Lou Costello Bio by Daughter Comedy Team Abbott & Costello Tragic Life Photo SC

Description: Lou's On First by Chris Costello - This softcover book is very good condition - Cover is in very good condition with minor wear - book has no torn or missing pages nor any other writing in the book. .....page edges tanned This intimate portrait of Lou Costello (1906-1959) offers a rare look at one of the most talented comedians of all time. Starting in the 1930s, Costello attained enormous fame touring the burlesque circuits with straight man Bud Abbott (1895-1974). Their live skits (including "Who's on First?"), radio programs, and films such as One Night in the Tropics, Buck Privates, Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein, and In the Navy made comic history. Behind the scenes, however, Costello faced numerous crises: a bout with rheumatic fever that left him bedridden for months, the drowning death of his young son, and constant haggles with Universal Studios over its reluctance to adequately finance productions of Abbot and Costello films. Lou's on First goes beyond Costello's clownish persona to explore his Pagliacci nature: the private demons behind the happy public face, the heartbreaking moments in an otherwise storybook marriage, the business ventures soured by unscrupulous managers, and the true nature of the breakup of his twenty-one-year partnership with Bud Abbott. Also listed Ann Miller SIGNED, Carole Lombard, Myrna Loy, Hedy Lamarr, Norma Shearer, Montgomery Clift, Barbara Payton, Joan Fontaine & Olivia de Havilland, Veronica Lake, Joan Crawford SIGNED & other Hollywood Bios!!! Thanks for looking and happy bidding Combine postage offered

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