000706131 000__ 03172cam\a2200445\i\4500 000706131 001__ 706131 000706131 005__ 20210515095726.0 000706131 006__ m\\\\\o\\d\\\\\\\\ 000706131 007__ cr\cn\nnnunnun 000706131 008__ 140801s2013\\\\ncu\\\\\o\\\\\000\0beng\d 000706131 020__ $$a9781616202712$$qelectronic book 000706131 020__ $$z9781616200787 000706131 035__ $$a(OCoLC)ocn859537665 000706131 035__ $$a(CaPaEBR)ebr10774609 000706131 035__ $$a706131 000706131 040__ $$aCaPaEBR$$beng$$erda$$epn$$cCaPaEBR 000706131 043__ $$an-us--- 000706131 05014 $$aPN2287.P77$$b.H46 2013eb 000706131 08204 $$a792.702/8092$$223 000706131 1001_ $$aHenry, David,$$d1958- 000706131 24510 $$aFurious cool$$h[electronic resource] :$$bRichard Pryor and the world that made him /$$cby David Henry and Joe Henry. 000706131 250__ $$aFirst edition. 000706131 264_1 $$aChapel Hill, North Carolina :$$bAlgonquin Books of Chapel Hill,$$c2013. 000706131 264_4 $$c©2013 000706131 300__ $$a1 online resource (xx, 297 pages) 000706131 336__ $$atext$$2rdacontent 000706131 337__ $$acomputer$$2rdamedia 000706131 338__ $$aonline resource$$2rdacarrier 000706131 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 285-297). 000706131 506__ $$aAccess limited to authorized users. 000706131 520__ $$aRichard Pryor was arguably the single most influential performer of the second half of the twentieth century, and certainly he was the most successful black actor/comedian ever. Controversial and somewhat enigmatic in his lifetime, Pryor's performances opened up a new world of possibilities, merging fantasy with angry reality in a way that wasn't just new--it was heretofore unthinkable. His childhood in Peoria, Illinois, was spent just trying to survive. Yet the culture into which Richard Pryor was born--his mother was a prostitute; his grandmother ran the whorehouse--helped him evolve into one of the most innovative and outspoken performers ever, a man who attracted admiration and anger in equal parts. Both a brilliant comedian and a very astute judge of what he could get away with, Pryor was always pushing the envelope, combining anger and pathos, outrage and humor, into an art form, laying the groundwork for the generations of comedians who followed, including such outstanding performers as Eddie Murphy, Chris Rock, and Louis C.K. Now, in this groundbreaking and revelatory work, Joe and David Henry bring him to life both as a man and as an artist, providing an in-depth appreciation of his talent and his lasting influence, as well as an insightful examination of the world he lived in and the influences that shaped both his persona and his art.--Publisher's description. 000706131 588__ $$aDescription based on print version record. 000706131 60010 $$aPryor, Richard,$$d1940-2005. 000706131 650_0 $$aComedians$$zUnited States$$vBiography. 000706131 650_0 $$aMotion picture actors and actresses$$zUnited States$$vBiography. 000706131 7001_ $$aHenry, Joe. 000706131 77608 $$iPrint version:$$aHenry, David : 1958-$$tFurious cool.$$bFirst edition.$$dChapel Hill, North Carolina : Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, c2013$$z9781616200787$$w2013019665 000706131 8520_ $$bacq 000706131 85280 $$bebk$$hEbrary 000706131 85640 $$3ProQuest Ebook Central$$uhttps://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/usiricelib-ebooks/detail.action?docID=3419355$$zOnline Access 000706131 909CO $$ooai:library.usi.edu:706131$$pGLOBAL_SET 000706131 980__ $$aEBOOK 000706131 980__ $$aBIB 000706131 982__ $$aEbook 000706131 983__ $$aOnline