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

By Jean Maddern Pitrone

Book Overview

" ""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

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813121108
• ISBN13: 9780813121109
• Release Date: April 1999
• Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.3"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher