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1 y separately published work icon Gone But Not Forgotten : The Clyde Cook Story Mitch McKay , Port Macquarie : Mitchell McKay , 2012 Z1902557 2012 single work biography 'Clyde Cook was remarkable man. Born in a small timber village near Port Macquarie, New South Wales, he went on to become a feature specialty act with J. C. Williamson's before trying his luck in Great Britain. There he established a considerable reputation as a dancer and singer in vaudeville, revue and musical comedy. And that's only half the story. With his trademark moustache, Cook starred in a series of slapstick comedy films in the early 1920s which had been built around his talents as an acrobatic comedian. In the process he became Australia's first Hollywood star, and later went on to appear in more than 140 films.'

'Another remarkable aspect of Cook's career is that not until now has it been told in any depth. In Clyde Cook: Gone But Not Forgotten, Mitch McKay takes us on journey of discovery, providing insight into a man who had few equals as an eccentric dancer and whose contribution to American cinema saw him accorded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame' (Clay Djubal, back cover).
1 1 y separately published work icon It's Not Hollywood, but... Mitch McKay , Port Macquarie : Mitchell McKay , 2011 Z1854968 2011 single work biography 'It's not Hollywood, but... tells of an incident that took place at Laurieton in New South Wales on 14 August 1944 when a US Navy Catalina Flying Boat, or PBY as it was more commonly known, with a group of American entertainers on board, encountered mechanical problems and landed unexpectedly on the Camden Haven River much to the delight of the locals. The entertainers were comedians Bob Hope, Jerry Colonna, Frances Langford, Tony Romano, Barney Dean and dancer Patty Thomas.

McKay not only tells of the search for the crew and the aircraft but also his search for the last surviving member of the troupe, Patty Thomas. The Foreword has been written by Patty Thomas and the back cover by Australian adventurer Dick Smith.

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