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show business
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Wiktionary
n. (alternative form of showbusiness English)
WordNet
n. those involved in providing entertainment: radio and television and films and theater [syn: entertainment industry, show biz]
Wikipedia
Show business, sometimes shortened to show biz or showbiz (since 1945), is a vernacular term for all aspects of entertainment, especially light entertainment. The word applies to all aspects of the entertainment industry from the business side (including managers, agents, producers, and distributors) to the creative element (including artists, performers, writers, musicians, and technicians). The term was in common usage throughout the 20th century, but the first known use in print dates from 1850. At that time and for several decades it always included an initial the. By the latter part of the century, it had acquired a slightly arcane quality associated with the era of variety, but the term is still in active use. In modern entertainment industry, it is often associated with the fashion industry (creating trend and fashion) and acquiring intellectual property rights from the invested research in the entertainment business.
Show Business is a postmodern satirical novel by Shashi Tharoor.
Show business, or Showbiz, is a vernacular term for the business of entertainment.
Show Business may also refer to:
- Show Business (1938 film), a 1938 Australian film musical
- Show Business (1944 film), a musical
- Show Business (novel), a 1992 postmodern satirical novel by Shashi Tharoor
- Show Business (album), a 1995 album by the glam metal band KIX
- Showbusiness!, a 1994 live album by Chumbawamba
- "Show Business", a song by AC/DC from the 1975 album High Voltage
- Show Business (magazine), a performing arts magazine since 1941
- Showbusiness (TV series), docusoap and follow up to Pineapple Dance Studios
Show Business is a performing arts magazine. Its editorial mission is to help guide young adult actors toward success in their performing arts careers. Show Business publishes contact listings for agents, managers, and casting directors, and entertainment-related news and information.
Show Business is a 1944 movie musical film starring Eddie Cantor, George Murphy, Joan Davis, Nancy Kelly, and Constance Moore. The film was directed by Edwin L. Marin and released by RKO Radio Pictures.
Show Business is the sixth studio album by the glam metal band Kix. It was released in 1995 through CMC International following their departure from Atlantic. The album was a flop, as grunge had taken over the music scene. As a result, Show Business would be the band's last album before their long-term breakup. It would also be the final Kix album to feature founding band member and principal songwriter Donnie Purnell.
Show Business is a 1938 Australian film musical directed by A. R. Harwood. It is considered a 'substantially lost' film, with only rushes from a single minor scene left.
Usage examples of "show business".
To tell the truth, I know her when her name is Mame something and she is dealing them off her arm in a little eating gaff on Seventh Avenue, which is before she goes in show business and changes her name to Hilda, and I also know that the real reason Herbert will not give her this divorce is because she wants eight gallons of his heart's blood and both his legs in the divorce settlement, but as Herbert has a good business head he is by no means agreeable to these terms, though I hear he is willing to compromise on one leg to get rid of Hilda.
That's putting on an act alright-and I guess show business is illusion, if that's what you want to call a flat-out lie!
I got the floater to sing them a song, No Business Like Show Business.
He might have been anybodysomeone from show business, or a writer perhaps, on a haywire vacation of his own wild devising.