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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.

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Book category Knihy po anglicky The arts Dance & other performing arts Other performing arts

• Full title: Morecambe and Wise
• Author: Graham McCann
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 416
• EAN: 9781857029116
• ISBN: 1857029119
• ID: 04301873
• Publisher: Fourth Estate
• Weight: 366 g
• Dimensions: 197 × 129 × 26 mm
• Date of publishing: 06. May 1999

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