Notes on a Cowardly Lion

The Biography of Bert Lahr

Nonfiction, Entertainment, Performing Arts, Theatre, History & Criticism, Biography & Memoir, Entertainment & Performing Arts
Cover of the book Notes on a Cowardly Lion by John Lahr, Open Road Media
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: John Lahr ISBN: 9781453288740
Publisher: Open Road Media Publication: January 22, 2013
Imprint: Open Road Media Language: English
Author: John Lahr
ISBN: 9781453288740
Publisher: Open Road Media
Publication: January 22, 2013
Imprint: Open Road Media
Language: English

John Lahr’s stunning and complex biography of his father, the legendary actor and comedian Bert Lahr

Notes on a Cowardly Lion is John Lahr’s masterwork: an all-encompassing biography of his father, the comedian and performer Bert Lahr. Best known as the Cowardly Lion in MGM’s classic The Wizard of Oz, Lahr was a consummate artist whose career spanned burlesque, vaudeville, Broadway, and Hollywood. While he could be equally raucous and polished in public, Lahr was painfully insecure and self-absorbed in private, keeping his family at arm’s length as he quietly battled his inner demons.

Told with an impressive objectivity and keen understanding of the construction—and destruction—of the performer, Notes on a Cowardly Lion is more than one man’s quest to understand his father; it is an extraordinary examination of a life in American show business.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

John Lahr’s stunning and complex biography of his father, the legendary actor and comedian Bert Lahr

Notes on a Cowardly Lion is John Lahr’s masterwork: an all-encompassing biography of his father, the comedian and performer Bert Lahr. Best known as the Cowardly Lion in MGM’s classic The Wizard of Oz, Lahr was a consummate artist whose career spanned burlesque, vaudeville, Broadway, and Hollywood. While he could be equally raucous and polished in public, Lahr was painfully insecure and self-absorbed in private, keeping his family at arm’s length as he quietly battled his inner demons.

Told with an impressive objectivity and keen understanding of the construction—and destruction—of the performer, Notes on a Cowardly Lion is more than one man’s quest to understand his father; it is an extraordinary examination of a life in American show business.

More books from Open Road Media

Cover of the book Kinflicks by John Lahr
Cover of the book A Different Flesh by John Lahr
Cover of the book The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World by John Lahr
Cover of the book Star Keeper by John Lahr
Cover of the book Swordsmen of Gor by John Lahr
Cover of the book A Place Apart by John Lahr
Cover of the book Edge by John Lahr
Cover of the book Cry of the Hunter by John Lahr
Cover of the book The Archy McNally Series Volume One by John Lahr
Cover of the book The Status Civilization by John Lahr
Cover of the book Drifter by John Lahr
Cover of the book Tuesday the Rabbi Saw Red by John Lahr
Cover of the book The Collected Works Volume One by John Lahr
Cover of the book The Blind Run by John Lahr
Cover of the book Bayou Suzette by John Lahr
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy