The Pantomime Life of Joseph Grimaldi: Laughter, Madness and the Story of Britain's Greatest Comedian

By Andrew McConnell Stott and Stott McConnell Andrew

Book Overview

The son of a deranged Italian immigrant, Joseph Grimaldi (1778-1837) was the most celebrated of English clowns. The first to use white-face make-up and wear outrageous coloured clothes, he completely... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1847672957
• ISBN13: 9781847672957
• Release Date: October 2009
• Publisher: Canongate Books
• Length: 433 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.5" x 1.5" x 6.3"