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The right words at the right time / Marlo Thomas, [editor], and friends.
Record details
- ISBN: 0743446496 :
- Physical Description: xv, 381 p. ; 23 cm.
- Publisher: New York : Atria Books, c2002.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "Marlo Thomas and friends have contributed their stories and royalties ... to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital"--Jacket. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Contributors: Muhammad Ali, Christine Amanpour, Stephen Ambrose, Jennifer Aniston, Lance Armstrong, Candice Bergen, Jeff Bezos, David Boies, Tom Brokaw, Mel Brooks, Barbara Bush, Laura Bush, President Jimmy Carter, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Chuck Close, Kenneth Cole, Bill Cosby, Katie Couric, Cindy Crarford, Walter Cronkite, Cameron Crowe, Billy Crystal, Ellen DeGeneres, Barry Diller, Peter Doherty, Phil Donahue, Michael Eisner, Daniel Ellsberg, Betty Ford, Diane von Furstenberg, Frank Gehry, Richard Gephardt, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Rudolph Giuliani, Whoopie Goldberg, William Goldman, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Matt Groening, Uta Hagen, Scott Hamilton, Mia Hamm, David Ho, Ariana Huffington, James Jeffords, Philip Johnson, Quincy Jones, Andrea Jung, David E. Kelley, Billie Jean King, Ted Koppel, Ralph Lauren, Ang Lee, John Leguizamo, Jay Leno, Maya Lin, David Mamet, Wilma Mankiller, Mary Matalin, Dave Matthews, John McCain, Paul McCartney, Dennis Miller, Toni Morrison, Ralph Nader, Willie Nelson, Paul Newman, Mice Nichols, Jack Nicholson, Conan O'Brien, Rosie O'Donnell, Shaquille O'Neal, Al Pacino, Gwyneth Paltrow, Sarah Jessica Parker, Sean Penn, Itzhak Perlman, Bob Pittman, Sidney Poitier, Vladimir Pozner, Anna Quindlen, Cal Ripken Jr., Dennis Rivers, Chris Rock, Ray Romano, Carlos Santana, Diane Sawyer, Martin Sheen, Ruth Simmons, Carly Simon, Sammy Sosa, Steven Spielberg, George Steinbrenner, Gloria Steinem, Marthha Stewart, Amy Tan, Julie Taymor, Twyla Tharp, Ted Turner, Mike Wallace, Vera Wang, Wendy Wasserstein, Maxine Waters, Venus Williams, Oprah Winfrey, Tom Wolfe, and the Dalai Lama. |
| Summary, etc.: | "For everyone who needs a hero or loves a good story, here is an inspiring collection of personal revelations from more than 100 remarkable men and women who share a moment when words changed their lives"--Jacket. |
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| Subject: | Celebrities > Anecdotes. Celebrities > Quotations, maxims, etc. Conduct of life > Quotations, maxims, etc. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at GRPL.
Author Notes
The Right Words at the Right Time
Marlo Thomas was born Margaret Julia Thomas on November 21, 1937 in Detroit, Michigan. She was raised in Beverly Hills, California. Her parents called her Margo as a child but she became known as Marlo because of her childhood mispronunciation of the nickname. Marlo Thomas graduated from the University of Southern California with a teaching degree. She began appearing as a regular on the Joey Bishop Show (1961-1962). She continued her acting career with appearances on My Favorite Martian and Bonanza. It wasn't until 1966 when she acieved the role of Ann Marie on the sitcom That Girl. The series ran for 5 years and gave her a Golden Globe Award and four Emmy nominations. After this series Marlo Thomas released a children's book, Free to Be...You and Me, which was inspired by her niece Dionne Thomas. In 1973 she along with Gloria Steinem and Patricia Carbine became the founders of the country's first women's fund, The Ms. Foundation for Women. Marlo Thomas also starred in television movies such as It Happened One Christmas, Nobody's Child and The Lost Honor of Kathryn Beck. She has also appeard on Broadway in shows such as: Thieves and Social Security. She is also active with the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee where she serves as the national outreach director. (Bowker Author Biography)
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