My Mother Was Nuts
A Memoir
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Narrated by:
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Penny Marshall
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By:
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Penny Marshall
About this listen
Most people know Penny Marshall as the director of Big and A League of Their Own. What they don’t know is her trailblazing career was a happy accident. 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.
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. We see Penny get married. And divorced. And married again (the second time to Rob Reiner). We meet a young Carrie Fisher, whose close friendship with Penny has spanned decades. And we see Penny at work with Tom Hanks, Mark Wahlberg, Whoopi Goldberg, Robert De Niro, and Whitney Houston.
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.
©2012 Penny Marshall (P)2012 Brilliance Audio, Inc.Critic Reviews
“There's as much practical, hard-won advice here as there is Hollywood gossip, and Marshall's boundless energy and no-nonsense attitude make for a fun read.” (Publishers Weekly)
“Hollywood aficionados will get a kick out of Marshall’s anecdotes about her circle of friends, including Albert Brooks, John Belushi, and Carrie Fisher, all told in a funny, down-to-earth manner.” (Booklist)
“Penny Marshall is a fascinating woman who has lived a life few of us could survive. Did you know she gave me two of the best jobs I’ve ever had? Of course not, because when she talks she is barely comprehensible. Read her memoir and you’ll come to love her as much as I do.” (Tom Hanks)
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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Story5 out of 5 stars
- Rhonda Webb
- 25-09-2024
PENNY FOR YOUR THOUGHTS
I thoroughly enjoyed this book by Penny Marshall. Having just read Garry K Marshall’s book, it was a segue in many ways about family life and then TV and Movie careers, plus the many relationships in the motion picture world. Penny was quite a character, never missing a chance to give anything a go.
After reading both books, she owes her mother a lot, and you see Penny arrive at this conclusion, although their relationship was tempestuous.
Penny could have written a few books to tell the truth with all the celebrities she hung at with, in an amazing period of entertainment.
I highly recommend reading.
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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- Anne
- 23-05-2019
Great story
love the story however I would like to hear it read by another person someone who is not so mono tone lol
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