One of the more truly offbeat books in the collection, this is the account of Tony Kemeny’s life as told by Tony Kemeny. Who’s Tony Kemeny, you ask? He was born a poor ,polio-stricken Hungarian boy who—despite ailment, poverty, and a nazi internment—fought uphill to see him dream through to the end. His dream? To become the greatest and most-beloved Master Puppeteer of Knott’s Berry Farm. Illustrations, even, by the man, himself.
“POLIO—ORPHAN—NAZIS—DACHAU—COMMUNIST TORTURE AND PRISON—HUNGARIAN REVOLUTION—ESCAPE: ALL PART OF THE NIGHTMARES AND DREAMS OF TONY KEMENY, MASTER PUPPETEER”
When people ask me what the shop carries, I flash on this book’s tagline.
Signed Copy. 1963.
One of the more truly offbeat books in the collection, this is the account of Tony Kemeny’s life as told by Tony Kemeny. Who’s Tony Kemeny, you ask? He was born a poor ,polio-stricken Hungarian boy who—despite ailment, poverty, and a nazi internment—fought uphill to see him dream through to the end. His dream? To become the greatest and most-beloved Master Puppeteer of Knott’s Berry Farm. Illustrations, even, by the man, himself.
“POLIO—ORPHAN—NAZIS—DACHAU—COMMUNIST TORTURE AND PRISON—HUNGARIAN REVOLUTION—ESCAPE: ALL PART OF THE NIGHTMARES AND DREAMS OF TONY KEMENY, MASTER PUPPETEER”
When people ask me what the shop carries, I flash on this book’s tagline.
Signed Copy. 1963.
