My Father Was Carmen Miranda

This Is The Hardback VersionMy Father Was Carmen Miranda Is The Story Of Music Hall Showgirl Nena Jover Keltypart Of The Renowned Jover Family Who Entertained In Circuses, Theaters And Music Halls Throughout The World For Three GenerationsWhen Her Father's Act, 'the Two Jovers,' Broke Up In tommy Jover Drafted His Children To Form ANew Act, 'tommy Jover With Nena And Raf,' And They Played All Over Britain Through The Dark Years Of World War Ii, From To Although Buzz Bombs Were Falling, Food Was Scarce, And Travel Often Dangerous, Nothing Would Frighten The Brits Into Giving Up Their Evenings At The Music HallIn The Best Tradition Of British Variety, Tommy Jover Did ARaucous Turn As AFemale Impersonatorand Music Hall Patrons Screamed With Delight When He Topped His Head With AFruit Basket And Made Like Carmen Mirandamuch To The Embarrassment Of Young Nena, Who Played Straight To Her Father's Comic Antics'my Father Was Carmen Miranda' Offers Glimpses Of Well Known British Headliners Like Max Miller 'mary From The Dairy', George Formby 'with Me Little Ukelele In Me Hand', Tommy Trinder champaigne Charlie, Vera Lynn 'we'll Meet Again', Flanagan And Allen 'underneath The Arches, Dick Henderson tiptoe Through The Tulips, And Tessie O'shea 'no One Loves AFairy When She's Forty', And Is AVivid Backstage Look At The Vanished World Of The English Music Hall.
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