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"FINALLY A BOOK ABOUT ME!
I LOVED THIS BOOK AND FELL DEEPLY
IN LOVE WITH THE CENTRAL CHARACTER!"
~STEVE MARTIN
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"At last, I have a way of answering
the bothersome questions that I have
too often been asked: 'What is Steve
Martin really like and how did he get
that way?' Read Morris Walker's compelling
and humorous biography on Steve
Martin and I'm off the hook!"
~Carl Reiner
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"Morris, There is one claim you
can make on me: we laughed together.
We laughed so hard that it made me love
comedy. We created things together and
laughed till our sides ached."
~Steve Martin
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"Steve Martin, The Magic Years
is one of our best selling audio books
nationwide!"
~Craig Black, CEO
Blackstone Audio Books
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"Steve Martin's story couldn't
have been told better by anyone else
I know."
~Carl Gottlieb
co-writer of The Jerk, Jaws
Past President Writer's Guild
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He floated through high school "being
funny" with his friend Morris.
"I was never popular, I just had
Morris," He laughs, "and that
was it."
~by Naomi Younin-Hoffman
Viva Magazine September 1978
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"Morris was to Steve what Bud Abbot
was to Lou Costello."
~Jeff Lenburg
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"Martin was moonlighting, playing
local coffee houses in a two man show
with his friend Morris Walker. Morris
was the zany guy, Martin, the straight
man. It would take Martin fifteen years
to come down directly between the two
roles - A Unique Kind of Guy."
~by Dave Hirshey
Sunday News Magazine
A New Kind of Comic
October 23, 1977
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"Steve Martin, The Magic Years
is one of the best books I have ever
read. In fact, I have read it 3 times!"
~Susan Smith-Jones Ph.D.
author of Choose to Live Peacefully
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Martin, famous comic of films and
TV, had no limitations after his career
took off in the late 1970s. This applies
as well to most of his youthful years,
as related by Walker, who was Martin's
best friend from the age of 13. These
class clowns were notorious for pratfalls,
water balloons, and pranks. Some of
this is not funny to hear about, but
it documents Martin's apprenticeship
in his craft. A few youthful escapades
are hilarious, like hanging a bogus
painting spattered with bird droppings
in an art museum. Walker also had
a short career as the comedian's sideman
in magic shows. Observed as a star,
Martin is a warm, generous friend,
rather bland, with no problems of
drugs, alcohol, finances, or sex (only
one marriage, no children, and an
unexplained divorce). ...Recommended
mainly for Martin's fans and budding
comics.
Gordon Blackwell,
Eastchester, NY
Copyright 2000 Cahners Business Information,
Inc.
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