Patrick McGilligan

2 months ago | forward.com | Patrick McGilligan |Carrie Rickey

A Travesty of a Mockery of a Sham: Woody AllenBy Patrick McGilliganHarper Books, 736 pages, $50Come December, God willing, Woody Allen will celebrate his 90th birthday with his wife, Soon-Yi, and their two adult daughters. As a gag writer, stand-up comedian, screenwriter, and filmmaker, over 75 years the man born Allan Stewart Konigsberg has entertained, tickled, edified, and, more recently, divided, America.