{"product_id":"edgar-kennedy-hardback-bill-cassara-9781629338040","title":"Edgar Kennedy (hardback): Master of the Slow Burn","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe balding and burly performer Edgar Kennedy excelled in exhibiting comic frustration in his countless film appearances. He convulsed cinemagoers with his frustrations over numerous indignities, culminating in a valiant but futile attempt to suppress his anger, which became his trademark \"slow burn.\" From 1931 to his death in 1948, he starred in a popular film short subject series as a beleaguered \"Average Man\", which preceded today's television sitcoms in its format and humor. Kennedy also provided sturdy support in other shorts and features to a variety of comedy legends such as Charlie Chaplin, Laurel and Hardy, the Marx Brothers, Harold Lloyd, and W.C. Fields. He could always be counted on to enliven any film he appeared in. Among the notable movies he graced his presence in were \u003cem\u003eTwentieth Century\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSan Francisco\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eA Star is a Born\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e In Old California, Anchors Aweigh \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eUnfaithfully Yours\u003c\/em\u003e. He even handled serious drama adroitly in such films like \u003cem\u003eHitler's Madman \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eHeaven Only Knows\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor Bill Cassara provides the readers with the first full length biography of this remarkable comedian, examining both his personal life and his prolific career. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMaster of the Slow Burn: Edgar Kennedy \u003c\/em\u003eis a tribute to a gifted funnyman who has been long gone but deserves to be remembered.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bill Cassara\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1629338044\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781629338040\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e BearManor Media\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 324\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.33lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.75d","brand":"Bill Cassara","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43981270876415,"sku":"9781629338040","price":38.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_83a4b9d4-a6fa-4ef1-b2e3-74c3d3a6bb7a.jpg?v=1683254603","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/edgar-kennedy-hardback-bill-cassara-9781629338040","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}