Flip: The Inside Story of TV's First Black Superstar

by Kevin Cook

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The rags-to-riches story of a groundbreaking, beloved entertainer When The Flip Wilson Show debuted in 1970, black faces were still rare on television, black hosts nonexistent. So how did Clerow "Flip" Wilson go from Jersey City grade-school dropout to national celebrity, heralded on the cover of Time as "TV's First Black Superstar"? Flip is a candid, entertaining biography of a consummate comedian who changed the face of American popular culture...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0670025704

ISBN13:9780670025701

Release Date:April 2013

Publisher:Viking

Length:256 Pages

Weight:1.11 lbs.

Dimensions:0.9" x 6.3" x 9.3"

Related Subjects

African-American & Black Arts & Literature Biographical Biographies Biographies & History Biography & History Ethnic & National

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