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1) Love, Lucy
Author
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
1996
Physical Desc
xiv, 286 p., [32] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.
Author
Description
This memoir traces Maya Angelou's childhood in a small, rural community during the 1930s. Filled with images and recollections that point to the dignity and courage of black men and women, Angelou paints a sometimes disquieting, but always affecting picture of the people--and the times--that touched her life.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Formats
Description
In this beautiful and poignant tribute to her late daughter, award-winning actress and "New York Times" bestselling author Carol Burnett presents a funny and moving memoir about mothering an extraordinary young woman through the struggles and triumphs of her life.
8) The wisdom of Big Bird (and the dark genius of Oscar the Grouch): lessons from a life in feathers
Author
Publisher
Villard
Pub. Date
c2003
Physical Desc
x, 156 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Author
Publisher
William Morrow
Pub. Date
c2013
Physical Desc
xii, 306 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.
Description
The film legend and Hollywood icon shares the highs and lows of her life as an actress during Hollywood's Golden Age, stories from her lifelong friendship with Elizabeth Taylor, and intimate details of her marriages and family life.
Author
Publisher
Random House Trade Paperbacks
Pub. Date
2009.
Physical Desc
336 pages ; 21 cm
Description
This fourth autobiographical work by Maya Angelou tells of her entry into New York's circle of black artists and writers, her involvement in the civil rights movement, and changes in her personal life.
Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
x, 239 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Description
This passionate homage to the powerful women that have challenged American ideas about feminism, performance and freedom such as Tina Turner, Rita Morena and Venus and Serena Williams examines how the concept of diva has evolved over the years.
Author
Series
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
107 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Description
Presents the life of the comic actress, discussing her childhood, marriage to and divorce from Desi Arnaz, and her career on the successful television hit series "I Love Lucy."
Author
Publisher
Atria Books
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
216 pages ; 22 cm
Description
From the beloved and bestselling actress, a book about her experiences filming Wild Oats in the Canary Islands - which brings forth memories of a past life on the lost continent of Atlantis. This is a terrific companion to the movie, telling the behind-the-scenes, over-the-top story of how the film came to be made, along with extraordinary new past-life recollections that Shirley experienced while on set.
Author
Series
Publisher
Norton Young Readers, an imprint of W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
105 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Description
Did you know that Lucille Ball could pick up radio signals through her teeth? Or that her career was almost destroyed because she was a registered Communist? Bet you didn’t know that, as a studio executive, she green-lit both Star Trek and Mission: Impossible! Siblings Paige and Turner have collected some of the most unusual and surprising facts about the beloved actress, from her impoverished childhood and her first forays into the film industry...
Author
Publisher
Gallery Books
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
vii, 291 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Description
The actress and singer explores her life and career, examining "the real flesh-and-blood Shirley Jones, not just the movie star or Mrs. Partridge"--Dust jacket flap.
Author
Description
In engaging anecdotes, Carol discusses her remarkable friendships with stars such at Jimmy Stewart, Lucille Ball, Cary Grant, and Julie Andrews; her television show that won twenty-five Emmys in its remarkable eleven-year run; and the sorrows that she overcame with her irresistible humor.
Author
Publisher
William Morrow
Pub. Date
c2006
Physical Desc
x, 436 p., [32] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.
Description
"She is a legend, a global icon, the ultimate diva. Yet most of what we know about Streisand is the stuff of caricature: the Brooklyn girl made good, the political dilettante, the Oscar-winning actress and bona fide movie mogul, the greatest female singer who ever lived, a skinflint, a philanthropist, a connoisseur and a barbarian. Even to the multitudes around the world who idolize her, Streisand remains aloof, unknowable, tantalizingly beyond reach....
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