House That George Built - a History Of the Golden Age Of American Popular Music
by Sheed, Wilfrid
Wilfred Sheed is the author of six novels, two of which, Office Politics and People Will Always Be Kind, were nominated for National Book Awards. He has written three collections of criticism, one of which was nominated by the National Book Critics Circle. Among his other books is a notable memoir of Clare Boothe Luce, who told him that Irving Berlin was the vainest man she ever met and George Gershwin one of the most basically modest. He lives with his wife, Miriam Ungerer, in North Haven, New YorkFrom the Hardcover edition.
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New York: Random House, 2007. xxvi, 335 pages, illustrations; 25 cm. "From Irving Berlin to Cy Coleman, from 'Alexander's Ragtime Band' to 'Big Spender,' from Tin Pan Alley to the MGM soundstages, the Golden Age of the American song embodied all that was cool, sexy, and sophisticated in popular culture. For four glittering decades, geniuses like Jerome Kern, George Gershwin,… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE HOUSE THAT GEORGE BUILT: WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM IRVING, COLE, AND A CREW OF ABOUT FIFTY
by Sheed, Wilfrid (Author); Berlin, Irving; Gershwin, George; Porter, Cole & Other Subjects
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