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Bergreen, Laurence Roger was born on February 4, 1950 in New York City. Son of Morris and Adele (Gabel) Bergreen.
(The real man emerges from behind the legend in a portrait...)
The real man emerges from behind the legend in a portrait of the notorious gangster that includes the little-known story of his older brother--a lawman and Prohibition officer--and brings to life the 1920s and 1930s in America. 40,000 first printing. Tour.
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( Irving Berlin (1888–1989) was unable to read or write m...)
Irving Berlin (1888–1989) was unable to read or write music and could only play the piano in the key of F-sharp major; yet, for the first half of the twentieth century he was America's most successful and most representative songwriter, composing such hits as "Alexander's Ragtime Band," "Cheek to Cheek," "Let's Face the Music and Dance," "Puttin' on the Ritz," "White Christmas," "Anything You Can Do," "There's No Business Like Show Business," and "God Bless America." As Thousands Cheer, winner of the Ralph J. Gleason Music Book Award, explores with precision and sensitivity Berlin's long, prolific career; his self-doubt and late-blooming misanthropy; and the tyrannical control he exerted over his legacy of song. From his immigrant beginnings through Tin Pan Alley, Broadway, and Hollywood to his reclusive and bitter final years, this definitive biography reveals the man who wrote 1500 songs but could never quash the fear that, for all his success, he wasn't quite good enough.
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Bergreen, Laurence Roger was born on February 4, 1950 in New York City. Son of Morris and Adele (Gabel) Bergreen.
Bachelor, Harvard University, 1972.
Correspondent, Newsweek International, 1973-1974;
assistant editor, The New Leader, New York City, 1974;
assistant to president, Museum of Broadcasting, New York City, 1977-1980;
faculty, New School for Social Research, New York City, 1980-1981. Agent The Wylie Agency, New York City. Nonfiction judge National Book Award, 1995;special consultant British Broadcasting Corporation.
Nonfiction judge National Book Award, 1996. Lecturer National Archives, among others.
( Irving Berlin (1888–1989) was unable to read or write m...)
( Irving Berlin (1888–1989) was unable to read or write m...)
(The real man emerges from behind the legend in a portrait...)
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Member Poets, Playwrights, Editors, Essayists and Novelists association American Center, Authors Guild American, Harvard Club New York.
Married Elizabeth Freeman, June 1, 1975. Children: Nicholas, Sara.