Sharkey When Sea Lions Were Stars of Show Business (1907-1958) - Excelsior Editions

"Sharkey is the natural artist, performing his magic for nothing but love." - Wolcott Gibbs, the New YorkerSharkey tells the compelling story of an unusually gifted, trained sea lion who shared the stage with practically every important performer of the first half of the twentieth century-from Bob Hope to Ella Fitzgerald, from Broadway to Hollywood and beyond. Readers follow Sharkey and his flippered colleagues as they travel the world with stops at the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, vaudeville houses, Manhattan during the Harlem Renaissance, burlesque nightclubs, movie palaces, Radio City Music Hall, and the legendary studios of early radio, movies, and television, meeting a who's who of showbiz entertainers, sports superstars, and even a US president. Meticulously researched and lavishly illustrated, Sharkey is a quirky slice of New York and entertainment history sure to delight fans of vintage pop culture and Americana, as well as animal lovers.

ISBN:	9781438487120
Publisher:	State University of New York Press
Imprint:	Excelsior Editions
Published date:	01 Apr 2022
DEWEY:	791.80973
DEWEY edition:	23
Language:	English
Number of pages:	326
Weight:	227g
Height:	229mm
Width:	152mm
Spine width:	25mm

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