Richard Pryor: The Life and Legacy of a "crazy" Black Man
- ISBN-10
- 0253220114
- ISBN-13
- 9780253220110
- Series
- Richard Pryor
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Pages
- 293
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2008
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press
- Author
- Audrey Thomas McCluskey
Description
A tribute to the irreverent and complex artistry of a 20th-century comic genius
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Other editions
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- 1981
- 205 pages
- Paperback
- Holloway House Publishing Company
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