Red Skelton
Subtitle: the mask behind the mask
By: Wes D. Gehring.
Series: Indiana biography series
Publisher: Indiana Historical Society Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Indianapolis, Ind., USA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 362
ISBN-13: 9780871952752
Subjects: Skelton, Red, -- 1913-1997; Comedians -- United States -- Biography
Genres: Biography.
Description: For twenty years, Hoosier comic Red Skelton entertained millions of viewers who gathered around their television sets to delight in the antics of his notable characters. Gehring examines the man behind the characters-- someone who never let the facts get in the way of a good story. He delves into Skelton's hardscrabble life with a shockingly dysfunctional family in the southern Indiana community of Vincennes, his days on the road on the vaudeville circuit, the comedian's early success on radio, his up-and-down movie career with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, and his sometimes tragic personal life.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.