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Copyright
Contents
Introduction
Part I: 1942–69
1. Childhood
2. A Shoeshine and a Smile: Bernie Wolfson
3. The Manumit School (1948–53)
4. Life with Stepfather: Hiller Kahn (1949–58)
5. Hofstra (1960–64)
6. The Graduate: Green Mansions (1964) and Upstairs at the Downstairs (1965–66)
7. Pink-Slipped: How Now, Dow Jones (1967)
8. We’ve Never Seen You: New Faces of 1968
9. Cigars and Lavaliers: De Düva and Candide (1968)
10. Only Make-Believe: Promenade and Show Boat (1969)
Part II: The 1970s
11. “Educated Shrieks”: La Bohème (1970)
12. The City Slickers’ Goodtime Hour: Comedy Tonight (1970)
13. The Man Who Came to Dinner: Two by Two (1970–71)
14. The Eunice Burns: What’s Up, Doc? (1972)
15. Bon Voyage: Missing Candide (1971)
16. Honky-Tonk Parade: Paper Moon (1973)
17. Gooch’s Lament: Mame and Other Curiosities (1972–73)
18. It’s Twue: Blazing Saddles (1973–74)
19. The Half-Vision of What I Might Be: Boom Boom Room (1973)
20. Sweet Mystery: Young Frankenstein (1974)
21. Down in the Dumps in the Hollywood Hills: At Long Last Love (1975)
22. If You Loved as I Do: The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes’ Smarter Brother (1975)
23. What a Dog: Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976)
24. Live from New York: Saturday Night Live (1976)
25. So Glad We Had This Time Together: The Carol Burnett Show (1976)
26. Prelude to a Train Wreck: Marco Polo Sings a Solo and She Loves Me (1977)
27. The Drug Rumor
28. Dames in Distress, Pigs in Space: High Anxiety, The Cheap Detective, and the Muppets (1977–78)
29. Train Wreck: On the Twentieth Century (1978)
Part III: The 1980s
30. Annus Horribilis: Simon; Happy Birthday, Gemini; Wholly Moses!; and First Family (1980)
31. It’s Good to Be Somebody’s Mother: A Little Off-Broadway and History of the World, Part I (1980–81)
32. Slipshod: Slapstick (Of Another Kind) (1982–84)
33. The Safe Place: Santa Fe (1982–83)
34. Madness and Mourning: Yellowbeard (1983)
35. Breaking into Television: Scrambled Feet (1983)
36. A Banana Boat to Nicaragua: Oh Madeline (1983–84)
37. Aftermath: City Heat, Ludlam, and Beyond (1984–85)
38. The Black Widow: Clue (1985)
39. You’d Be Surprised: Chameleon (1986), “Wanted: The Perfect Guy” (1987), and Mr. President (1987–88)
40. Back to Broadway: Born Yesterday (1988–89)
41. At First Glance: John Hansbury
Part IV: The 1990s
42. The Trouble with Auteurs: Betsy’s Wedding (1990) and Shadows and Fog (1992)
43. An International Guest Star: Avonlea (1991), For Richer, for Poorer and Lucky Luke (1992), and Monkey House (1993)
44. Calling on Dolly: Hello, Dolly! (1992)
45. Simply Gorgeous: The Sisters Rosensweig (1992–93)
46. The Mother of All Lawsuits (1993)
47. Mixed Bags: Mixed Nuts (1994) and Anyone Can Whistle (1995)
48. Idle Tongues: New York News, Saturday Night Live, For Love Alone, and London Suite (1995–96)
49. Do You Love Me, Pauline?: Cosby (1996–99)
50. Enlightenment in the Dark: Judy Berlin (1999)
51. Loving Madeline
Epilogue
Acknowledgments
Notes
Stage, Screen, and Television Roles and Recordings
Index
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