He wrote 23 short stories for Playboy, four times winning their Humor of the Year award, and also interviewed the Beatles for the magazine. He authored several popular books of humor and satire, created several television series and acted in several plays. He is the model for the character played by Jason Robards in the play and movie A Thousand Clowns, as well as the inspiration for the Shel Silverstein song made famous by Johnny Cash, "A Boy Named Sue."
Readers will learn the significance of innumerable Shepherd words and phrases, such as "Excelsior, you fathead," and observe his constant confrontations with the America he loved. They will get to know and understand this multitalented genius by peeking behind the wall he built for himself-a wall to hide a different and less agreeable persona. Through interviews with his friends, coworkers, and creative associates, such as musician David Amram, cartoonist and playwright Jules Feiffer, publisher and broadcaster Paul Krassner, Hugh Hefner, and Norman Mailer, the book explains a complex and unique genius of our time.
He wrote 23 short stories for Playboy, four times winning their Humor of the Year award, and also interviewed the Beatles for the magazine. He authored several popular books of humor and satire, created several television series and acted in several plays. He is the model for the character played by Jason Robards in the play and movie A Thousand Clowns, as well as the inspiration for the Shel Silverstein song made famous by Johnny Cash, "A Boy Named Sue."
Readers will learn the significance of innumerable Shepherd words and phrases, such as "Excelsior, you fathead," and observe his constant confrontations with the America he loved. They will get to know and understand this multitalented genius by peeking behind the wall he built for himself-a wall to hide a different and less agreeable persona. Through interviews with his friends, coworkers, and creative associates, such as musician David Amram, cartoonist and playwright Jules Feiffer, publisher and broadcaster Paul Krassner, Hugh Hefner, and Norman Mailer, the book explains a complex and unique genius of our time.
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ISBN-13: | 9781476848815 |
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Publisher: | Applause Theatre & Cinema Books |
Publication date: | 11/01/2004 |
Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
Format: | eBook |
Pages: | 496 |
File size: | 2 MB |