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Put on a Happy Face

Just about everyone who can hum knows and loves Charles Strouse s music. He composed some of the most successful shows in Broadway history ("Annie," "Bye Bye Birdie," "Applause," and "Golden Boy"); wrote the film score for "Bonnie and Clyde" as well as the unforgettable theme song for "All in the Family"; has been sampled by one of today s biggest rap starsJay-Z, in the Grammy-winning "Hard Knock Life"; and his songs have been sung by musical greats from Frank Sinatra to Ray Charles to Barbra Streisand.

Timed to coincide with public celebrations of his 80th birthday, "Put on a Happy Face" grants an insider s glimpse of Broadway, Hollywood, and beyond. With sparkling wit, Strouse relates the behind-the-curtain stories of his remarkable achievements, and tells fascinating tales about the people he s worked with along the way, including Butterfly McQueen, Gower Champion, Sammy Davis Jr., Lauren Bacall, Mel Brooks, Clifford Odets, Warren Beatty, Hal Prince and Carol Burnett.Strouse is a musical-theater legend who is as entertaining on the page as his work is on the stage!

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  • Format
  • hardcover
  • Pages
  • 326
  • Language
  • english
  • ISBN
  • 9781402758898
  • Genres
  • memoir, biography
  • Release date
  • 2008