Arts: Jews in Show Business & Entertainment

A reading list of some of the most iconic Members of the Tribe in film, television, theater, and entertainment.

Cover of A Short History of a Tall Jew

A Short History of a Tall Jew

Dennis Danziger

Cover of Accidents

Yael Hedaya; Jessica Cohen, trans.

Cover of Acting Jewish: Negotiating Ethnicity on the American Stage and Screen

Acting Jewish: Negotiating Ethnicity on the American Stage and Screen

Cover of Awake & Singing: Six Great American Jewish Plays

Awake & Singing: Six Great American Jewish Plays

Ellen Schiff, ed.

Cover of Broadway Baby

Cover of Caesar's Hours: My Life in Comedy, With Love and Laughter

Caesar's Hours: My Life in Comedy, With Love and Laughter

Sid Caesar with Eddy Friedfeld

Cover of Cinema Judaica: The War Years, 1939-1949

Cinema Judaica: The War Years, 1939-1949

Cover of Clothing Optional: And Other Ways to Read These Stories

Clothing Optional: And Other Ways to Read These Stories

Cover of Conversations With Woody Allen: His Films, The Movies, and Moviemaking

Conversations With Woody Allen: His Films, The Movies, and Moviemaking

Cover of Dancing Jewish: Jewish Identity in American Modern and Postmodern Dance

Dancing Jewish: Jewish Identity in American Modern and Postmodern Dance

Cover of Encyclopedia of Jewish American Popular Culture

Encyclopedia of Jewish American Popular Culture

Jack Fischel, ed. with Susan M. Ortmann

Cover of From Scratch: Inside the Tumultuous Billion-Dollar World of the Food Network

From Scratch: Inside the Tumultuous Billion-Dollar World of the Food Network

Cover of Funny Boys

Cover of Growing Up At Grossinger's

Growing Up At Grossinger's

Tania Grossinger

Cover of Houdini: Art and Magic

Houdini: Art and Magic

Brooke Kamin Rapaport; Alan Brinkley et.al., contributors

Cover of Hound Dog: The Leiber and Stoller Autobiography

Hound Dog: The Leiber and Stoller Autobiography

Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, with David Ritz

Cover of How to Succeed in Business without Really Crying

How to Succeed in Business without Really Crying

Cover of I Drink For A Reason

I Drink For A Reason

Cover of In our Hearts we were Giants: The Remarkable Story of the Lilliput Troupe-A Dwarf Family's Survival of the Holocaust

In our Hearts we were Giants: The Remarkable Story of the Lilliput Troupe-A Dwarf Family's Survival of the Holocaust

Yehuda Koren & Ellat Negev

Cover of In Their Own Image: New York Jews in Jazz Age Popular Culture

In Their Own Image: New York Jews in Jazz Age Popular Culture

Cover of Irving Berlin’s American Musical Theater

Irving Berlin’s American Musical Theater

Cover of Irving Thalberg: Boy Wonder to Producer Prince

Irving Thalberg: Boy Wonder to Producer Prince

Cover of Jerome Robbins: His Life, His Theater, His Dance

Jerome Robbins: His Life, His Theater, His Dance

Cover of Jewhooing the Sixties: American Celebrity and Jewish Identity

Jewhooing the Sixties: American Celebrity and Jewish Identity

David E. Kaufman

Cover of Jews and the Making of Modern German Theatre

Jews and the Making of Modern German Theatre

Jeanette R. Malkin and Freddie Rokem, eds.

Cover of Jews, God, and Videotape: Religion and Media in America

Jews, God, and Videotape: Religion and Media in America

Jeffrey Shandler

Cover of Leni: The Life and Work of Leni Riefenstahl

Leni: The Life and Work of Leni Riefenstahl

Cover of Leonard Bernstein at Work: His Final Years, 1984-1990

Leonard Bernstein at Work: His Final Years, 1984-1990

Steve J. Sherman

Cover of Liebestod: Opera Buffa with Leib Goldkorn

Liebestod: Opera Buffa with Leib Goldkorn

Cover of Life on Sandpaper

Life on Sandpaper

Yoram Kaniuk; Anthony Berris, trans.

Cover of Little Failure: A Memoir

Little Failure: A Memoir

Gary Shteyngart

Cover of Loose Diamonds...and Other Things I've Lost (and Found) Along the Way

Loose Diamonds...and Other Things I've Lost (and Found) Along the Way

Cover of Make 'em Laugh: The Funny Business of America

Make 'em Laugh: The Funny Business of America

Laurence Maslon and Michael Kantor

Cover of Memoir of an Independent Woman

Memoir of an Independent Woman

Tania Grossinger

Cover of Mr. Funny Pants

Mr. Funny Pants

Michael Showalter

Cover of Nothing Like a Dame: Conversations With the Great Women of Musical Theater

Nothing Like a Dame: Conversations With the Great Women of Musical Theater

Cover of Overweight Sensation: The Life and Comedy of Allan Sherman

Overweight Sensation: The Life and Comedy of Allan Sherman

Cover of Peep Show

Cover of Sarah: The Life of Sarah Bernhardt

Sarah: The Life of Sarah Bernhardt

Robert Gottlieb

Cover of Schmucks! Our Favorite Fakes, Frauds, Lowlifes, Liars, the Armed and Dangerous, and Good Guys Gone Bad

Schmucks! Our Favorite Fakes, Frauds, Lowlifes, Liars, the Armed and Dangerous, and Good Guys Gone Bad

Jackie Mason and Raoul Felder

Cover of Sometimes I Feel Like a Nut: Essays and Observations

Sometimes I Feel Like a Nut: Essays and Observations

Cover of Stella! The Mother of Modern Acting

Stella! The Mother of Modern Acting

Sheana Ochoa, forward by Mark Ruffalo

Cover of Tales of a Theatrical Guru

Tales of a Theatrical Guru

Cover of The Accidental Feminist: How Elizabeth Taylor Raised Our Consciousness and We Were Too Distracted By Her Beauty to Notice

The Accidental Feminist: How Elizabeth Taylor Raised Our Consciousness and We Were Too Distracted By Her Beauty to Notice

Cover of The American Jewish Story through Cinema

The American Jewish Story through Cinema

Eric A. Goldman

Cover of The American Sun & Wind Moving Picture Company

The American Sun & Wind Moving Picture Company

Cover of The Dangerous Animals Club

The Dangerous Animals Club

Stephen Tobolowsky

Cover of The Frumkiss Family Business

The Frumkiss Family Business

Cover of The Gershwins and Me

The Gershwins and Me

Michael Feinstein

Cover of The Grand Surprise: The Journals of Leo Lerman

The Grand Surprise: The Journals of Leo Lerman

Stephen Pascal, ed.

Cover of The Heebie Jeebies at CBGB: A Secret History of Jewish Punk

The Heebie Jeebies at CBGB: A Secret History of Jewish Punk

Steven Lee Beeber

Cover of The Jewish King Lear: A Comedy in America

The Jewish King Lear: A Comedy in America

Jacob Gordin; Ruth Gay, trans.

Cover of The Life of the Neighborhood Playhouse on Grand Street

The Life of the Neighborhood Playhouse on Grand Street

John P. Harrington

Cover of The Making of Markova

The Making of Markova

Cover of The New Jew in Film: Exploring Jewishness and Judaism in Contemporary Cinema

The New Jew in Film: Exploring Jewishness and Judaism in Contemporary Cinema

Dr. Nathan Abrams

Cover of The Un-Americans: Jews, the Blacklist, and Stoolpigeon Culture

The Un-Americans: Jews, the Blacklist, and Stoolpigeon Culture

Cover of Up All Night: My Life and Times in Rock Radio

Up All Night: My Life and Times in Rock Radio

Cover of We Killed: The Rise of Women in American Comedy

We Killed: The Rise of Women in American Comedy

Cover of When You Lie About Your Age The Terrorists Win: Reflection on Looking in the Mirror

When You Lie About Your Age The Terrorists Win: Reflection on Looking in the Mirror

Cover of Why Mahler?: How One Man and Ten Symphonies Changed Our World

Why Mahler?: How One Man and Ten Symphonies Changed Our World

Norman Lebrecht

Cover of Will Eisner: A Spirited Life

Will Eisner: A Spirited Life

Cover of Yip Harburg: Legendary Lyricist and Human Rights Activist

Yip Harburg: Legendary Lyricist and Human Rights Activist

Harriet Hyman Alonso

Cover of You Say Tomato, I Say Shut Up: A Love Story

You Say Tomato, I Say Shut Up: A Love Story

Annabelle Gurwitch and Jeff Kahn