Mostels solid, bulky build and heavylidded eyes made him a convincing heavy, but his promising film career e. Users can browse, search and view photos of todays people and events. Zero hour is an informed, absorbing, highly entertaining oneperson play written by and also starring jim brochu. It is a delightful moment of slapstick in franks oeuvre, and directly. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books. Drama deskwinner jim brochu returns to his role as mostel, taking you through his rise as a standup comedian, from the borscht belt to manhattans most exclusive supper clubs. Zero hour military designation, the scheduled time. All in the family, classic the jokers wild, comedy hour, nostalgia, kids show, the osmonds. Nick stone was interesting in earlier books but, in this book, he, the girlfriend, the people, the locations are just sooooooooooo bleak, boring and dull. Time storms require doxs attention when they point out an alien spacecraft, which trashes the space dock. Mostels experiences with being blacklisted during the 1950s and his. Brochu stars as the unique, celebrated and bedeviled actor in zero hour, making its houston debut.
Take it from someone who has read over 250 biographies in the past three years. I honestly couldnt care less if the girl they were trying to find, the hero or his chainsmoking. In a biographical reflection on zero mostel, brochu portrays the jewish actor. Samuel joel zero mostel february 28, 1915 september 8, 1977 was an american actor, singer and comedian of stage and screen, best known for his portrayal of comic characters such as tevye on stage in fiddler on the roof, pseudolus on stage and on screen in a funny thing happened on the way to the forum, and max bialystock in the original film version of mel brooks the producers 1967. How the grinch stole christmas 1975 read by zero mostel. Mostel being interviewed in his art studio by an unseen new york times reporter who tries to separate fact from fanciful fiction and also concentrates on the comedian. It now lives on at, the largest, most amazing collection of professional photography on the internet. With his back to the audience while at an easel, mr. I find that i made little of this success by xiii corps in any of my own somme books, the first day on the somme and the somme battlefield guide, nor i am aware that anyone else has seriously researched and written about it. Not only is the zero hour a jolting story with plenty of memorable murders and lusty intrigue, its mix of finance, terrorism, and high technology. It is called zero point energy, and it really existsa state of energy contained in all matter everywhere, and thus all but unlimited. Zero hour the zero mostel play zero hour is a sensitive and thoughtprovoking oneperson play that explores the life of zero mostel, the jewish comedic actor and tonyaward winner. Actor and artist zero mostel was born samuel joel mostel on february 28, 1915 in brooklyn, n.
Photo courtesy of zero hour press site provided by pr agent with permission. In zero mostel reads a book, robert frank takes a male comic actor for his subject but flouts the genres quietist sobriety in every way possible. If all you know is that he was the original tevye in fiddler on the roof, jim brochus oneman show, zero hour, introduces you to the real force. Zero hour is not only the absolutely best solo performance ive ever seen in my life, its actually 90 minutes when thenoslouchhimselfatwinningawards creative spirit, playwrightactor jim brochu brings zero mostel of blessed memory miraculously back to life, not only in his considerable flesh and with a perfect combover noch, but in. They have free access to share, print and post images for personal use.
On the one hand, buy the book because you learn plenty about zero mostels life. Find great deals on ebay for zero mostel and zero mostel signed. After a series of jobs, he worked with the wpa art project teaching and lecturing at museums. Mostel is depicted in cartoonish dimensions, bemused, baffled and apoplectic, as he makes his way through an unidentified hardback volume, while seated at a table or on a sofa in a large lounge area. Celeste ng, ann patchett, min jin lee and others on the books that bring them. Actor brings zero mostel to life the canadian jewish news. Zero hour originally published as fahnenjunker volkenborn is an autobiographical war novel by german author georg grabenhorst. Zero hour was later republished by the university of south carolina press in 2006, with an introduction by robert cowley.
Zero mostel reads a book references a series of theatrical and playful vignettes. Because the zero in question is the late, great zero mostel. Zero hour 2009 offbroadway tickets, news, info, photos. The play recounts events from mostel s life and career, including his huac testimony, his professional relationships, and his theatrical work. In this biographical oneman play about jewish actor and comedian zero mostel, zero gives a fictional interview to the new york times shortly before his death. He attended seward park high school and earned a b. Nobody has ever found a way to tap into it, howeveruntil one scientist discovers a way. Oh sure, the great comedic actor died in 1977, but thanks to the magic of theater and the talent of actorplaywright jim brochu, we can once again indulge in the glory that was. Monday at 7 pm, wednesday through saturday evenings at 8 p.
Zero mostel bio, photos, theatre credits, stage history. It happily serves not only as a showcase for the actor but also as a delectably insightful homage to the great comicdramatic actor zero mostel. Overview of zero hour, 1967, directed by dwight hemion, with zero mostel, marian mercer, josh mostel, at turner classic movies. Brochu, who also wrote the script, has spent in front of a mirror practicing his. Most famous for his stage version of tevye in fiddler on the roof, mostel was a. The book was initially published in leipzig germany in 1928 and was translated into english the following year. Awardwinning drama zero hour deals with the life of actor and comedian samuel zero mostel.
Synopsis first published by the new york times, for the fun of it, in 1963, this idiosyncratic publication relates a series of theatrical and playful encounters by the comic actor, zero mostel, with books. Taking the form of an interview mostel did with the new york times shortly before his death, zero hour draws us into the bugeyed comedians. Zero mostel reads a book robert frank steidl verlag. Raised in the lower east side of manhattan, the young zero, known as sammy, developed his talent for painting and drawing at art classes provided by the educational alliance, an institution serving jewish immigrants and their children. Xeroxed page from zero mostels seward park high school year book 1931 and. It was there that mostel and brochus lives collided literally when brochu turned a corner and slammed right into the largerthanlife actor.
In it frank takes the comic actor zero mostel 19151977 for hissubject, and depicts. Zero mostel was born samuel joel mostel on february 28, 1915 in brooklyn, new york, one of eight children of an orthodox jewish family. A thriller of gigantic proportions, the zero hour focuses on villain henrik baumann, a suave, coldblooded mastermind who seeks to demolish the wall street computer network system that is central to the worlds financial markets. Zero mostel reads a book references a series of theatrical and playful vignettes in which mostels most famous rolestevye in fiddler on the roof, pseudolus in a funny thing happened on the way to the forum, and max bialystock in the producersare clearly signaled. Color photographs utilizing the expressive talents of zero mostel introduce children to the concept of opposite. Zero hour the zero mostel story gets a plus ratings. Set in theatre legend zero mostels painting studio on west 28th street, a. During the play, he reflects on his triumphs in the business, including fiddler on the roof.
Mostel was the subject of a 2006 retrospective play, zero hour, written and performed by actorplaywright jim brochu. Zero mostel is remembered as one of the great stage and screen comedians of the 1960s, shaping the characters of tevye in fiddler on the roof and pseudolus in a funny thing happened on the way to. Brochu is speaking to an unseen new york times writer at the plays start. Zero hour the zero mostel playshow the lyric theatre. Chronicles the life and career of the actor best known. Over 300 pages, but you will skip at least 100 because it is overwritten. Zero hour is a 2006 oneperson play written and performed by playwright and actor jim brochu and directed by actress piper laurie.
Zero hour an official web site for bestselling adventure. Zero hour by clive cussler and graham brown features kurt austin and joe zavala on a mission to save australia, and the world from a mad scientist bent on destroying entire continents. Samuel joel zero mostel february 28, 1915 september 8, 1977 was an american actor, singer and comedian of stage and screen, best known for his portrayal of comic characters such as tevye on stage in fiddler on the roof, pseudolus on stage and on screen in a funny thing happened on the way to the forum, and max bialystock in the original film version of the producers. The play details the life and career of zero mostel. The problem is, his machines also cause great earthquakes, even fissures in tectonic plates. Jim brochu in his play zero hour as the actor zero mostel.
Life magazine is the treasured photographic magazine that chronicled the 20th century. After the show, brochu went backstage to meet his friend, actor david burns. Book 1 in the thrilling postapocalyptic survival series. This volatile, stagetrained comic actor made his film debut playing dual roles in du barry was a lady 1943. Zero hour traces the life of tonywinning stage legend zero mostels, beginning with his early days growing up on new yorks lower east side as the son of orthodox jewish immigrants. Robert franks photographs are filmic sequences which build bizarre narratives in. Thanks to jim brochus superb performance in and detailed writing of the solo play zero hour.
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