Great Showbiz and Theatrical Anecdotes: A Connoisseur's Collection » (Reprint)

Ned Sherrin worked in show business for more than 40 years as a film producer and theatrical director. He is the author of several quote books, including I Wish I’d Said That and The Oxford Dictionary of Humorous Quotations.

Containing thousands of gems, witty or malicious putdowns, short biographies, and caustic one-liners, collected by a master of gossip and connoisseur of showbiz lore, this is the ultimate collection of theatrical anecdotes. Which lyric writer perpetrated the immortal line "Every pedagogue goes to bed agog?" Who, in response to an estate agent giving details of a possible house to purchase that came with a maid, a secretary, and a chauffeur, wrote a telegram: "AIRMAIL PHOTOGRAPH OF CHAUFFEUR?" Rogues, vagabonds, stage-door johnnies, and ardent first-nighters, plunge in and enjoy! This collection is entertaining, wide-ranging, definitive, and suitable for all theater and showbiz buffs, including much fresh, first-hand material from a sparkling raconteur.