Pryor Lives!: How Richard Pryor Became Richard Pryor Or Kiss My Rich, Happy Black...Ass! A Memoir

by Cecil Brown

Book Overview

Pryor Lives How Richard Pryor Became Richard Pryor By Cecil Brown How did a scraggly standup comic became one of America's most controversial social satirists? How did Richard Pryor take the traditional stand-up form and used it to become a cultural hero? Cecil Brown, who, after witnessing Mr. Pryor's performance at Mandrake's in 1969 in Berkeley, California, became his running buddy for the next 30 years. He traveled with Mr. Pryor, wrote screenplays...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1481272047
• ISBN13: 9781481272049
• Release Date: August 2013
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 378 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"