Chuck Barris (1929–2017)
Autor/a de Confessions of a Dangerous Mind: An Unauthorized Autobiography
Sobre l'autor
Chuck Barris was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on June 3, 1929. He graduated from Drexel University in 1953. During the payola scandals of the 1950s, he was hired to keep Dick Clark out of trouble. By 1959, he was ABC's director of West Coast daytime programming. He created several game shows mostra'n més including The Dating Game, The Newlywed Game, and The Gong Show, which he appeared as the host. He wrote the pop song Palisades Park which became a hit for Freddy Cannon in 1962. He gradually withdrew from the television world and became a writer. His books included You and Me, Babe; The Big Question; Who Killed Art Deco? and Della: A Memoir of My Daughter. Confessions of a Dangerous Mind was adapted into a movie starring Sam Rockwell in 2003. He died of natural causes on March 21, 2017 at the age of 87. (Bowker Author Biography) mostra'n menys
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- Nom normalitzat
- Barris, Chuck
- Nom oficial
- Barris, Charles Hirsch
- Data de naixement
- 1929-06-03
- Data de defunció
- 2017-03-21
- Gènere
- male
- Nacionalitat
- USA
- Lloc de naixement
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Lloc de defunció
- Palisades, New York, USA
- Causa de la mort
- natural causes at the age of 87
- Llocs de residència
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Educació
- Drexel University (1953)
- Professions
- game show producer
game show host
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- Obres
- 8
- També de
- 2
- Membres
- 524
- Popularitat
- #47,450
- Valoració
- 3.4
- Ressenyes
- 7
- ISBN
- 33
- Llengües
- 3
- Preferit
- 1
Although it could have been better, I still enjoyed this book. His opening descriptions of Art Deco Jr. and Eddy Cotton are brilliant. Unfortunately, Barris cannot sustain the wittiness, and the humor gets weaker at the end.
Also the dialogue at times is repetitive, making it slightly stilted.
I have about 6 of Barris' books, because I am intrigued by his twisted mind, and I will review and rate them as I get through them one by one.
This is a light, quick read, with some really funny parts. Don't expect more.… (més)