In this funny and intimate memoir, Penny takes us from the stage of The Jackie Gleason Show in 1955 to Hollywood's star-studded sets, offering up some hilarious detours along the way. What they don't know is her trailblazing career was a happy accident. |a Most people know Penny Marshall as the director of Big and A League of Their Own.
Henry - Forget the gas, I want the jell-o - Take everything - A work in progress - Thanks God my brother had a job - The Manson murders - I made him sick - All in the family - Funny business - Out with a laugh - Live from New York - Ready for prime time - Chick fight - From suds to stardom - Live from New Orleans - Where's mom? - The remodel - Tripping - Dirty laundry - Taking direction - Old friends - Goodbye shirl - In the event of my death - Peggy Sue blues - Jumpin' jack flash - Keeping things in perspective - Getting street cred - Heart and soul - A medical mystery tour - Batter up - Adding wood - The gospel - The last bull run - Riding in cars - Make it funny, honey - Get me some White Castles - Five more minutes. |a Introduction - Five more minutes - What did'ya expect, Hedy Lemarr? - The grand concourse - Dinnertime - Simply ballroom - Dear mom & dad - The Marshall plan - Mucho grath-e-ath - The facts of life - Mrs. |a Boston : |b New Harvest / Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, |c 2012. Throughout it all, from her childhood spent tap dancing in the Bronx, to her rise as the star of Laverne & Shirley, Penny lived by simple rules: “try hard, help your friends, don’t get too crazy, and have fun.” With humor and heart, My Mother Was Nuts reveals there’s no one else quite like Penny Marshall.|a My mother was nuts : |b a memoir / |c Penny Marshall. And we see Penny at work with Tom Hanks, Mark Wahlberg, Whoopi Goldberg, Robert De Niro, and Whitney Houston. We meet a young Carrie Fisher, whose close friendship with Penny has spanned decades. And married again (the second time to Rob Reiner). My Mother Was Nuts is an intimate backstage pass to Penny’s personal life, her breakout role on The Odd Couple, her exploits with Cindy Williams and John Belushi, and her travels across Europe with Art Garfunkel on the back of a motorcycle. In this funny and intimate memoir, Penny takes us from the stage of The Jackie Gleason Show in 1955 to Hollywood’s star-studded sets, offering up some hilarious detours along the way. What they don’t know is her trailblazing career was a happy accident.
Most people know Penny Marshall as the director of Big and A League of Their Own.
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