Ken Osmond (1943–2020)

I always liked the character of Eddie Haskell on the Leave It To Beaver Show. However, when I picked up this biography written by Christopher Lynch, I think I was more curious about Lynch’s ability to write the book, especially after his very popular One-Eyed Jack series. I was not disappointed with the writing or the story. Lynch’s ability to end each chapter leaving the reader wanting more is exceptionally well done. There is no kiss-an-tell or Leave It To Beaver “set drama” and none is needed. The voice of Ken Osmond who played Eddie comes through clearly and compliments his life story. The book is interesting and more than a pleasure to read.

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http://www.djadamson.com/le-coeur-de-lartiste… (altro)

Typical of most celebrity biographies, this one is not especially deeply written but it is satisfying and interesting to fans of the classic family sitcom, Leave It to Beaver. Osmond is frank about his personal problems and lays everything on the table about his life - one that turned out to be a lot more interesting than most of his fans from the old show would probably have expected it to be. The book is short and easy to read mostly because Osmond chose to keep it all rather simple and sketchy, sometimes giving the reader the feeling that he's simply expanding an outline without going into great detail. Still, I recommend this one to all fans of Leave It to Beaver because the segment of Eddie revisiting those days is fun to read. The rest of Osmond's life is, of course, the key to who this man is today; I just wish the book could have been about 100 pages longer with more introspection and detail.… (altro)