Take It from the Big Mouth: The Life of Martha Raye

" ""She was one of the world's four best comediennes,"" said Milton Berle, ""but she lived a life of personal disaster."" Martha Raye sang, danced, and joked her way into the spotlight of the entertainment world with a career that spanned seven decades and encompassed everything from vaudeville to television commercials to entertaining U.S. troops. Take It from the Big Mouth, the first full-fledged biography of the multi-talented performer, explores Raye's life and career with candor and insigh

Author: Jean Maddern Pitrone
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Published: 04/08/1999
Pages: 248
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.16lbs
Size: 9.29h x 6.22w x 0.88d
ISBN: 9780813121109

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 02/08/1999 pg. 201
Library Journal 03/01/1999 pg. 86
Booklist 04/01/1999 pg. 1376
Kirkus Reviews 04/01/1999 pg. 517
New York Times 08/08/1999 pg. 16

About the Author

Freelance writer Jean Maddern Pitrone, author often biographies including The Dodges: The Auto Family Fortune and Misfortune.

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