My Mother Was Nuts (Hardcover) by Penny Marshall

from phyllis2779

Very enjoyable memoir. I enjoyed both the section on growing up in NY because that's where I grew up and also her discussion of her experiences in television and movie-making. I wasn't a fan of Laverne and Shirley but I liked her movies, especially A League of their Own.

from kaulsu

This book was a lot of fun! Marshall included the names of every person she ever met! A good listen and brought plenty of smiles. I need to re-watch some of her movies now…

from MHanover10

I love Penny Marshall and have loved her since first seeing her in Laverne & Shirley. This is a very entertaining book read by Penny herself. I thought it might be hard with her thick accent but it wasn't. She read it with passion getting emotional when talking about her Mom's death and 9/11. It ...

from yvonne.sevignykaiser

I listened to the audio version of this book which is read by the author. I learned quite a bit I did not know about Penny Marshall: She was on the Jackie Gleason Show, she was in commercials, she really did not plan to be an actress let alone direct films. Her brother Gary Marshall, which I d...

from quiBee

Interesting enough memoir about the life of an actress and director who seems to have been connected by family, marriage, relationships or friendship with just about all the major actors and players of Hollywood and America in general for decades. Probably 2.5 stars.