Laughing Hysterically American Screen Comedy of The 1950s

Name: Laughing Hysterically American Screen Comedy of The 1950s
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ISBN: 9780231079839

ISBN-10: 0231079834

ISBN-13: 9780231079839

Edition: N/A

Authors: Ed. Sikov, John Belton

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Book details

List price: $36.00
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Publication date: 8/27/1996
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 282
Size: 0.62" wide x 0.90" long x 0.07" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English

Ed Sikov has taught at Haverford College, Colorado College, and Columbia University. He is the author of seven books, including On Sunset Boulevard: The Life and Times of Billy Wilder, Dark Victory: The Life of Bette Davis, Mr. Strangelove: A Biography of Peter Sellers, and Laughing Hysterically: American Screen Comedy of the 1950s, and lives in New York City.



Preface


Introduction: Hearing the Laughter



Howard Hawks and the Comedy of Frustration



Billy Wilder and the American Dream



Unrest in Peace: Hitchcock's Fifties Humor



Living Looney Tunes: The Art of Frank Tashlin


Epilogue: The Big Carnival


Notes


Bibliography


Index