{"product_id":"notes-on-a-cowardly-lion-the-biography-of-bert-lahr-9781504048439","title":"Notes on a Cowardly Lion: The Biography of Bert Lahr","description":"\u003cb\u003eJohn Lahr's stunning and complex biography of his father, the legendary actor and comedian Bert Lahr\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eNotes on a Cowardly Lion\u003c\/i\u003e is John Lahr's masterwork: an all-encompassing biography of his father, the comedian and performer Bert Lahr. Best known as the Cowardly Lion in MGM's classic \u003ci\u003eThe Wizard of Oz\u003c\/i\u003e, Lahr was a consummate artist whose career spanned burlesque, vaudeville, Broadway, and Hollywood. While he could be equally raucous and polished in public, Lahr was painfully insecure and self-absorbed in private, keeping his family at arm's length as he quietly battled his inner demons. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Told with an impressive objectivity and keen understanding of the construction--and destruction--of the performer, \u003ci\u003eNotes on a Cowardly Lion\u003c\/i\u003e is more than one man's quest to understand his father; it is an extraordinary examination of a life in American show business.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJohn Lahr was the senior drama critic at the\u003ci\u003e New Yorker \u003c\/i\u003efor twenty years. He has twice received the George Jean Nathan Award for Dramatic Criticism and was the first critic to win a Tony Award, for coauthoring \u003ci\u003eElaine Stritch at Liberty. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe acclaimed author of eighteen books, ranging from fiction to biography, Lahr is best known for\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eNotes on a Cowardly Lion\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e: The Biography of Bert Lahr\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePrick Up Your Ears\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e: The Biography of Joe Orton\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in London.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Open Road Integrated Media LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50524660334866,"sku":"9781504048439","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ffa0bbd5-9d41-48b1-85b8-d932e88fa07f.jpg?v=1731184836","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/notes-on-a-cowardly-lion-the-biography-of-bert-lahr-9781504048439","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}