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King of Comedy by Shawn Levy

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Also by Shawn Levy:

De Niro, November 2014
Hardcover / e-Book
Paul Newman: A Life, May 2009
Hardcover
The Last Playboy, September 2005
Hardcover
Ready, Steady, Go!, July 2003
Trade Size (reprint)
Rat Pack Confidential, July 1999
Trade Size (reprint)
King of Comedy, September 1997
Trade Size (reprint)

KING OF COMEDY
By: Shawn Levy

Mr. Levy succeeds in rekindling curiosity and excitement about an entertainment giant. His research into Mr. Lewis's miserable offscreen existence hasn't soured him on the wild beauties of his early performances.- NYTimes Book Review

The Life and Art of Jerry Lewis
St. Martin's Press
September 1997
Featuring: Jerry Lewis
528 pages
ISBN: 0312168780
Trade Size (reprint)
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Non-Fiction Biography

A funny, dark, and very American success story about the man who has influenced comedians from Lenny Bruce to Jim Carrey.