{"product_id":"notes-on-a-cowardly-lion-the-biography-of-bert-lahr-9781504048439","title":"Notes on a Cowardly Lion: The Biography of Bert Lahr","description":"\u003cb\u003eJohn Lahr's stunning and complex biography of his father, the legendary actor and comedian Bert Lahr\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eNotes on a Cowardly Lion\u003c\/i\u003e is John Lahr's masterwork: an all-encompassing biography of his father, the comedian and performer Bert Lahr. Best known as the Cowardly Lion in MGM's classic \u003ci\u003eThe Wizard of Oz\u003c\/i\u003e, Lahr was a consummate artist whose career spanned burlesque, vaudeville, Broadway, and Hollywood. While he could be equally raucous and polished in public, Lahr was painfully insecure and self-absorbed in private, keeping his family at arm's length as he quietly battled his inner demons. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Told with an impressive objectivity and keen understanding of the construction--and destruction--of the performer, \u003ci\u003eNotes on a Cowardly Lion\u003c\/i\u003e is more than one man's quest to understand his father; it is an extraordinary examination of a life in American show business.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-2574769\"\u003eJohn Lahr\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Open Road Media\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/05\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 452\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.26lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 1.01d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781504048439\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1504048431\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-NON\"\u003eNon-Classifiable\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-NON000000\"\u003eNon-Classifiable\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO005000\"\u003eEntertainment \u0026amp; Performing Arts\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-PER\"\u003ePerforming Arts\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-PER004000\"\u003eFilm | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJohn Lahr was the senior drama critic at the\u003ci\u003e New Yorker \u003c\/i\u003efor twenty years. He has twice received the George Jean Nathan Award for Dramatic Criticism and was the first critic to win a Tony Award, for coauthoring \u003ci\u003eElaine Stritch at Liberty. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe acclaimed author of eighteen books, ranging from fiction to biography, Lahr is best known for\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eNotes on a Cowardly Lion\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e: The Biography of Bert Lahr\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePrick Up Your Ears\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e: The Biography of Joe Orton\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in London.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Open Road Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44447183044845,"sku":"9781504048439","price":23.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_991b03cd-5203-4a87-97d9-ade9d844a120.jpg?v=1700290745","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/notes-on-a-cowardly-lion-the-biography-of-bert-lahr-9781504048439","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}