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It Happened on Broadway

An Oral History of the Great White Way

By: Myrna Katz Frommer,Harvey Frommer

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It Happened on Broadway

An Oral History of the Great White Way

By: Myrna Katz Frommer,Harvey Frommer

In this deliciously revealing oral history of Broadway from World War II through the early 1980s, more than one hundred theater veterans—including Carol Channing, Hal Prince, Donna McKechnie, Hal Holbrook, Andrea McArdle, and Al Hirschfeld—deliver the behind-the-scenes story of the hits, the stars, the feuds, and the fiascoes. Along the way there are evocations of the great comedians and dramatic actors who had that indefinable magic that made them stand out above the rest. With verve, love, and passion, this book gives us the story of more than half a century of great theater—from the inside out.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1589799178

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9781589799172

Manhattan at Mid-Century

An Oral History

By: Myrna Katz Frommer,Harvey Frommer

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Manhattan at Mid-Century

An Oral History

By: Myrna Katz Frommer,Harvey Frommer

Experience the mosaic of mid-century Manhattan in this exuberant oral history that begins in the post–World War II years when the city came into its own, and ends in the mid-1970s when it nearly went bust. This is the story of a time when great ocean liners were docked in the Hudson River ports, Checker cabs hurtled across a two-way Fifth Avenue, and the Third Avenue el cast long shadows onto the street below. There are recollections of Friday night boxing matches at the old Madison Square Garden, of peddling tunes in the heart of Tin Pan Alley at the Brill Building, of a Harlem that had a nightclub on every corner, and a SoHo that was saved from a wrecker’s ball by a “bunch of mothers.” Eleven daily newspapers covered the city beat back then, Automats and five-and-dimes were in each neighborhood, and the New York Philharmonic performed free summer concerts at Lewisohn Stadium on the City College campus. Zabar’s was a small dairy store; Balducci’s was an open-air fruit and vegetable stand. New York was becoming the center of haute cuisine and haute couture; the New York School of abstract expressionists had taken the lead from Paris in avant-garde art. This transformative time when New York City became the capital of the world is captured here in myriad memories that create an often humorous, sometimes poignant, occasionally bitter—but always loving—testament to the magical mystique of Manhattan. Includes interviews with Jimmy Breslin, Bill Gallo, Monte Irvin, Robert Merrill, Herman Badillo, Elaine Kaufman, Jerry Della Femina, Pauline Trigère, Sirio Maccioni, Jane Jacobs, Saul Zabar, Margaret Whiting, and many more.

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Taylor Trade Publishing

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1589799062

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9781589799066

Always Up Front

The Memoirs of Helen Fried Kirshblum Goldstein

By: Helen Fried Kirshblum Goldstein,Myrna Frommer

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Always Up Front

The Memoirs of Helen Fried Kirshblum Goldstein

By: Helen Fried Kirshblum Goldstein,Myrna Frommer

From the time she followed her big brother to kindergarten and got herself accepted a year ahead of time, Helen Fried Kirshblum Goldstein has pursued her goals with pluck, verve, and determination. In this forthright and engaging memoir, Helen looks through a lens that encompasses most of the last century and moves into the present one, telling the story Always Up Front. As president of Women's League for Conservative Judaism and a leader in the Jewish organizational world the author encountered such figures as Nelson Rockefeller, Golda Meir, Abraham Heschel, David Ben-Gurion, Teddy Kollek, Arthur Goldberg, Menachem Begin, Elie Wiesel, and involvement in such events as the creation and development of the State of Israel, the Civil Rights Movement, the Feminist Movement and its impact on Conservative Judaism, and open admissions policies in higher education were consequences of that MOVE and are described here with vivid recall.

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266

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Gefen Publishing House Ltd

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9652293385

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9789652293381

Growing Up Jewish in America

An Oral History

By: Myrna Frommer

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Growing Up Jewish in America

An Oral History

By: Myrna Frommer

The reminiscences of 100 people combine to create a portrait of Jewish-American life.

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306

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Houghton Mifflin

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ISBN 10

0151001324

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9780151001323

It Happened in Miami, the Magic City

An Oral History

By: Myrna Katz Frommer,Harvey Frommer

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It Happened in Miami, the Magic City

An Oral History

By: Myrna Katz Frommer,Harvey Frommer

Just in time for the one-hundredth anniversary of Miami Beach, It Happened in Miami, the Magic City: An Oral History features nearly seventy fabulous voices including more than fifteen mini-memorists, telling stories, offering perceptions on subject matter as far back as memory allows up to the exciting headlines of today. Sun and fun, yes, but the story is much more than that. We are there through the dramatic days of World War II, the segregated south that Miami was, Meyer Lansky and cops and robbers, the Cocaine Cowboys, the post–war glamour of the flashy hotels and famed architect Morris Lapidius, the Fountainbleau and Eden Roc, the Jewish presence and contributions, the swinging Rat Pack of Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis, Jr. We are witness to Muhammad Ali and the iconic Fifth Street Gym, the preserving of art deco, the days of the Mariel and Pedro Pan and the Cuban impact. We are brought inside modern day Miami—an international city, a place of culture and dreamers, a city of tomorrow.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1589799518

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9781589799516

It Happened in the Catskills

An Oral History in the Words of Busboys, Bellhops, Guests, Proprietors, Comedians, Agents, and Others Who Lived It

By: Myrna Katz Frommer,Harvey Frommer

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It Happened in the Catskills

An Oral History in the Words of Busboys, Bellhops, Guests, Proprietors, Comedians, Agents, and Others Who Lived It

By: Myrna Katz Frommer,Harvey Frommer

More than one hundred voices recall the "Borscht Belt" in its heyday.

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272

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Excelsior Editions

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1438427484

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9781438427485

It Happened in Brooklyn

An Oral History of Growing Up in the Borough in the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s

By: Myrna Katz Frommer,Harvey Frommer

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It Happened in Brooklyn

An Oral History of Growing Up in the Borough in the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s

By: Myrna Katz Frommer,Harvey Frommer

Over one hundred voices recall, chronicle, and celebrate the Brooklyn of legend.

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280

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Excelsior Editions

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1438427506

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9781438427508

It Happened on Broadway

An Oral History of the Great White Way

By: Myrna Katz Frommer,Harvey Frommer

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An Oral History of the Great White Way

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Growing Up Jewish in America

An Oral History

By: Myrna Frommer,Harvey Frommer

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Growing Up Jewish in America

An Oral History

By: Myrna Frommer,Harvey Frommer

Brings together the childhood memories of a hundred men and women, young and old, who reflect on family life, interaction with the gentile world, and the meaning of peace

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300

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U of Nebraska Press

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0803269005

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9780803269002

It Happened in Miami, the Magic City

An Oral History

By: Myrna Katz Frommer,Harvey Frommer

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An Oral History

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Manhattan at Mid-Century

An Oral History

By: Myrna Katz Frommer,Harvey Frommer

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An Oral History

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Book's by Myrna Katz Frommer

It Happened on Broadway

It Happened on Broadway

Manhattan at Mid-Century

Manhattan at Mid-Century

Always Up Front

Always Up Front

Growing Up Jewish in America

Growing Up Jewish in America

It Happened in Miami, the Magic City

It Happened in Miami, the Magic City

It Happened in the Catskills

It Happened in the Catskills

It Happened in Brooklyn

It Happened in Brooklyn

It Happened on Broadway

It Happened on Broadway

Growing Up Jewish in America

Growing Up Jewish in America

It Happened in Miami, the Magic City

It Happened in Miami, the Magic City

Manhattan at Mid-Century

Manhattan at Mid-Century

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