SOLVED. 1st person biography about a comedian who retires to the Canadian wilderness [s]

[Barry]

I am trying to find a book I read sometime between the late 1960's and mid 1970's. It's about a male comedian who moves his family to a cabin on a lake somewhere in Canada. They get their supplies by float planes. There are snow mobiles in the story, but I don't remember why. As far as I know, it's a true story. That's about all I remember. I've been trying to get information on this book for years, so any help will be GREATLY appreciated!

[Kris]

It sounds an awful lot like Jack Douglas' books Shut up and Eat Your Snowshoes or The Jewish Japanese Sex and Cookbook and How to Raise Wolves. He did move his family from Southern California into the Canadian wilds for a while.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

https://www.amazon.com/Shut-Up-Eat-Yo...

[Barry]

Barry wrote: "I am trying to find a book I read sometime between the late 1960's and mid 1970's. It's about a male comedian who moves his family to a cabin on a lake somewhere in Canada. They get their supplies ..."

Sounds closer then anything I've come up with so far, I'll have to find a copy. Thanks for the response!

[Kris]

Hey no problem! I was just surprised to see old favorites of mine possibly being asked after.

[Kris]

Following up on Kris' suggestion of Shut Up and Eat Your Snowshoes! by Jack Douglas.

Some Amazon reviewers say: "Jack Douglas was a comedy writer who wrote for many TV shows and comedians from the 40's to the 70's. He counted hundreds of those people as his friends. At the point in his life covered in this book, he chose to move from Connecticut with his wife, son, 5 wolves, a cougar, and 2 dogs to Northern Ontario. He bought a hunting lodge 116 miles from the nearest town. It was 25 miles just to the nearest road. Imagine going to buy groceries every other week! His wife had a baby in -25 degree weather in a tent in a blizzard!" and
"Here is a partial guest list: Jack, Randy, and Miriam Paar; Merv and Julann Griffin; Johnny and Joanne Carson; Dean Martin; Julie Newmar; Diahann Carroll; Barbara Eden and her husband; Joey Bishop; Tony Randall; and several other less well known couples."

[Barry]

Kris wrote: "Following up on Kris' suggestion of Shut Up and Eat Your Snowshoes! by Jack Douglas.

Some Amazon reviewers say: "Jack Douglas was a comedy writer who wrote for many T..."

I found a copy of Shut Up and Eat Your Snowshoes at the local library and started reading it last week. It is indeed the book I was looking for! Thanks again!

[Kris]

YAY! You are SO welcome! I am so happy I could help.

(Psst, you need to edit and change the header to SOLVED).