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Flip
Kevin Cook
其他書名
The Inside Story of TV's First Black Superstar
出版
Penguin Group
, 2014-02-25
主題
Biography & Autobiography / Entertainment & Performing Arts
ISBN
0142180750
9780142180754
URL
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=mxkIEQAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋
The first biography of the beloved entertainer who broke the prime-time color barrier
When
The Flip Wilson Show
debuted in 1970, black faces were still rare on television and black hosts nonexistent. Then came Flip—to instant acclaim. His show dueled
Marcus Welby, M.D.
for the top spot in the ratings. His characters and catchphrases fixed themselves in America’s consciousness, and he helped launch new talent, including Richard Pryor and George Carlin. But how did Clerow Wilson, a motherless Jersey City grade-school dropout, become the celebrity heralded on the cover of
TIME
as “TV’s First Black Superstar”? Drawing on interviews with family, friends, and celebrities, Kevin Cook offers an inspiring salute to a self-made star who fell from grace, but not before blazing a trail for generations of entertainers to come.