The Entertainer: Movies, Magic, and My Father's Twentieth Century

from twolfe360

I have a fascination with old Hollywood and the rise of modern entertainment, cherishing such books as "Bring on the Empty Horses" by David Niven which give a glimpse into not only his own life but a glimpse into the entertainment business and the figures that abound in that industry. Niven's boo...

from SigmundFraud

The Entertainer: Movies, Magic and My Father's Twentieth Century by Margaret Talbot - (Riverhead, Nov. 8, 2012):I don't normally like writers from The New Yorker, but Margaret Talbot is an exception because the book is so well written. In The Entertainer, Talbot uses the story of her father, a ca...

from Ronrose1

Margaret Talbot writes a fine tribute to her father, Lyle Talbot and Hollywood as seen through his eyes. Lyle never attained star status, but he was a very competent actor who enthusiastically took every acting job he was offered and played it with skill and professionalism. He had cut his teeth ...

from Lcanon

Talbot uses her father Lyle Talbot's career, from a teenage carnival barker to an actor trouping the stages of the small-town Midwest to a Hollywood idol of the 30s to a tv character actor in the 50s and 60s, to explore the history of entertainment in America. The early chapters, in which she dig...

from btuckertx

I was delighted by Margaret Talbot's book, The Entertainer, from the first page to the last. I would whole-hardheartedly recommend this book to any fan of early Hollywood, early Television or anyone else that indicated the slightest interest or curiosity about the era.