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Title: MORECAMBE AND WISE
By: Graham McCann
Format: Paperback

List price: £11.99


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ISBN 10: 1857029119
ISBN 13: 9781857029116
Publisher: HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS
Pub. date: 6 May, 1999
Pages: 416
Description: The dual biography of the great British comedy double-act and the rise and fall of mass audience television by the respected biographer of Cary Grant .
Synopsis: The dual biography of the great British comedy double-act and the rise and fall of mass audience television by the respected biographer of Cary Grant .Following the success of Cary Grant - A Class Apart, Graham McCann has now created an intricate portrait of Eric Morcambe and Ernie Wise, possibly the most famous Bristish comedy double-act of all time. This book charts the progress of the duo from a conventional working class music hall act to a mass-audience television team to a national institution. From northern working men's clubs at the beginning of their career to the 1977 Christmas special that had an audience of 28 million, Morecambe and Wise were a double act continually changing the dynamics of their relationship to reflect their influences and their times. Their shows were like nostalgic reflections on a century of popular entertainment, an entertainment that was inclusive to a wide audience and paid homage to the past.McCann's study is also an investigation in the background of mass audience entertainment from which Morecambe and Wise rose. Morecambe & Wise is the definitive biography of one of the most-loved double acts as well as a history of their times.
Illustrations: (3 x 8pp b/w plates)
Publication: UK
Imprint: Fourth Estate Ltd
Returns: Non-returnable
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