Eccentrics of Comedy

Examines the lives and careers of twelve entertainers whose comedic styles were distinctly eccentric: Milton Berle, Ed Brendel, Bobby Clark, Phyllis Diller, the Duncan Sisters, Edward Everett Horton, Alice Howell, Franklin Pangborn, Old Mother Riley, Margaret Rutherford, Colonel Lemuel Q. Stoopnagle, and Ernest Thesiger.

Introduction

1

(4)

Milton Berle

5

(8)

El Brendel

13

(12)

Bobby Clark

25

(8)

Phyllis Diller

33

(14)

The Duncan Sisters

47

(10)

Edward Everett Horton

57

(18)

Alice Howell

75

(6)

Old Mother Riley

81

(18)

Franklin Pangborn

99

(18)

Margaret Rutherford

117

(20)

Colonel Lamuel Q. Stoopnagle

137

(8)

Ernest Thesiger

145

(14)

Index

159

(6)

About the Author

165

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