Finished Tu 11/18/14
I found out about this book when I was reading material about the Joe Henry CD, BLOOD FROM STARS. In Henry's Wikipedia entry it mentioned that he had written a book about Richard Pryor with his brother, David. The library had it, and the rest is history.
A terrific read about a local hero- Pryor was born and raised in Peoria. I read through it in a couple of days.
A comic genius and a tortured artist with drug, alcohol, and women problems.
A funny quote attributed to Mickey Rooney. He said that he liked to get married in the early morning so that if it didn't work out, he hadn't shot the whole day.
Pryor's wikipedia entry-
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Pryor
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