An edition of The man behind the nose (2010)

The man behind the nose

assassins, astronauts, cannibals and other stupendous tales

1st ed.

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Cover of: The man behind the nose by Larry Harmon, Larry Harmon
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An edition of The man behind the nose (2010)

The man behind the nose

assassins, astronauts, cannibals and other stupendous tales

1st ed.

by

You might not know as much as you think about the world's most famous clown. Sure, you know the giant shoes, the bulbous nose, the big ruby smile, and the twin shocks of red yak-hair. And you know the many clowns inspired by him, from Ronald McDonald to Krusty the Clown. Well, the wild, inspirational stories in this book are all true. Larry Harmon, a World War II private harboring dreams of becoming a doctor, met the most famous entertainer of the time, Al Jolson. After seeing the young man on stage, Jolson told him he should consider a career change. A decade later, Harmon, trying to make it as an actor in Hollywood, auditioned to portray a character named Bozo the Capitol Clown. The character spoke so much to Larry that he simply became it, and turned Bozo into a cultural icon. But that was only the beginning. --from publisher description.

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Publisher
It Books!
Language
English
Pages
224

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Subjects

Clowns, Biography, Bozo the Clown (Fictitious character)

People

Larry Harmon

Places

United States
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Cover of: The man behind the nose
The man behind the nose: assassins, astronauts, cannibals and other stupendous tales
2010, It Books!
in English - 1st ed.
Cover of: The man behind the nose
The man behind the nose: assassins, astronauts, cannibals and other stupendous tales
2010, It Books!
Hardcover in English - 1st ed.

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Table of Contents

A howdy from your old pal
The early antics
Dad, my best friend, and the old ticket taker in the moving picture that came to life, part I
Lionel Hampton, Buddy Rich, Gene Krupa, and Mr. Wilcoxon in a boy and his drumsticks
Ralph Rush, Katy the Spotter, and the Cleveland Heights High marching band in the little dry cleaner who could
Al Jolson and the U.S. Cavalry in the moving picture that came to life, part II
John Philip Sousa and my babysitter in a walk with the march king
Eddie Cantor and the shadow man in the runaway drum
Commander Comet, Gort the Robot, and Chuck Yeager in space is the place
Some record company bigwigs in getting off the merry-go-round
Bozo and Ziggy in how a yak saved a clown
Bozo and the weatherman in cloning a clown
The Bozo Adventures
Photorama: a Bozo World
Bozo and the cannibals in an amazing adventure at the edge of the world
Bozo and the U.S. Air Force in the vomit comet ride
Bozo and the New York City Fire Department in a four-story fall
Bozo and the U.S. Navy in Davy Jones' Locker
Bozo and the pugnacious python in the big squeeze
The big leagues
Bozo and the Cleveland Indians in a clown on the mound
Bozo and John F. Kennedy in the incredible campaign for the red, white, and blue
Photorama: the many faces of Larry Harmon
The Los Angeles paramedics and the amorous agent in a miraculous recovery.

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Published in
New York

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
791.3/3092, B
Library of Congress
GV1811.H29 A3 2010

The Physical Object

Pagination
xi, 224 p., 18 p. of plates :
Number of pages
224

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL24748045M
Internet Archive
manbehindnoseass00harm
ISBN 10
0061896470
ISBN 13
9780061896477
LCCN
2010006741
OCLC/WorldCat
326649044

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL15720286W

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Library of Congress MARC record

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