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Try and stop me A Collection of Anecdotes and stories, mostly humorous Bennett Cerf; Illustrated by Carl Rose - New York Simon and Schuster 1945 - 378 p.
Includes index
Show Cases: Hurrah for Capt. Spaulding and the other Marx Brothers -- The Great Nosepiece -- Kaufman and Hart -- "The Yankee Prince". -- Back to the Hollywoods: The Goldwyn Saga -- "The Beard". -- The Literary Life: Heywood Broun (1888-1939) -- The Woollcott Myth-A Minority Report -- Daring Young Man -- Miss Parker's Pen -- Oh, Shaw! -- Stein Song. -- Rich Man, Poor Man: Sweet Are the Uses of Publicity -- In the Midst of Life. -- Funny Business. -- Powers of the Press: Where There's Life There's Swope -- Music Hath Charms: George Gershwin (1898-1937). -- The Good Old Days: "The Adventures of Mark Twain". -- This, Gentlemen, Is History! -- The Trail of the Tingling Spine -- "Highlights From the World of Sports": "That's Baseball" -- ...And "That's Football" -- A Few Other Sports Stories. -- Fireside Book of Shaggy Dog Stories -- Grab Bag -- "There's a War Going on": Dr. Christian's Ring -- Reynolds, the Fun-Loving Rover
A Collection of American Anecdotes and stories.
American wit and humor
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Try and stop me A Collection of Anecdotes and stories, mostly humorous Bennett Cerf; Illustrated by Carl Rose - New York Simon and Schuster 1945 - 378 p.
Includes index
Show Cases: Hurrah for Capt. Spaulding and the other Marx Brothers -- The Great Nosepiece -- Kaufman and Hart -- "The Yankee Prince". -- Back to the Hollywoods: The Goldwyn Saga -- "The Beard". -- The Literary Life: Heywood Broun (1888-1939) -- The Woollcott Myth-A Minority Report -- Daring Young Man -- Miss Parker's Pen -- Oh, Shaw! -- Stein Song. -- Rich Man, Poor Man: Sweet Are the Uses of Publicity -- In the Midst of Life. -- Funny Business. -- Powers of the Press: Where There's Life There's Swope -- Music Hath Charms: George Gershwin (1898-1937). -- The Good Old Days: "The Adventures of Mark Twain". -- This, Gentlemen, Is History! -- The Trail of the Tingling Spine -- "Highlights From the World of Sports": "That's Baseball" -- ...And "That's Football" -- A Few Other Sports Stories. -- Fireside Book of Shaggy Dog Stories -- Grab Bag -- "There's a War Going on": Dr. Christian's Ring -- Reynolds, the Fun-Loving Rover
A Collection of American Anecdotes and stories.
American wit and humor
817 Cer 14