Riley Reviews Carrie Courogen’s Biography of Elaine May: LA Review of Books

Journalism associate professor and graduate program director Tim Riley examined the recently-published book Miss May Does Not Exist: The Life and Work of Elaine May, Hollywood’s Hidden Genius, about the comedian and filmmaker’s up and down career.

Courogen sprinkles her narrative with gems from the many production assistants, crew members, and collaborators with whom May worked—enough backstage chatter to make the book feel of a piece with May’s comedy.

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