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A television producer and writer who worked with such shows as Sanford and Son and The Wonder Years recounts how after finding himself overturned by Hollywood newcomers, he helped his wife restore a three-hundred-year-old Italian farmhouse and found unexpected renewal from the project, the region, and his eccentric new neighbors. 50,000 first printing.
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"Doran’s brutally funny accounts . . . are enough to keep readers hooked until the last page."
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" . . . disarmingly funny."
—THE ARIZONA REPUBLIC
"A truly funny book that reveals Italy as never before."
—THE GRAND RAPIDS PRESS
About the Author
A TV producer for more than twenty-five years, Phil Doran worked as a writer- producer for such successful shows as Sanford and Son, Too Close for Comfort, Who’s the Boss?, and The Wonder Years, as well as writing episodes of The Bob Newhart Show and writing for such variety-show stars as Tim Conway, the Smothers Brothers, and Tony Orlando. He received an Emmy nomination, a Humanitas Award, and the Population Institute Award for his work on All in the Family. He has also written a screenplay for Tri- Star, two stage plays that were produced in Los Angeles, and travel articles for the Los Angeles Times. He and his wife divide their time between Tuscany and their home in California.
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- PublisherGotham
- Publication date2005
- ISBN 10 159240118X
- ISBN 13 9781592401185
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages320
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