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Rosie: Rosie O'Donnell's Biography
by James Robert Parish
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Carroll & Graf Pub (1997-04)
ISBN: 0786704101
EAN: 9780786704101
Dewy Decimal #: 792.7028092
Hardcover: 279 pages
SKU: M117571
Condition: Very Good
Comments: 0786704101 Book free of markings but corner of flyleaf torn away. Cover shows light wear. Interior & spine evidence little to no use; overall, a very pretty copy. Your book will be carefully protected for transit in sturdy, weather-resistant packaging. We are prompt, efficient, communicative.
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Editorial Reviews
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Product Description
Traces the career of the comedienne, movie actress, and TV talk-show hostess from her roots in Long Island, to her stint on the nightclub circuit, her syndicated show, and her highly publicized adoption of a baby in 1995.
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Amazon.com Review
James Robert Parish delivers the first ever biography of Rosie O'Donnell in the matter of fact tone of a seasoned entertainment journalist. Rosie O'Donnell's Biography is a comprehensive story of this dynamic woman's life on both the public and private fronts. Parish digs deep to provide background on Rosie's tragic early years when, as a young child, she lost her mother to the triumphant adoption of her son in 1995. He follows her career too as it developed from the comedy clubs and into television appearances that paved the way to Rosie's success in films and her own wildly successful TV talk show. Throughout the book, Parish skillfully reveals the humanity of this complex star. He dedicates the biography to its subject, "New Queen of All Things." And after reading the book, it is clear the term is nearly apt, for O'Donnell clearly is queen of many things: acting, comedy, parenting, friendship and honesty.
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Customer Reviews
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Nothing I didn't already know
Rating  (2)
Date: 1998-07-09
0 out of 2 customers found this reveiw helpful
If you watch her show then this book is waste of time and money. Mostly the book focuses on Rosie's experience of losing her mother, her rocky road to stardom and her hush hush love life. Just by tuning into her show, and seeing/reading a few of her interviews, anybody could write this biography of Rosie with great ease. If you are looking for the juicy tabloid stuff, this book isn't for you. If you enjoy endless jiberish about Tom Cruise, I believe there are a few chapters devoted to this tired old topic. Happy reading
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An excellent look at Rosie's past
Rating  (4)
Date: 1997-05-01
1 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
Those wanting to know a lot about Rosie O'Donnell's earlier work,especially her movies, will enjoy reading this look at her life. Parish has done a fairly complete look at her past, although it is lacking on some of the more recent work like her show, and her online activites. The writing is excellent, and was an easy read, but the author seems to use exclamation marks a few too many times for my taste... The book also lacks colour photographs of Rosie, but has an excellent picture of Rosie (from 1994 Academy Awards) on the cover. Fans of Rosie (like myself) who want to gain a better understanding of the context around which the "Queen of Nice" has become the multi-media phenomenon that she is should definitely pick up a copy of this book. I loved it!
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"Her fans will buy and enjoy this book" - Publishers' Weekly
Rating (4)
Date: 1997-03-19
In this unauthorized bio, seasoned Hollywood journalist and author James Robert Parish (The Liza Minelli Story etc.) has reserched O'Donnell's climb to fame drawing on print and TV interviews, critical reviews and press releases, as well as interviews with her colleagues. O'Donnell's comic career, feature films and Broadway show are well detailed here and her story is an inspiring one.
Until O'Donnell writes her autobiography this bio may be the most thorough we'll get.
Publishers' Weekly March 17, 199
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