Bibliograph

I'm walking as straight as I can, transcending disability in Hollywood and beyond, Geri Jewell ; with Ted Nichelson

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Label

I'm walking as straight as I can, transcending disability in Hollywood and beyond, Geri Jewell ; with Ted Nichelson

Language

eng

resource.biographical

autobiography

Illustrations

portraitsillustrationsplates

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no index present

Intended audience

Trade, ECW Press

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

I'm walking as straight as I can

Medium

electronic resource eBook

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Geri Jewell ; with Ted Nichelson

Sub title

transcending disability in Hollywood and beyond

Summary

Born with cerebral palsy, Geri Jewell inspired a generation of young people when she became the first person with a disability to appear in a recurring role on prime-time television, with her groundbreaking character on the sitcom The facts of life. This candid memoir details her experiences from her traumatic birth to her rise to stardom as a stand-up comic to becoming a television star, followed by a downward spiral, tax problems, drug addiction, marriage, and an accident that nearly claimed her life

Table Of Contents

Cover; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Foreword; Chapter One: Buffalo, Wings, and a Prayer; Chapter Two: A New Life Out West; Chapter Three: Changes, Challenges, and Choices; Chapter Four: Innocence Interrupted; Chapter Five: The Highs and Lowsof High School; Chapter Six: Escaping CP Land through TV Land; Chapter Seven: Waiting in the Wings of College; Chapter Eight: Sneaking into the Store and Stealing the Spotlight; Chapter Nine: My First "Funny Business" Manager; Chapter Ten: Another Suitcase, Another Hall; Chapter Eleven: Nice Dreams; Chapter Twelve: Out of the Closet, Onto a Pedestal

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