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Faces in the Crowd: Musicians, Writers, Actors, and Filmmakers

Faces in the Crowd: Musicians, Writers, Actors, and Filmmakers

1st Da Capo Press Edition

Paperback (22 Aug 1996)

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Publisher's Synopsis

In Faces in the Crowd Gary Giddins explores the achievements of thirty-seven artists, ranging from Irving Berlin to Spike Lee, Billie Holiday to Kay Starr, Louis Armstrong to Miles Davis, Elias Canetti to Philip Roth. He shows how Jack Benny revolutionized comedy assesses the hardboiled fiction of James M.Cain, Raymond Chandler, and Elmore Leonard recounts how he uncovered the true birthdate of Louis Armstrong chats with Clint Eastwood about Charlie Parker. And, of course, he writes with authority on the great jazz musicians. This provocative and entertaining collection reveals why Gary Giddins has become one of the most influential critics of his generation.

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Da Capo Press

Little, Brown is the literary hardback imprint that feeds into our Abacus paperback list. We publish across a wide range of areas, including fiction, history, memoir, science and travel, but within this diverse list the vast majority of books have in common a strong narrative and a distinctive voice.

Book information

ISBN: 9780306807053
Publisher: Little, Brown
Imprint: Da Capo Press
Pub date:
Edition: 1st Da Capo Press Edition
DEWEY: 700.9730904
DEWEY edition: 20
Language: English
Number of pages: 278
Weight: 394g
Height: 217mm
Width: 141mm
Spine width: 18mm