Last girl before freeway : the life, loves, losses, and liberation of Joan Rivers / Leslie Bennetts.
Last girl before freeway : the life, loves, losses, and liberation of Joan Rivers / Leslie Bennetts.
Last girl before freeway : the life, loves, losses, and liberation of Joan Rivers / Leslie Bennetts.
About this item
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Author / Creator
Publisher
New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2016.
Call Numbers
G 2016/4653
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Language
English
Formats
Physical Description
Physical content
ix, 419 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Nobody ever wanted it more : "But she has no talent!" -- Dying is easy. Comedy is hard -- Dicks and balls : breaking into the boys' club -- Stardom and wifedom : happily ever after? -- Westward ho : California dreamin' -- The first lady of comedy : nothing is sacred -- Victim as enforcer : terrorizi...
Publication information
Publisher
New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2016.
Edition
First edition.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2016.
Subjects
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Scope and Contents
Summary
"Joan Rivers was more than a legendary comedian; she was an icon and a role model to millions, a fearless pioneer who left a legacy of expanded opportunity when she died in 2014. Her life was a dramatic roller-coaster of triumphant highs and devastating lows: the suicide of her husband, her feud with Johnny Carson, her estrangement from her daughte...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Last girl before freeway : the life, loves, losses, and liberation of Joan Rivers / Leslie Bennetts.
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Notes
General note
Includes index.
Contextual Information
Date Copyright
©2016
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Call Numbers
G 2016/4653
Record Identifier
74VKV6xzErNb
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKV6xzErNb
Other Identifiers
ISBN
9780316261302
0316261300
DDC
792.76028092 B
MMS ID
991024025664902626
