I'm walking as straight as I can
Subtitle: transcending disability in Hollywood and beyond
By: Geri Jewell with Ted Nichelson
Contributors: Nichelson, Ted; ebrary, Inc
Publisher: ECW Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Toronto, Ont
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 252
ISBN-13: 9781550228830; 9781554909759; 9781554909087
Subjects: Actors with disabilities; Cerebral palsied; Comedians with disabilities; Biography
Description: Born with cerebral palsy, Geri Jewell inspired a generation of young people when she became the first person with a disability to appear in a recurring role on prime-time television, with her groundbreaking character on the sitcom The facts of life. This candid memoir details her experiences from her traumatic birth to her rise to stardom as a stand-up comic to becoming a television star, followed by a downward spiral, tax problems, drug addiction, marriage, and an accident that nearly claimed her life.
Notes: Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2011. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.