Bibliograph

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

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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

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

I'm walking as straight as I can

Oclc number

676725215

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

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