And the Show Goes On

by Sheldon Leonard

From Booklist: Actor-director-producer Leonard has a real gift for storytelling that he displays to the fullest in a breezy, readable memoir of his life in show business. Starting out as an actor in 1930s New York in such forgotten hit plays as Hotel Alimony, Fly Away Home, and Kiss the Boys Goodbye, Leonard had the foresight and financial need to leap first to radio and movies, then to television, in which he created or produced such...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0879101849
• ISBN13: 9780879101848
• Release Date: August 2004
• Publisher: Limelight
• Length: 254 Pages
• Weight: 1.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.2" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Satisfying read of Major Hollywood actor, Producer

This is an enjoyable read written by Sheldon Leonard. Sharing memories of his 5 plus decades in motion pictures, radio, and his ultimate success in TV. He has been a major contributor to television comedy beginning with the Danny Thomas Show followed by such greats as Andy Griffith, Gomer Pyle,Dick van Dyke,I Spy, and many others. From his telling he was quite a pioneer in equal opportunity, giving a fairly unknown Bill Cosby his first tv break in an industry still very closed toward black actors. Very interesting reading. Highly recommend to all interested in Entertainment personalities!