Jack Benny: An Intimate Biography by Fein, Irving - 1976

Jack Benny, An Intimate Biography by Irving Fein
ISBN-13: 9780399116407
ISBN-10: 0399116400
Publication Date: 1976, Third Impression
Publisher: G. P. Putnam's Sons
Hardcover
5.8 x 8.6 inches, 319 pages

A warm and intimate portrait of the quintessential humorist of an age – Jack Benny – by Irving A. Fein, Jack's personal manager, and with an introduction by George Burns. — When Americans heard the rasping strains of "Love in Bloom" and the first long-drawn-out, perfectly timed "Well!" they sat back and prepared to laugh at that dean of comedians Jack Benny. Now Irving Fein, Jack's friend for twenty-eight years, reaches behind the persona of "the world's worst violin player" and "the stingiest man in in show business" to write about Jack Benny the man: a gentle, generous, yet serious person who loved to make people laugh and who loved to laugh himself.

It's all here – the best anecdotes of a half century in show business, the enduring friendships with stars as well as everyday people, his long… Read More

Putnam, 1976-01-01. Hardcover. Acceptable. 8x5x1.

UsedGood. The pages show normal wear and tear. Pages are clean! The dust jacket is in rough shape, shows significant wear. Some foxing on the edges Fast Shipping - Each order powers our free bookstore in Chicago and sending books to Africa!

Putnam Publishing Group, 1976. Hardcover. Acceptable. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Putnam Publishing Group, 1976. Hardcover. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Putnam, January 1976. Hardcover. Used - Good/Good. Aged but in good shape.

Putnam, January 1976. Hardcover. Used - Acceptable/Fair. Boards have shelf wear. Dust jacket has shelf wear.

Putnam, 0000-00-00. First Ed. apparel. Used: Good.

New York * * * * * : G. P. Putnam's Sons, , 1976. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 1976 Book: Near Fine/Almost Fine/, . Book: Near Fine/Almost Fine/, $25.80 0399116400 JACK BENNY: an Intimate Biography * FEIN, Irving A.; BURNS, George G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York * * * * * 1976 UnStated 1sT Edition D/j + H/c Light Sun Bleaching On A Light Purple Spine With Title In Sun Browned 0ff~White Letters, Dust Jacket: Near Fine/, Slight Shelf, Edge Stretching And Corner Wear. Two Small Tears, Edges Of Front Cover. Front Interior Flap, $8.95. Hard Cover Book: Near Fine/Almost Fine/, Slightest Shelf, Top Edge And Corner Wear. 319 Numbered Pages, Clean And Tight To The Spine, Printed On 0ff~White Paper, In Fine/Near As New/ Condition. Spine Is Tight. This Item Will Be Sent Wrapped In Plastic, Taped Shut And In A = Corrugated Mailing B0X. * To Prevent Shipping Damage So That It Will Arrive In The Description Described Which Applies To This B00K, Only. = No Odors, No Writing, No Names, No… Read More

Putnam, 1976-01-01. Hardcover. Spotting on top of page ends. Du.