Introduction

Be they actors, comedians, singers, dancers, or talk show hosts and personalities, everyone from George Burns and Milton Berle to Jack Benny and Jackie Gleason to Sid Caesar and Caesar Romero ignited their own particular brand of man-erisms. In the process, they each inspired their own particular brand of audience to cheer them on—whatever their guise.

About the Book

This book will explore and celebrate the men who invented manliness, and became stars in the process.

Profiles

It also profiles such teenage heartthrobs as Leave it to Beaver's Tony Dow and The Partridge Family's David Cassidy, stars who left an indelible impression on a generation of young girls.