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Lou's on First: A Biography

July 27, 2011
This biography was a little frustrating to me; it mostly gets 3 stars because it was about Lou Costello and because I teared up at the end. I don't expect a biography written by the subject's daughter to be objective, but there were parts of it that seemed very defensive, and it included WAY too many excerpts of people "in the business" providing quotes about how nice and funny he was. It was also related in a strange order; it was somewhat chronological, but there were a lot of parts told out of place with no year attached to the events and then sometimes brought up again later, making it a little hard to get a good grip on the narrative of his life. It was a little meandering and too many inconsequential names were brought up, as well.

I'm also not totally convinced it was very fair to Bud Abbott; even though the author isn't exactly unkind to him, she seems to go out of her way to include a lot of excerpts of people favoring Lou over Bud and barely ever mentions him without mentioning his drinking problem. I believe that Bud Abbot
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Lou Costello

Louis Francis Cristillo (March 6, 1906 – March 3, 1959), better known as Lou Costello, was an American comedian, actor and producer. He was best known for his double act with straight manBud Abbott and their routine "Who's on First?".

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  1. ↑"Star Dust". The Mirror. Vol. 32, no. 1758. Western Australia. February 5, 1955. p. 13. Retrieved August 12, 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ↑"Films: LAST OF THE GREAT COMEDY TEAMS". The World's News. No. 2571. New South Wales, Australia. March 31, 1951. p. 20. Retrieved August 12, 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ↑"Lou Costello, 52, Dies on Coast. Comic Had Teamed With Abbott. 'Little Guy Trying to Be a Big Shot' in Films and on TV-Partners Broke Up in '57". The New York Times. March 4, 1959.

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Lou Costello

American comedian and actor (1906–1959)

This article is about the American actor. For the English footballer, see Lou Costello (footballer).

Louis Francis Cristillo (March 6, 1906 – March 3, 1959), better known as Lou Costello, was an American comedian, actor and producer. He was best known for his double act with Bud Abbott and their routine "Who's on First?".

Abbott and Costello, who teamed in burlesque in 1936, were among the most popular and highest-paid entertainers in the world during World War II. During a national tour in 1942, they sold $85 million in war bonds in 35 days. By 1955, their popularity waned from overexposure, and their film and television contracts lapsed. Their partnership ended in 1957.

Early life

Louis Francis Cristillo was born on March 6, 1906, in Paterson, New Jersey, the son of Sebastiano Cristillo, an insurance sales agent, and Helen Rege, a silk weaver.[3][4] His father was Italian, from Caserta,[5] while his mother was an American of Italian, French and Irish ancestry, with her grandf

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