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The first major biography of Bill Cosby is an essential read for any fan of his work and any student of American television comedy or social history Bill Cosby grew up in a Philadelphia housing project the son of an alcoholic father and a loving but overworked mother He turned his life around to become a groundbreaking comedian and actor and a beloved and sometimes controversial American icon Based on extensive research and in-depth interviews with Cosby and more than sixty of his closest friends and associates this is a frank fun and fascinating account of his life and historic legacy
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Mark Whitaker is the former Managing Editor of CNN, Washington bureau chief for NBC News and reporter and editor at Newsweek magazine, where he rose to become the first African-American to lead a national newsweekly. His critically acclaimed family memoir, "My Long Trip Home," tells the story of his parents--a star-crossed interracial couple who married in the 1950s--and his grandparents, black undertakers from Pittsburgh and French Protestants who helped hide thousands of Jews from the Nazis during World War II. His latest book, "Cosby: His Life and Times," is the first major biography of an American icon, comedian Bill Cosby. Whitaker lives in New York City with his wife, journalist and educator Alexis Gelber, and they have two adult children, Rachel and Matthew.
