Author

Publication

2014 - , Michigan

Language

English

Word Count

228,250 words, Guess

Page Count

913 pages

Identifiers

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Classifications

  • DDC792.7/6028092
  • DDCB
  • LCCPN2287.C632 W55 2014b

Description

Bill Cosby grew up in a Philadelphia housing project, the son of an alcoholic father and a loving but overworked mother. After dropping out of high school, Cosby turned his life around by joining the Navy, talking his way into college, and seizing his first breaks as a stand-up comedian. He turned his life around to become a groundbreaking comedian and actor and a beloved -- and sometimes controversial -- American icon. Based on extensive research and in-depth interviews with Cosby and more than sixty of his closest friends and associates, Whitaker provides a frank, fun account of Cosby's life and historic legacy. Whitaker reveals Cosby's successes, but also deals with professional setbacks and personal dramas, from an affair that sparked public scandal to the murder of his only son, and the private influence of his wife of fifty years, Camille Cosby.

Subjects

Topics

ActorsComediansBiographyLarge type booksAfrican American actorsI spy (Television program)African American comedians

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Series Statement

  • Thorndike Press large print nonfiction
  • Thorndike Press large print nonfiction series

Other Editions

  • Cosby: his life and times2014-01-01

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