My Mother Was Nuts - Softcover

Marshall, Penny

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0544320832 ISBN 13: 9780544320833

Publisher: New Harvest, 2014

Synopsis

At the age of twenty-six, Penny Marshall was a divorced mother of one living in the Bronx. One year later she starred in a Head & Shoulders commercial (she was the one with the dandruff) with Farah Fawcett. So began the unlikely career of one of Hollywood’s most accomplished directors. My Mother Was Nuts tells the story of Marshall’s incredible life, from her starring role on the classic sitcom Laverne and Shirley to her trailblazing moment as the first woman to direct a movie grossing more than $100 million at the box office. The book is a behind-the-scenes look at Hollywood life, exploring her friendships with John Belushi, Lorne Michaels, Art Garfunkel, and Carrie Fisher, her marriage to and eventual divorce from Rob Reiner, and her experiences working with Tom Hanks, Robert De Niro, Robin Williams, Geena Davis, Denzel Washington, and Drew Barrymore. This is a book about Hollywood, womanhood, and the power of Spanx. 

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Penny Marshall's Photo Album

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Penny and Rob Reiner cutting the cake at their 1971 backyard Hollywood wedding.	Penny with her close friend John Belushi in New York in 1976. John passed away in 1982.	Art Garfunkel on a motorcycle trip through France and Italy with Penny.	Penny with her daughter, Tracy; Tracy’s husband, Matt; and their children Spencer, Bella, and Viva in 2011.

About the Author:

Penny Marshall is an actress, producer, and director. From 1976 until 1983, she starred as Laverne DeFazio in the classic TV sitcom Laverne and Shirley. She went on to direct films such as Big (1988), the first movie directed by a woman to gross in excess of $100 million at the U.S. box office, Awakenings (1990), which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture, and A League of Their Own (1992), which also made over $100 million in the U.S. She has directed episodes of United States of Tara (2009) and guest-starred on Portlandia (2011).

About this edition

• Publisher: New Harvest
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0544320832
• ISBN 13: 9780544320833
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 352