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What was Rodney Dangerfield's early career like?
In the early 1960s, Rodney Dangerfield started down what would be a long road toward rehabilitating his career as an entertainer.
Why did Rodney Dangerfield's early career need rehabilitation?
What Rodney Dangerfield lacked was an image, a well-defined on-stage persona that audiences could relate to, one that would distinguish him from other comics.
How did Rodney Dangerfield create an on-stage persona?
Rodney Dangerfield began developing a character for whom nothing goes right.

Question: Was this successful?
Self-contained rewrite: Was Rodney Dangerfield's creation of a stage persona successful?