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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Booklist Review     Library Journal Review     Table of Contents     More Content       More by this author     Starr, Michael, 1961-     Subjects     Foxx, Redd, 1922-1991.     Comedians, Black -- United States -- Biography.     Actors and actresses, Black -- United States -- Biography     Comedians -- United States -- Biography.     Actors and actresses -- United States -- Biography     Browse Catalog     by author:      Starr, Michael, 1961-       by title:      Black and blue : the...       by call number:      792.7028092 F795s     Search the Web     Starr, Michael, 1961-     Foxx, Redd, 1922-1991.     Comedians, Black -- United States -- Biography.     Actors and actresses, Black -- United States -- Biography     Comedians -- United States -- Biography.     Actors and actresses -- United States -- Biography       MARC Display

Black and blue : the Redd Foxx story / Michael Seth Starr. by Starr, Michael, 1961- Applause Theatre & Cinema Books, 2011. Call #: 792.7028092 F795s Subjects Foxx, Redd, 1922-1991.   Comedians, Black -- United States -- Biography.   Actors and actresses, Black -- United States -- Biography   Comedians -- United States -- Biography.   Actors and actresses -- United States -- Biography ISBN:  9781557837547 (hc) 1557837546 (hc) Description:  xvi, 328 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents:  Every word he said was funny -- The funniest dishwasher on this earth -- Redd Foxx looked better on a marquee -- I gave it to them funky -- The king of the party records -- It's note easy out there -- Los Angeles is a rotten town for nightlife -- Sanford and son -- The godfather of sitcom -- The way it is, I'm still in slavery -- A cross between Disneyland and a circus -- Like hearing zircon scratch glass -- I'd do anything for money -- They've taken everything -- God has plans of his own. Summary:  Red Foxx was an "overnight sensation" at 49 whose early life was defined by adversity, and post-Sanford and Son years by a blur of women, cocaine, endless lawsuits, financial chaos, and a losing battle with the IRS. But his trailblazing style had opened the door for generations of African American comedians. Genre:  Biographies. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Central Library Adult Biography 792.7028092 F795s Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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