{"product_id":"my-days-happy-and-otherwise-9781496715166","title":"My Days: Happy and Otherwise","description":"\u003cb\u003eFor eleven seasons, Marion Ross was head of one of America's favorite television households. Now meet the lovable real-life woman behind the \u003ci\u003eHappy Days \u003c\/i\u003emom . . .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Before she was affectionately known to millions as \"Mrs. C.,\" Marion Ross began her career as a Paramount starlet who went on to appear in nearly every major TV series of the 1950s and 1960s--including \u003ci\u003eLove, American Style\u003c\/i\u003e, in which she donned an apron that would cinch her career. Soon after came the phone call that changed her life . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this warm and candid memoir, filled with recollections from the award-winning \u003ci\u003eHappy Days\u003c\/i\u003e team--from break-out star Henry Winkler to Cunningham \"wild child\" Erin Moran--Ross shares what it was like to be a starry-eyed young girl with dreams in poor, rural Minnesota, and the resilience it took to make them come true. She recalls her early years in the business, being in the company of such luminaries as Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall, yet always feeling the Hollywood outsider--an invisibility that mirrored her own childhood. She reveals the joys of playing a wife and mother on TV, and the struggles of maintaining those roles in real life. But among Ross's most heart-rending recollections are those of finally finding a soulmate--another hope made true beyond her expectations. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Featuring producer Garry Marshall's final interview--as well as a touching foreword from her \"TV son\" Ron Howard, and a conversation with her real-life son and daughter, Marion Ross's inspiring story is also a glowing tribute to all those who fulfilled her dreams--and in turn, gave us some of the happiest days of our own lives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBorn in Minnesota, actress \u003cb\u003eMarion Ross\u003c\/b\u003e made her film debut in 1953's \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eForever Female, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/i\u003estarring Ginger Rogers and William Holden\u003ci\u003e. \u003c\/i\u003eAfter working steadily in movies and television, she became famous for playing Mrs. C. on the iconic sitcom \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eHappy Days\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e which aired from 1974-84, and for which she received two Primetime Emmy Award nominations. Since then, she has worked on such series as \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Drew Carey Show\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eTouched by an Angel, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eNurse Jackie, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eand \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Middle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e Ms. Ross has two grown children and lives in California. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Award-winning reporter\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eand editor-in-chief of\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eLife After 50\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, \u003cb\u003e David Laurell \u003c\/b\u003ehas written hundreds of celebrity features and bios and has an extensive and varied journalism background. A seven-time Greater Los Angeles Press Club Award-winner and 12-time Addy Award-winner, he has also won numerous National Mature Media and North American Mature Publishers Association Awards.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Kensington Publishing Corporation","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50416400892178,"sku":"9781496715166","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3c2ed49b-ece1-49a5-9e20-e649af344c06.jpg?v=1729418056","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/my-days-happy-and-otherwise-9781496715166","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}