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My days : happy and otherwise / by Marion Ross, with David Laurell ; foreword by Ron Howard.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781496715159 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: xii, 303 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
- Edition: First Kensington Hardcover edition.
- Publisher: New York : Kensington Books, 2018.
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| Subject: | Ross, Marion, 1928- Television actors and actresses > United States > Biography. |
| Genre: | Biographies. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Stroud Branch | 791.45028092 Ross | 31681010112365 | NONFIC | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
The actress best known for her portrayal of "Mrs. C" on "Happy Days" recalls her childhood in rural Minnesota, her early career in Hollywood, and her life-changing role on the popular TV sitcom, and pays tribute to the many people who helped to fulfill her dreams. - Baker & Taylor
The real-life woman behind theHappy Days mom tells the amazing story of her life and career. - Random House, Inc.
For eleven seasons, Marion Ross was head of one of Americaâs favorite television households. Now meet the lovable real-life woman behind the Happy Days mom . . .
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Before she was affectionately known to millions as âMrs. C.,â Marion Ross began her career as a Paramount starlet who went on to appear in nearly every major TV series of the 1950s and 1960sâincluding Love, American Style, in which she donned an apron that would cinch her career. Soon after came the fateful phone call from producer Garry Marshall that made her an âovernightâ success, and changed her life . . .
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In this warm and candid memoir, filled with loving recollections from the award-winning Happy Days teamâfrom break-out star Henry Winkler to Cunningham âwild childâ Erin MoranâRoss shares what it was like to be a starry-eyed young girl with dreams in poor, rural Minnesota, and the resilience, sacrifices, and determination it took to make them come true. She recalls her early years in the business, being in the company of such luminaries as Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, and Noel Coward, yet always feeling the Hollywood outsiderâa painful invisibility that mirrored her own childhood. She reveals the absolute joys of playing a wife and mother on TV, and the struggles of maintaining those roles in real life. But among Rossâs most heart-rending recollections are those of finally finding a soulmateâanother secret hope of hers made true well beyond her expectations.
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Funny, poignant, and revealingâand featuring Garry Marshallâs final illuminating interviewâas well as a touching foreword from her âTV sonâ Ron Howard, and a conversation with her real-life son and daughter, Marion Rossâs story is one of inspiration, persistence, and gratitude. Itâs also a glowing tribute to all those who fulfilled her dreamsâand in turn, gave us some of the happiest days of our own lives.
