Whoopi Goldberg : her journey from poverty to megastardom / James Robert Parish.
Whoopi Goldberg : her journey from poverty to megastardom / James Robert Parish.
Whoopi Goldberg : her journey from poverty to megastardom / James Robert Parish.
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Publisher
Secaucus, NJ : Carol Pub. Group, c1997.
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N791.43028/188
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English
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Physical content
vii, 390 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.
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Publisher
Secaucus, NJ : Carol Pub. Group, c1997.
Place of Publication
New Jersey
Date Published
c1997.
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Summary
She began doing stand-up comedy, spending time in Berkeley, but eventually moving back to New York, where her one-woman show was discovered by director Mike Nichols. In the mid-1980s, Nichols brought her show to Broadway, and she won a Grammy for it. But her big break came when Steven Spielberg cast her in the demanding role of Celie in the film ve...
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Whoopi Goldberg : her journey from poverty to megastardom / James Robert Parish.
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"A Birch Lane Press book."
Filmography: p. 345-367.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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c1997.
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N791.43028/188
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74VMbpRM8QNZ
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VMbpRM8QNZ
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ISBN
1559724315
9781559724319
DDC
791.43028092
MMS ID
991000678119702626
