Katz Mickey (13 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Dust jacket is price clipped, but otherwise good. Mickey Katz (1909 - 1985), a Jewish comedian and musician, is best known for his parodies -- "Theme from Moulin Rouge (Where is My Heart)" became "Where is My Pants?", "(How Much is that) Doggie in the Window" became "Pickle in the Window" -- incorporating Yiddish words and accents. His very first English-Yiddish recording, "Haim afen Range," was an instant hit and he went on to record ninety singles and ten albums for RCA and Capitol. Father of performer Joel Grey and grandfather of actress Jennifer Grey, Mickey Katz's irreverent blend of Jewish story-telling, vaudeville routines, African-American jazz, Jewish klezmer and popular dance band music have had a lasting impact on American culture. In this rollicking autobiography, first published in 1977 and reissued here with a new introduction, the King of the Borscht Capades talks frankly about politics, music, family, identity and show business.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Condition: Good. With jacket, tight and unmarked, mild jacket edge wear and tear. Fast Shipping - Safe and Secure Bubble Mailer.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. None. First Edition. In Mylar. Out of print. Binding is cloth.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 223pp. Illus. The hilarious, heartwarming autobiography of comedian and bandleader Mickey Katz (Joel Grey's father). Intro by Joel Grey. (loc x46/4).

223 S. Leinen mit Schutzumschlag. Sauberes Exemplar ohne Stempel und Anstreichungen. Einige Abbildungen und Tafeln. Schutzumschlag etwas berieben und mit Einrissen. Sonst gut erhalten. Sprache: eng.

LP Vinyl Recording. Sleeve Torn and Scuffed. Good.

LP Recording. Sl. Scuffed Sleeve. Good.

PAPER BACK. Condition: VERY GOOD. The hilarious, heartwarming autobiography of comedian and bandleader Mickey Katz; as told to Hannibal Coons. AUTOBIOGRAPHY. The world loves Mikey Katz from his personal appearances and hsi English-Yiddish comedy recordings, and thousands of music lover know Mickey as a great clarinetist and musician. This is the story of Mickey Katz and the hugh empire of music, love and laughter he has built. But it is also the warm and wonderful story of the whole Katz family, not only of Joel Grey's (Mickey's son) formative yeras, but the boyhood of Mickey's other taltnted son, Rokn, a financial genius, Mickey's artist-wife, Grace, and his mother-in-law, Fanny, who gives us many of her own hilarious saying and malaprops. ; Advanced Uncorrected Proof.General wear and rubbed cover. front cover detaching. No bookplate. No markings. DATE PUBLISHED: 1977 EDITION: 140 PP.…

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Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. extremely rare Mickey Katz book, 1st edition in solid clean condition, some discoloring to cover, but intact, no tears, no DJ.Father of Joel Gray, Myron Katz (Featured Monologist of Rdio Station WTAM) Cleveland, Ohio, illustrated by Bernard Schmittke, classic Yiddish humor, retelling of fairy tales, history and Shakespeare.…