Morecambe and Wise

Informationen zum Autor Graham McCann is Britain’s leading writer about film and TV. He has written three biographies for Fourth Estate, ‘Cary Grant; A Class Apart’ (1997), ‘Morecambe and Wise’ (1999) and ‘Dad’s Army -The Story of a Classic Television Show’ (2001). He also writes regularly on politics and culture for a wide range of publications. Klappentext The dual biography of the great British comedy double-act and the rise and fall of mass audience television by the respected biographer of Cary Grant . Following the success of Cary Grant – A Class Apart, Graham McCann has now created an intricate portrait of Eric Morcambe and Ernie Wise, possibly the most famous Bristish comedy double-act of all time. This book charts the progress of the duo from a conventional working class music hall act to a mass-audience television team to a national institution. From northern working men’s clubs at the beginning of their career to the 1977 Christmas special that had an audience of 28 million, Morecambe and Wise were a double act continually changing the dynamics of their relationship to reflect their influences and their times. Their shows were like nostalgic reflections on a century of popular entertainment, an entertainment that was inclusive to a wide audience and paid homage to the past. McCann’s study is also an investigation in the background of mass audience entertainment from which Morecambe and Wise rose. Morecambe & Wise is the definitive biography of one of the most-loved double acts as well as a history of their times.

Product details

• Authors: Graham McCann, McCann Graham
• Publisher: Fourth Estate
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 06.05.1999
• EAN: 9781857029116
• ISBN: 978-1-85702-911-6
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 26 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Society; Television, PERFORMING ARTS / Television / General, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Entertainment & Performing Arts, Biography: arts & entertainment, Other performing arts, Biography: arts and entertainment, Variety shows, music hall, cabaret, TV;Netflix;Film;Movie;Show;Life;Experience