Martin Short (1) (1943–2020)

Author of Inside the Brotherhood: Further Secrets of the Freemasons

For other authors named Martin Short, see the disambiguation page.

About the Author

Martin Hayter Short was born on March 26, 1950 in Canada. He is most known for his comedy, especially on the TV programs SCTV and Saturday Night Live. He has also been in many films including: Three Amigos, Innerspace, Father of the Bride, Pure Luck, Father of the Bride Part II, Mars Attacks!, and show more Jungle 2 Jungle. Short graduated from McMaster University with a degree in Social Work. He hoped for a career in social work but became interested in acting when he was cast in a Toronto production of Godspell. Also in the cast were Gilda Radner and Dave Thomas. Soon thereafter, he was cast in several T.V. shows and plays. He starred in the U.S. sitcom The Associates. Short started to pursue comedy and joined the improvisation group The Second City in Alberta in 1977. The group produced a show for T.V. called Second City Television or SCTV, which ran for many years in Canada and then the U.S. He then joined the cast of Saturday Night Live for the 1984-1985 season. His many characters helped revive the show. There were three television shows called The Martin Short Show, including a sitcom, The Martin Short Show, The Show Formerly Known as the Martin Short Show, and a talk show called The Martin Short Show. He has earned several awards throughout his career including a Nelly Award for Outstanding Writing, an Emmy Award, and a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical - Little Me. Short's title, I Must Say: My Life As a Humble Comedy Legend, co-written with David Kemp became a New York Times bestseller in 2015. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

Works by Martin Short

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Inside the Brotherhood: Further Secrets of the Freemasons (1989) 142 copies, 1 review

Crime Inc. (1984) 20 copies

The Rise of the Mafia: The Definitive Story of Organized Crime (2009) 15 copies

The Fall of Scotland Yard (1977) 15 copies

Murder Inc.: The Story of Organised Crime (2003) 5 copies

Lundy (1991) 2 copies

Secrets of the Jury Room (2002) 1 copy

The Kurds (1975) 1 copy

THE KURDS(no:23,1975)-Minority Rights Group 1 copy

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Birthdate: 1943
Date of death: 2020-08-27
Gender: male
Education: University of Cambridge (History)
Occupations: TV documentary producer
TV documentary presenter
Cause of death: cancer
Nationality: UK
Associated Place (for map): UK

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Inside the brotherhood : further secrets of the freemasons by Martin Short

A partisan assault on English Freemasonry that starts from a position of hostiliy and seeks to demonstrate that a few unethical Masons are representative of the whole organisation. Belligerent Freemasons only served to reinforce Short's poor opinion of the Craft but the heart of his argument is that if some members of an organisation behave inappropriately, the entire organization and its membership are malign. Short's own publishers serve him ill by misrepresenting the contents of the book show more on the dustjacket to sensationalise the work: the back cover starts "Inside The Brotherhood reveals the true facts behind allegations regarding Freemasonry's involvement in the death of Stephen Knight" while inside Short states that "an aggressive brain tumour had destroyed [King] in one excruciating year". show less

Nov 23, 2009