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Impresario: The Life and Times of Ed Sullivan
• Sullivan has nearly 100% name recognition among people 40 and older
• In a survey of the fifty most influential programs in the U.S., TV Guide ranked The Ed Sullivan Show #10
• Show still appears on PBS and on cable stations across the country
• Sixty million baby boomers grew up watching The Ed Sullivan Show
For more than twenty years, from 1948 to 1971, fifty-five million...more
• In a survey of the fifty most influential programs in the U.S., TV Guide ranked The Ed Sullivan Show #10
• Show still appears on PBS and on cable stations across the country
• Sixty million baby boomers grew up watching The Ed Sullivan Show
For more than twenty years, from 1948 to 1971, fifty-five million...more
Hardcover, 344 pages
Published
June 1st 2006
by Billboard Books
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Evan
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OK, so, almost halfway into this I kept thinking that this book is as stiff as Ed Sullivan's posture, while conceding it is more entertaining than a guy playing the "Star-Spangled Banner" on half-filled water glasses or Marcel Marceau pretending to be in a windstorm.
In terms of the subject matter, this is one of those books that's way overdue, about one of the most recognizable celebrities of the 20th century, whose Ed Sullivan Show became an American cultural landmark. He...more
In terms of the subject matter, this is one of those books that's way overdue, about one of the most recognizable celebrities of the 20th century, whose Ed Sullivan Show became an American cultural landmark. He...more
It was a bit of a slog. I found his story interesting, but the presentation was pretty dry. I laughed when list upon list of performers in strange combinations was lined out. That created a picture of how truly bizarre this show was. Acrobats spun into a blur, followed by Elvis.
This line (paraphrased) sums up Ed for me: No matter how fast the world spun, Ed spun faster.
He was a strange, lonely guy.
This line (paraphrased) sums up Ed for me: No matter how fast the world spun, Ed spun faster.
He was a strange, lonely guy.
A really big show!
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