{"product_id":"books-my-mother-was-nuts-by-penny-marshall","title":"My Mother Was Nuts","description":"\u003cp\u003eMost people know Penny Marshall as the director of \u003ci\u003eBig\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA League of Their Own\u003c\/i\u003e. 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 \u003ci\u003eThe Jackie Gleason Show\u003c\/i\u003e in 1955 to Hollywood's star-studded sets, offering up some hilarious detours along the way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMy Mother Was Nuts\u003c\/i\u003e is an intimate backstage pass to Penny's personal life, her breakout role on \u003ci\u003eThe Odd Couple\u003c\/i\u003e, 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 spanned decades. And we see Penny at work with Tom Hanks, Mark Wahlberg, Whoopi Goldberg, Robert De Niro, and Whitney Houston.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThroughout it all, from her childhood spent tap dancing in the Bronx, to her rise as the star of \u003ci\u003eLaverne \u0026amp; Shirley\u003c\/i\u003e, Penny lived by simple rules: try hard, help your friends, don't get too crazy, and have fun. With humor and heart, \u003ci\u003eMy Mother Was Nuts\u003c\/i\u003e reveals there was no one else quite like Penny Marshall.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"World of Books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53673501982993,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9780547892627.jpg?v=1781526196","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-gb\/products\/books-my-mother-was-nuts-by-penny-marshall","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}