Title Bill Cosby : entertainer and activist / Sonya Kimble-Ellis.

Publication Info.	New York, NY : Chelsea House Publishers, [2010]
	©2010

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Description	1 online resource (101 pages) : illustrations (some color).
Series	Black Americans of achievement, legacy edition
	Black Americans of achievement, legacy edition.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (page 91) and index.
Contents	A man of many firsts -- Humble beginnings -- "I want to be a comic" -- Cosby's turn on television -- Guerilla filmmaking -- America's favorite dad -- Trying times -- Leaving a legacy.
Summary	Bill Cosby began his career as a comedian while he was still a college student. A talented athlete who could have become a track star, Cosby believed that his knack for telling jokes could earn him a living. After dropping out of school, he began appearing in clubs in New York and Las Vegas, where his comedic talents quickly became apparent. His stand-up routines, films, books, and creation of and work on the TV cartoon Fat Albert & the Cosby Kids and the wildly popular sitcom The Cosby Show have secured his place as one of the greatest comedians in entertainment history. In addition to entert.
Note	Print version record.
Subject	Cosby, Bill, 1937- -- Juvenile literature.
	Entertainers -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
	Comedians -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
	African American actors -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
	JUVENILE NONFICTION -- Performing Arts -- Theater.
	JUVENILE NONFICTION -- Biography & Autobiography -- General.
	Cosby, Bill, 1937- (OCoLC)fst00090635
	African American actors. (OCoLC)fst00798998
	Comedians. (OCoLC)fst00869077
	Entertainers. (OCoLC)fst00912655
	United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
Genre/Form	Biographies. (OCoLC)fst01919896
	Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
Other Form:	Print version: Kimble-Ellis, Sonya. Bill Cosby. New York, NY : Chelsea House Publishers, ©2010 9781604137118 (DLC) 2009050606 (OCoLC)460053305
ISBN	9781438134208 (electronic book)
	1438134207 (electronic book)
	9781604137118
	1604137118

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