700 Sundays
Encyclopedia
700 Sundays is an autobiography
written by Billy Crystal
. It is all about the people who made Billy the man he is. The book also serves as a memoir
to his father, Jack Crystal, who died of a heart attack when Billy was only 15 years old. The title refers to the number of Sundays that Billy and his father were able to share. Crystal’s stage adaptation, originally produced in 2004 as a "Page To Stage" production at La Jolla Playhouse
, won the 2005 Tony Award
for Special Theatrical Event.
Autobiography
An autobiography is a book about the life of a person, written by that person.-Origin of the term:...
written by Billy Crystal
Billy Crystal
William Edward "Billy" Crystal is an American actor, writer, producer, comedian and film director. He gained prominence in the 1970s for playing Jodie Dallas on the ABC sitcom Soap and became a Hollywood film star during the late 1980s and 1990s, appearing in the critical and box office successes...
. It is all about the people who made Billy the man he is. The book also serves as a memoir
Memoir
A memoir , is a literary genre, forming a subclass of autobiography – although the terms 'memoir' and 'autobiography' are almost interchangeable. Memoir is autobiographical writing, but not all autobiographical writing follows the criteria for memoir set out below...
to his father, Jack Crystal, who died of a heart attack when Billy was only 15 years old. The title refers to the number of Sundays that Billy and his father were able to share. Crystal’s stage adaptation, originally produced in 2004 as a "Page To Stage" production at La Jolla Playhouse
La Jolla Playhouse
La Jolla Playhouse is a not-for-profit, professional theatre-in-residence on the campus of the University of California, San Diego. -Background:...
, won the 2005 Tony Award
Tony Award
The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award, recognizes achievement in live Broadway theatre. The awards are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual ceremony in New York City. The awards are given for Broadway...
for Special Theatrical Event.