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Ernie in Kovacsland: Writings, Drawings, and Photographs from Television's Original Genius

Ernie in Kovacsland: Writings, Drawings, and Photographs from Television's Original Genius

Kovacs, Ernie
Mills, Josh
Model, Ben

Paperback

TelevisionGeneral Drama

Publisher Price: $34.99

ISBN10: 1683966678
ISBN13: 9781683966678
Publisher: Fantagraphics Books
Published: Jul 25 2023
Pages: 284
Weight: 2.29
Height: 0.73 Width: 7.93 Depth: 10.51
Language: English
Best known for his wildly imaginative, gleefully absurdist television show in the 1950s, Ernie Kovacs (1919 - 1962) was also a notorious illustrator, novelist, essayist, newspaper columnist, and poet. In celebration of this cockeyed genius and his prolific creative output, Fantagraphics presents a career retrospective featuring never-before-seen photos from Kovacs's archive; excerpts of his magazine articles, columns and books, hand-notated TV scripts: a smattering of his illustrated profuselies, the wacky improvisational sketches he drew on air; and more.

Curated by Josh Mills (son of Edie Adams, Kovacs's wife and a performer on his show), Edie/Ernie archivist Ben Model, and counterculture historian Pat Thomas, the book offers a unique glimpse into the mind of a pioneering comedian. The first Kovacs book to be published in 30 years, this impressive collection features previously unpublished Ernie photos, drawings and writings, vintage 1960s magazine articles reprinted for the first time, and new essays by Ann Magnuson and Ron Mael of Sparks.

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