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Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
A star known for her strong female roles in Star Trek: Voyager and Orange Is the New Black offers a deeply moving account of the price and rewards of a passionate life --
Mulgrew grew up with poetry and drama in her bones; in her mother, a would-be artist burdened by the endless arrival of new babies, she saw the consequences of a dream deferred. She discusses the daughter she gave up for adoption; the challenging roles she has taken on both on and...
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"This book contains some stories from my life: the awkward growing-up years, the confusing dating years, the fulfilling work years, and what it was like to be asked to play one of my favorite characters again. Also included: tales of living on a houseboat, meeting guys at awards shows, and that time I was asked to be a butt model. A hint: all three made me seasick. -- Lauren Graham" -- from back of dust jacket.
Author
Publisher
Del Rey
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Thirty years after a tragic accident shut down production of the classic children's program Mister Magic, the five surviving cast members have done their best to move on. But just as generations of cultishly devoted fans still cling to the lessons they learned from the show, the cast, known as the Circle of Friends, have spent their lives searching for the happiness they felt while they were on it. The friendship. The feeling of belonging. And the...
Author
Series
Publisher
Celebra
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
"Newly single and ready to embrace life, George Lopez was excited to turn fifty. He spent his entire forty-ninth year waiting for the calendar to flip to that magic number. It would be a welcome new phase in his life, a chance to say goodbye to a decade that included a kidney transplant and a divorce. But when he looked around a room full of his childhood friends, all gathered to celebrate his birthday, many now bald or overweight, it suddenly hit...
Author
Series
Publisher
Kensington Books
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
The iconic Polly Pepper, musical comedy superstar of yesteryear, is experiencing a bit of a professional dry spell--she can barely keep her bank account afloat, let alone her career. So when the nefarious Laura Crawford, scene-stealing former cast mate and perpetual diva, proposes a Polly Pepper Playhouse reunion cruise, Polly is on board, full-steam ahead. But she soon realizes that Hollywood on the high-seas will be nothing short of a shipwreck....
Author
Publisher
Multnomah Publishers
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
Pretty, blond child-star Lisa Whelchel was cast as a snobby rich girl on the wildly popular eighties sitcom The Facts of Life, which is still delighting fans worldwide. But who is the real woman behind the actress? And how did she become a voice for faith and family life today? How did Lisa escape the downward spiral that ofter follows a rapid rise to fame? Was she ever really (as she tells it) shy? In an intimate self-portrait, Lisa talks candidly...
98) Child star
Author
Publisher
First Second, an imprint of Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Child Star is a fictional documentary-style graphic novel about how growing up in the spotlight robs young actors of a true childhood.--Amazon.com
99) Grace notes
Author
Publisher
Gallery Books
Pub. Date
©2016.
Language
English
Description
"Sagal takes you through the highs and lows of her life, from the tragic deaths of her parents to her long years in the Los Angeles rock scene, from being diagnosed with cancer at the age of twenty-eight to getting her big break on the fledgling FOX network as the wise-cracking Peggy Bundy on the beloved sitcom Married with Children. Sparse and poetic, Grace Notes is an emotionally riveting tale of struggle and success, both professional and personal:...
100) Unsweetined
Author
Publisher
Simon Spotlight Entertainment
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
In the vein of Nic Sheff's "Tweak" and Tori Spelling's "sTori Telling," "UnSweetined" reveals the former "Full House" star's harrowing journey from her role as America's sweetheart on a popular television show to her struggle with substance abuse.
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