Woody Allen : a travesty of a mockery of a sham
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New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2025].
ISBN
9780062941336, 006294133X
Physical Description
xiii, 826 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
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Published
New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2025].
Format
Book
Language
English
ISBN
9780062941336, 006294133X

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 737-775), filmography (pages 777-800), and index.
Description
"Across nearly nine eventful decades, Allen's life has been full of surprises. Writing jokes got him a gig as the youngest writer of Sid Caesar's television dream team. As a rising comic, he boxed a kangaroo on TV. He made a blank-check deal with a major studio for terms unmatched in Hollywood apart from early titans like Chaplin and Welles. All before Annie Hall. Yet despite once being one of the most consequen­tial American cultural figures, Allen is now persona non grata. In this judicious biography, acclaimed biographer Patrick McGilligan charts the meteoric rise and fall of the comedian whose nonconformity proved both his secret genius and Achilles' heel. Drawing on meticulous research, McGilli­gan reconstructs Allen's Brooklyn boyhood, his salad days as a television comedy writer, his rise to stand-up, and the thoughtful, award-winning film­making of his golden years in the 1970s and '80s. His messy relationships with wives and girl­friends, including Annie Hall costar Diane Keaton, were essential to his artistic development and undo­ing. Yet no one could have predicted his tumultuous personal and professional relationship with actress Mia Farrow, his alleged abuse of their adopted daughter Dylan, and his subsequent marriage to Mia's daughter Soon-Yi Previn. In this comprehensive, sweeping, and rigor­ous account of Allen's life and career, McGilligan astutely reveals the writer's writer beyond the smoke and controversy, and paints a compelling portrait of the most creative, productive, and influential film­maker of his time"--,Provided by publisher.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

McGilligan, P. (2025). Woody Allen: a travesty of a mockery of a sham (First edition.). Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

McGilligan, Patrick. 2025. Woody Allen: A Travesty of a Mockery of a Sham. New York, NY: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

McGilligan, Patrick. Woody Allen: A Travesty of a Mockery of a Sham New York, NY: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2025.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

McGilligan, P. (2025). Woody allen: a travesty of a mockery of a sham. First edn. New York, NY: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

McGilligan, Patrick. Woody Allen: A Travesty of a Mockery of a Sham First edition., Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2025.

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