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BearManor Media books are up again for the prestigious Rondo Awards! https://rondoaward.com/rondoaward.com/blog/We'd appreciate your help in voting please. Our nominated books are:   BOOK OF THE YEAR (non-fiction; you can vote for two) — THE ANIMATED UNIVERSAL CLASSIC MONSTERS, by Matthew Hahn (BearManor Media, softcover, 500 pages, $30). From Frankenstein to the Wolfman, how Universal’s top monsters have been portrayed in cartoons, commercials and all manners of animation. — LURCHING FORWARD: Ted Cassidy’s Early Life from Cradle to Creature, by Christofer Cook (BearManor Media, hardcover, 396 pages, $45). Actor was far more than the Addams Family butler.  — MONSTERS, MOVIES AND...

2024 Foreword INDIES Finalists in Reference (Adult Nonfiction) — Foreword Reviews

Who were the Marx Brothers? – The Marx Brothers were the most critically acclaimed and successful stage and screen comedy team in history. Their period of activity lasted from roughly 1905, when two of the five brothers started out in vaudeville, through 1977, when the most famous of the brothers (Groucho) passed away. The members were Chico, Harpo, Groucho, Gummo (who quit in 1918), and Zeppo (who replaced Gummo and performed with the team through 1933). The brothers starred in movies, radio, television, and on Broadway. Two of them also wrote books. Many stand-up comedians (to the present day) would...

Q: Did you always want to be a writer? A: I liked writing. In 4th grade we had to summarize the chapters in our history books. One or two pages. I dramatized it like a short story and turned in nine pages. The teacher gave me an "A" and told me to never do that again. In 6th grade, I wrote one-page stories and sold them on the playground for a penny. I was called into the principal's office and told I couldn't do that. Q: So, you always wanted to be a writer. A: No. I wanted to animate...

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