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27%OFFAndrew McConnell Stott - The Pantomime Life of Joseph Grimaldi: Laughter, Madness and the Story of Britain´s Greatest Comedian - 9781847677617 - V9781847677617
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The Pantomime Life of Joseph Grimaldi: Laughter, Madness and the Story of Britain´s Greatest Comedian

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Description for The Pantomime Life of Joseph Grimaldi: Laughter, Madness and the Story of Britain´s Greatest Comedian Paperback. A fascinating history of theatre told through the story of Britain's first ever pantomime clown Num Pages: 464 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 348. Laughter, Madness and the Story of Britain's Greatest Comedian. 464 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). A fascinating history of theatre told through the story of Britain's first ever pantomime clown. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BG. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 27. Weight: 348.

The son of a deranged Italian immigrant, Joseph Grimaldi (1778-1837) was the most celebrated of English clowns. The first to use white-face make-up and wear outrageous coloured clothes, he completely transformed the role of the Clown in the pantomime with a look as iconic as Chaplin's tramp or Tommy Cooper's magician. One of the first celebrity comedians, his friends included Lord Byron and the actor Edmund Kean, and his memoirs were edited by the young Charles Dickens.

But underneath the stage paint, Grimaldi struggled with depression and his life was blighted with tragedy. His first wife died in ... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
Canongate Books
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Number of Pages
464
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781847677617
SKU
V9781847677617
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99-99

About Andrew McConnell Stott
Andrew McConnell Stott is Professor of English at the University at Buffalo, SUNY. The Pantomime Life of Joseph Grimaldi, a history of theatre and comedy told through the story of Britain's greatest pantomime clown, was published by Canongate in 2009 and won the Royal Society of Literature Jerwood Award for Non-Fiction, the Sheridan Morley Award for Theatre Biography, and ... Read more

Reviews for The Pantomime Life of Joseph Grimaldi: Laughter, Madness and the Story of Britain´s Greatest Comedian
A wonderful book: beautiful, heartbreaking and absolutely fascinating
Amanda Foreman

author of The Duchess

A round of applause is due to this exuberant, impassioned portrait, for bringing the great Grimaldi, 'Joey the Clown', into the limelight again
Jenny Uglow

Observer

Grimaldi's is a story of comedy ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for The Pantomime Life of Joseph Grimaldi: Laughter, Madness and the Story of Britain´s Greatest Comedian


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