Not Bad for Delancey Street: The Rise of Billy Rose

by Mark Cohen and Mark Cohen

Book Overview

He was amazing. "A little man with a Napoleonic penchant for the colossal and magnificent, Billy Rose is the country's No. 1 purveyor of mass entertainment," Life magazine announced in 1936. The Times reported that with 1,400 people on his payroll, Rose ran a larger organization than any other producer in America. "He's clever, clever, clever," said Rose's first wife, the legendary Fanny Brice. "He's a smart little goose." Not Bad for Delancey Street:...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1611688906
• ISBN13: 9781611688900
• Release Date: September 2018
• Publisher: Brandeis University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.4" x 9.3"