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776 Nastiest Things Ever Said by Ross Petras (1995, Trade Paperback)

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PublisherHarperCollins

ISBN-100060950609

ISBN-139780060950606

eBay Product ID (ePID)36643

Product Key Features

Book Title776 Nastiest Things Ever Said

Number of Pages208 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicQuotations, General

Publication Year1995

GenreReference, Humor

AuthorRoss Petras

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height1.1 in

Item Weight5.6 Oz

Item Length8.1 in

Item Width5.1 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN94-044320

TitleLeadingThe

Dewey Edition20

Dewey Decimal082

SynopsisOn Accidents: If Gladstone fell into the Thames, that would be a misfortune, and if anybody pulled him out that, I suppose, would be a calamity. "Benjamin Disraeli, British prime minister, on rival prime minister William Gladstone" On Acting: "Telegram from actress Gertrude Lawrence, about her part in "Private Lives": " Nothing wrong that can't be fixed. "Reply from playwright No‰ l Coward: " Nothing to be fixed except your performance. On Acting Ability: A great actress, from the waist down. "Dame Margaret "Madge" Kendal, actress, on renowned actress Sarah Bernhardt" On Acting, Bad: Most of the acting could pass for government-inspected ham. "critic John Simon in a review of "The Government Inspector" as revived by Tony Randall and his New York company" On Acting Technique: If a fetchingly cleft chin can be called a performance, Schell can be said to act. "critic John Simon on Maximilian Schell" On Acting Technique: She has made an acting style out of postnasal drip. "critic Pauline Kael on Sandy Dennis" On Acting Technique: Sandy Dennis has balanced her postnasal condition with something like prefrontal lobotomy, so that when she is not a walking catarrh she is a blithering imbecile. "critic John Simon in a review of "The Fox On Actors: I deny I ever said that actors are cattle. What I said was, "Actors should be "treated "like cattle." "director Alfred, A hilarious collection of malicious, crude and catty quotes taken straight from the mouths of well-known entertainers, authors, politicians and other public figures.

LC Classification NumberPN6081.P4485 1995