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Shirley, I Jest!

A Storied Life

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Pub Date May 01 2015 | Archive Date Sep 11 2015

Rowman & Littlefield | Taylor Trade Publishing


Description

Cindy Williams, half of the comedic duo of Laverne & Shirley, has had a wild and lively career in show business. This book is an engaging and heartfelt journey from Williams’s blue collar roots to unexpected stardom—from being pranked by Jim Morrison while waiting tables at Whisky a Go Go to starring in one of the most iconic shows on television. With wit and candor, Cindy tells stories of her struggles as a child growing up with meager means and dreaming of becoming an actress. She also shares many misadventures and amusing anecdotes about some of the most famous actors in Hollywood. Never taking herself too seriously, Cindy finds humor and irony in the challenging world of show business.

Cindy Williams, half of the comedic duo of Laverne & Shirley, has had a wild and lively career in show business. This book is an engaging and heartfelt journey from Williams’s blue collar roots to...


A Note From the Publisher
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Advance Praise

Cindy Williams: talented in everything she does. Writing her first book is NO exception . . . get ready to enjoy.
Henry Winkler


Cindy's book brings back a lot of great personal memories, but it also entertained the hell out of me. The lady can write!
Ron Howard


Cindy Williams has the comedic timing of Lucille Ball and the physical prowess of Dick Van Dyke. She's one of our best!
Suzanne Somers


What can I say about my best friend? She is hysterically funny, loves dogs, and over-tips. Get ready to go on the wonderful roller coaster ride that is Cindy Williams's life.
Lynne Stewart


You thought she could act, well, wait and see how well she writes. Great book by a great friend.
Penny Marshall

Cindy Williams: talented in everything she does. Writing her first book is NO exception . . . get ready to enjoy.
Henry Winkler


Cindy's book brings back a lot of great personal memories, but it also...


Marketing Plan

·Promotion at BookExpo America and American Library Association Annual trade shows

·National media outreach, including ARCs

·Giveaway in LibraryThing’s Early Readers promotion, May 2015

·Laverne & Shirley, a spin-off of Happy Days, aired from January 27, 1976 to May 10, 1983. Cindy Williams played Shirley Feeney, best friend and roommate to Penny Marshall’s Laverne De Fazio.

·Since the end of Laverne & Shirley, Williams has worked in theater (regional, national touring, and Broadway shows including The Drowsy Chaperone), she starred in the 1990 CBS comedy Normal Life, and even worked as co-producer on the Steve Martin films Father of the Bride and Father of the Bride, Part II.

Audience: Classic TV fans, Gen X-ers who grew up watching Laverne & Shirley


·Promotion at BookExpo America and American Library Association Annual trade shows

·National media outreach, including ARCs

·Giveaway in LibraryThing’s Early Readers promotion, May 2015

·Laverne...


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ISBN 9781630760120
PRICE $22.95 (USD)

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