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  Title

  My mother was nuts : a memoir

  Author

  Marshall, Penny.  

  Publisher:

  Harvest/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt,

  Pub date:

  2012.

  Pages:

  xvi, 326 p. :

  ISBN:

  9780547892627

  Item info:

  2 copies available at Fairfield Woods Branch Library and Pequot Library.
  

  • 9780547892627
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    Fairfield Woods Branch Library	Copies	Material Type	Current Location
    B MARSHALL, P.	1	Book	Mezzanine
    Pequot Library	Copies	Material Type	Current Location
    B MARSHALL	1	Book	Standard shelving location - Pequot

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  My mother was nuts : a memoir
  Marshall, Penny.
  

  Personal Author:

  Marshall, Penny.

  Title:

  My mother was nuts : a memoir / Penny Marshall.

  Publication info:

  Boston : Harvest/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2012.

  Physical description:

  xvi, 326 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

  Contents:

  Introduction -- Five more minutes -- What were you expecting, Hedy Lemarr? -- The grand concourse -- Dinnertime -- Simply ballroom -- Dear mom & dad -- The Marshall plan -- Mucho grath-e-ath -- The facts of life -- Mrs. 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 -- How's Penny.

  Summary:

  From her humble roots in the Bronx to "Laverne and Shirley" and her unlikely ascent in Hollywood, the beloved actor and director tells the story of her incredible life.

  Held by:

  FFLD-WOODS PEQUOT

  Personal subject:

  Marshall, Penny.

  Subject term:

  Television actors and actresses--United States--Biography.

  Subject term:

  Motion picture producers and directors--United States--Biography.

  Subject term:

  Television producers and directors--United States--Biography.