Background
Reiner, Carl was born on March 20, 1922 in Bronx, New York, United States. Son of Irving and Bessie (Mathias) Reiner.
(The TV funny man reintroduces the protagonist of Enter La...)
The TV funny man reintroduces the protagonist of Enter Laughing, a Jewish clerk from the Bronx who joins a Shakespeare theater company down South, entertains the troops during World War II, and reaches the brink of comic stardom. 40,000 first printing.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1559722738/?tag=2022091-20
(Carl Reiner intersperses plots of biblical heresy, adulte...)
Carl Reiner intersperses plots of biblical heresy, adultery, mild schizophrenia, and quadruplets separated at birth. NNNNN is the title of the protagonist Nat's novel, which is a comic retelling of Cain and Abel's struggles to procreate in the Garden of Eden, parts of which Reiner includes in his story. As Nat reinvents the origin of man, he investigates his own origins, looking into his adoption and discovering that he is one of four quadruplets who have been separated at birth. As Reiner interweaves the stories of Nat's four siblings, he creates sidesplitting tales of adultery, new-wave psychiatry, lost childhood love, and mistaken identity. NNNNN is Reiner's most impressive work to date, sure to captivate Reiner's generations of fans and create many new ones.
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( More than once, Carl Reiner has had friends say, “Hey, ...)
More than once, Carl Reiner has had friends say, “Hey, Reiner, you ought to write those things down.” And at eighty, he finally has. In this funny and engaging memoir, one of the best raconteurs on the planet recalls his life in show business in short comic takes. Reiner tells of how, after answering an ad for free acting classes on his brother Charlie’s advice, he forsakes a budding career as a machinist for an acting career. In “Sidney Bechet and His Jazz Band Meet Franz Kafka,” he captivates the legendary jazz man and his band with an unusual reading of The Metamorphosis, during a thunderstorm at a Catskills resort in 1942. Reiner also recalls the highlights of the succeeding decades: his first sweaty audition, impersonating a dog impersonating movie stars; his forays into the theater; his work on Your Show of Shows and The Dick Van Dyke Show during TV’s golden days; and his long friendship and collaboration with Mel Brooks which gave birth to the Two Thousand Year Old Man. In “A Recipe to Remember,” he recites a recipe for cream cheese cookies to a star-studded audience that includes Paul Newman, Leonard Bernstein, and Barbra Streisand. In “The Gourmet Eating Club,” he gives an insider’s take on the now-legendary group that included Mario Puzo, Joseph Heller, Zero Mostel, and other luminaries. Mary Tyler Moore, Sid Caesar, Mickey Rooney, Johnny Carson, Cary Grant, Dinah Shore, Ann Bancroft, Jean Renoir – the list goes on and on – also appear in what Reiner calls the “literary variety show” that captures the highs and lows of his extraordinary life. Through it all, Reiner displays the wit and warmth that have made him one of the most beloved figures in the entertainment business. This charming memoir will delight anyone who wants a behind-the-scenes look at five decades of Hollywood and television history.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0312311044/?tag=2022091-20
(In an eccentric tale of unconventional love, Fred and Sha...)
In an eccentric tale of unconventional love, Fred and Sharon Cox are each separately having an affair with their alluring Japanese tutor, Hana Yoshi, while their son is plotting to run away with one of the twin Salvadorian housekeepers.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1559721634/?tag=2022091-20
Reiner, Carl was born on March 20, 1922 in Bronx, New York, United States. Son of Irving and Bessie (Mathias) Reiner.
Student, School Foreign Service, Georgetown University, 1943.
(In an eccentric tale of unconventional love, Fred and Sha...)
(The TV funny man reintroduces the protagonist of Enter La...)
(Carl Reiner intersperses plots of biblical heresy, adulte...)
( More than once, Carl Reiner has had friends say, “Hey, ...)
(Book by Carl Reiner)
Served with Army of the United States, 1942-1946.
Married Estelle Lebost, December 24, 1943 (deceased October 25, 2008). Children: Robert, Sylvia A., Lucas.