Make Room for Danny (Thorndike Press Large Print Paperback Series) - Softcover

Thomas, Danny

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0816152519 ISBN 13: 9780816152513

Publisher: G K Hall & Co, 1991

Synopsis

The man who went from a childhood of poverty in Toledo to become a major star and producer of such hits as "Make Room for Daddy" and "The Dick Van Dyke show" shares the story of his phenomenal success

About this title

From AudioFile:

What a delicious and interesting audio presentation. From his career as one of the world's most versatile and beloved entertainers to his astounding charitable work, Danny Thomas's autobiography is very interesting to hear. While some of it sounds a bit sugar-coated, this is his story as he wrote it. Fans of Danny Thomas will be delighted. The narrators are top-notch, but with talented performers like these, how could they be anything but wonderful? The pace is quick but easy to follow, with beginnings and endings on each side clearly noted by Marlo Thomas. Consider this audio presentation a very successful union of text and voice. M.R. (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine

From Publishers Weekly:

Thanks to Davidson's collaborative skills (previously with President Kennedy, Sid Caesar, etc.), the full flavor of Thomas's much-admired personality emerges in this autobigraphy. The son of poor Lebanese immigrants, the entertainer was born in 1914 on a horse farm in Michigan and grew up among Jewish, Irish, Italian and other new Americans, an ethnic mix that provides the material for the comic's storytelling routines. After breaking into radio in his youth, Thomas rose to fame in films and TV, remained married to his wife of 54 years, Rose Marie. He attributes his successful life to a kept promise to St. Jude to found and support a children's hospital in his name, an institution for which Thomas was awarded the Congressional Medal. The hospital, according to the star, is his greatest reward, outweighing his professional achievements, even his record-setting TV show, an 11-year prime-time favorite, Make Room for Daddy. Father to Tony, a noted TV producer, and actress-producer Marlo, Thomas also reports proudly on their careers. Among other attractions in the book are tender and funny tales of cherished friends Milton Berle, Lucille Ball, Sinatra, Sammy Davis and others. Photos not seen by PW.
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About this edition

• Publisher: G K Hall & Co
• Publication date: 1991
• ISBN 10: 0816152519
• ISBN 13: 9780816152513
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 296