Seven Dirty Words_ The Life and Crimes of George Carlin - James Sullivan [131]
Supremes
Surgeon General, U.S.
Susann, Jacqueline
Sutherland, Donald
Swank magazine
Swift, Jonathan
Swofford, William Oliver
Take-Offs and Put-Ons (album) (Carlin)
Tamm, Edward
Tarantino, Quentin
Taylor, Shane
Tebet, Dave
Ten Commandments
That Girl
Theodore, Brother
Thicke, Alan
Thicke of the Night
Thomas, Danny
Thomas, Marlo
Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends
The Thorn in Mrs. Rose’s Side (album) (Rose)
Thousand Jokes magazine
Thurber, James
Tillotson, David
Tim & Tom
Time magazine
Tits
Toast of the Town. See The Ed Sullivan Show
Today Show
Toledo Window Box (album) (Carlin)
Tomlin, Lily
The Tonight Show
The Tony Orlando and Dawn Rainbow Hour
Torin, Sid
Torme, Mel
Travis, Chandler
Travis Shook and the Club Wow
Treacher, Arthur
Trudeau, Garry
Tucker, Holly
Twain, Mark
Ullett, Nick
Unruh, Jesse
Urbisci, Rocco
Van Ronk, Dave
Variety magazine
Vaudeville
Vaughan, Sarah
Vickers, Darrell
Vidal, Gore
Vietnam War
Vincent, Gene
Virginia Graham Show
Von Hoffman, Nicholas
Vonnegut, Kurt
Wade, Sally
Waits, Tom
Wald, Jeff
Wallace, George
Walsh, Dot
Walsh, Jack
Warner Bros. Television
Warren, Rusty
Washington Post
Watergate
WBAI radio station
Webb, Del
Webster, Webley
Wechsel, Wally “The Wow,”
Weill, Kurt
Welcome Back, Kotter
West, Mae
West, Willie
What Am I Doing in New Jersey? (HBO special)
What’s Happening
What’s My Line
When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops? (Carlin)
Wiggins, Jim
Wildmon, Donald
Wiley, Richard E.
Will, George
Willard, Fred
William Morris Agency
Williams, Mason
Williams, Robin
Wilson, Clerow, Jr.
Wilson, Dave “Wacky,”
Wilson, Edmund
Wilson, Flip
Winchell, Walter
Winkler, Harold
Winter, Alex
Winters, Jonathan
Winters, Shelley
Wonder, Stevie
“Wonderful WINO” routine
Working Trash (film)
World War II,
Wright, Frank Lloyd
Wright, Steven
Wright Brothers. See Burns, Jack; Carlin, George
Yarrow, Peter
Yippies
Yorkin, Bud
You Are All Diseased (HBO special)
Young Dr. Malone (radio show)
Youngman, Henny
Yuppies
Zappa, Frank
Zoglin, Richard
The Zoo Story (Albee)
Copyright © 2010 by James Sullivan
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Sullivan, James, 1965 Nov. 7-
Seven dirty words : the life and crimes of George Carlin / James Sullivan.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
eISBN : 978-0-786-74592-0
1. Carlin, George. 2. Comedians—United States—Biography. I. Title.
PN2287.C2685S85 2010
792.7’6028092—dc22
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First Da Capo Press edition 2010
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Table of Contents
Also by James Sullivan
Title Page
Dedication
Epigraph
WARM-UP
Chapter 1 - HEAVY MYSTERIES
Chapter 2 - CLASS CLOWN
Chapter 3 - ATTRACTING ATTENTION
Chapter 4 - VALUES (HOW MUCH IS THAT DOG CRAP IN THE WINDOW?)
Chapter 5 - THE CONFESSIONAL
Chapter 6 - SPECIAL DISPENSATION
Chapter 7 - SEVEN WORDS YOU CAN NEVER SAY ON TELEVISION
Chapter 8 - WASTED TIME
Chapter 9 - AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL
Chapter 10 - SQUEAMISH
KICKER
NOTES
Acknowledgements
INDEX
Copyright Page