Joe E. Brown: Film Comedian and Baseball Buffoon

by Wes D. Gehring

Book Overview

As a young boy in the depths of the 1890s depression, Joe E. Brown had a job: making faces at the firemen on passing coal-burning trains so they would throw coal at him. As a child he also worked as a circus acrobat and newsboy. His inventiveness and spunk helped his family get through hard times but also fueled his fascination with entertainment, and he built up a repertoire of rubber-faced expressions and funny antics that would make his stage...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 078642589X
• ISBN13: 9780786425891
• Release Date: September 2006
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 228 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.8" x 10.1"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher