eYE Marty
The newly discovered autobiography of a comic genius
$57.77
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
10 January 2017
Summary
Completed before he died, thirty years ago, this is the newly discovered autobiography of one of the most influential comedians of recent times, Marty Feldman.
Marty Feldman was one of the most essential creative forces in British comedy embodied also by his close friends and creative partners from Beyond the Fringe (especially Peter Cook and Dudley Moore) and Monty Python (especially John Cleese, Graham Chapman and Eric Idle).
Marty played the fool, often very happil…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781444792737 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1444792733 |
| Author: | Marty Feldman |
| Publisher: | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Imprint: | Coronet Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 10 January 2017 |
| Weight: | 227g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 128mm x 30mm |
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Critics Review
This is a warm and engaging memorial. - The Sunday Times
He was a pioneer of comedy who inspired pioneers of comedy, a hero to my comedy heroes. - Sarah SilvermanNo one has ever made me laugh as hard as Marty Feldman in Young Frankenstein, he was pure comic perfection. - Judd ApatowHe was totally unique. Like something out of mythology. But funny. - Martin SheenA fascinating insight into the mind of Feldman for weirdos everywhere. Long live this comic genius. - John C. ReillyThe only thing more wonderful than this book is actually watching Marty Feldman perform. Both thrill me. - Jeff GarlinFeldman’s life…is extraordinary…Another early Feldman sketch finds Cleese in a railway compartment irritated unto violence by the inane interruptions of his fellow passenger, a wing-collared Marty. In the end, Feldman simply disappears, but his voice persists. This too is a prophetic metaphor for Feldman - his early death, his lingering influence and, yes, his genius. - The TimesAbout The Author
Marty Feldman
Marty Feldman was a comedy writer, comedian and actor. Feldman was born in the East End of London in 1934. By the age of 20 he had decided to pursue a career as a comedian.
The sketch comedy series At Last the 1948 Show featured Feldman’s first screen performances. The other three performers – future Pythons Graham Chapman and John Cleese, and future Goodie Tim Brooke-Taylor needed a fourth and had Feldman in mind. Marty was co-author the famous Monty Python ‘Four Yorkshiremen’ sketch and was also script editor on *The Frost Report * with future members of Monty Python.
In 1968 Marty was given his own series by the BBC called Marty, it featured Brooke-Taylor, John Junkin and Roland MacLeod with John Cleese as one of the writers and won two BAFTA awards. The Marty series proved popular enough with an international audience to launch a film career.
Marty Feldman was married to Lauretta Sullivan. Feldman died from a heart attack in December 1982 at the age of 48. He is buried in the Hollywood Hills Cemetary near his idol, Buster Keaton.
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