yet few have heard of him. A wonderful book full of storiues and adventures. Kudos to Mr. Rosenfeld for gathering these priceless stories before it was too late. If you like Comedy and Comedy writing you will enjoy this volume.
Disclaimer I am a good friend of Hank. Also, Irv paid me to read drafts of the book to him so he could make comments to me to pass along to Hank.
I read the book when it was newly published just like an ordinary reader, someone who relishes tales of Hollywood past and present. I loved it. I could hear Irv's wisecracking voice and Hank's softer humor. Don't you just love a history book with photographs? I do. But mostly this book is funny. Two funny guys together. One old guy with lots of tales and a younger guy egging him on. And the tales told, oh my. Having lived in Los Angeles for many years I knew the locations and as a film lover I knew the movies even though much of the story happens long before there was a me.
And now I am reading it once again in form. Hank asked me to look it over and let him know that the formatting, the look and feel of the book, was right. It is. Plus, I am having a great time once again immersed in old Hollywood. Even knowing all the stories and punchlines it is still a marvelous time in my head in these uncertain times. If you like funny writing, if you like Hollywood history, if you like reading on your , then buy the book and sit down by your fireplace for a very good time. Be prepared to laugh.
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