They were ALWAYS outside playing unless bad weather, that didn't stop the fun inside. There was always that one elderly neighbor who threatens to nark them out. When she was a kid, Penny would play w/ the other kids in the apartment building. Penny's parents, her mom, didn't hide her DISGUST from her dad. The Marshall family really looked forward to variety shows. Her favorite shows as a kid were ' The Lone Ranger' & ' Charlie Chan' on Saturdays. When she loved something, she put her heart into it. Carole was after their mom's FAVORITE actress, Carole Lombard. Upon Penny's birth, her dad drew a New Yorker style cartoon announcing the birth of Carole PENNY Marshall. On Friday 10-15-1943, the only day that she was a morning person.

The calm ended early when in 1943, Penny's mom found out she was pregnant again. Their mom taught ALL types of dance to neighborhood kids. Their dad had his own advertising business, The Marshall Organization. Life changed in 1934, Penny's older brother, Garry, was born. After her mom's death, Penny found notes that were typed by mom concerning her parents' marriage that was news for her. She wanted him to make programs for the recitals she choreographed. She was someone who possessed the smarts & skills to be a good provider. Penny's mom thought Tony Marshall was a clever, handsome, athletic writer & cartoonist. She was extremely skinny, a BAD overbite and she thought telling the truth was overrated. Penny's mom was well known across the Bronx as the owner, worker & operator of the Majorie Marshall Dance School. Try hard, play by the rules, help your friends, don't go crazy & fun. Penny has never wanted to grow up and stop playing. She attends sporting events, wastes time playing on her IPAD, watching movies and talking on her phone. From actress, director & sister, here is the TRUE story of hilariously Penny Marshall.Īs an adult today, Penny is still the same as she was as a kid. Beginning w/ her childhood in the Bronx, she has relied on the lessons that have gotten her to where she is. I LOVE the way this book is written in its fashion - it would be like her reading the story to you. This book is written by the REAL & AUTHENTIC woman herself.

Penny marshall my mother is nuts