Shirley MacLaine's only child shares shocking stories from her out-of-this-world childhood with the famously eccentric actressShirley MacLaine is an Academy Award winning actress who has graced Hollywood with her talent for decades, known for her roles in The Apartment, Terms of Endearment, and recently the BBC/PBS smash Downton Abbey. Yet—as her daughter Sachi Parker can attest—growing up with the movie star was far from picture perfect.The only child of MacLaine and her husband of thirty years, Steve Parker, Sachi's surreal childhood began when she was sent to Japan at the age of two—though her mother would sometimes claim Sachi was six—to live with her mercurial father and his mistress. She divides her time being raised by a Japanese governess and going back and forth to L.A. to be with her mother, hamming it up on movie sets, in photo shoots, and Hollywood parties, even winning—and then abruptly losing—the role of Scout in To Kill a Mockingbird. As she gets older and attends boarding school in England and Switzerland, becomes a Qantas stewardess, and becomes involved in a series of abusive relationships she tries to unravel the mysteries of her childhood and her parents'unconventional marriage.Including twenty never-before-seen personal photos, Lucky Me is a fascinating look at Hollywood and what it takes to succeed there, the incredible ambition of Shilrey MacLaine and the fallout it had on her only child, as well as a woman's attempt to understand and connect with her extremely complicated parents.

Parker, Sachi; Stroppel, Frederick

Gotham, Published by Penguin Group (USA) Inc

New York: Gotham Books

Complete Numbers Starting with 1, 1st Ed, PS, 2013

United States, United States of America

New York, New York State, 2013

<p class="null1">Shirley MacLaine’s only child shares shocking stories from her out-of-this-world childhood with the famously eccentric actress</p>
<p>Shirley MacLaine is an Academy Award winning actress who has graced Hollywood with her talent for decades, known for her roles in <i>The Apartment</i>, <i>Terms of Endearment</i>, and recently the BBC/PBS smash <i>Downton Abbey</i>. Yet—as her daughter Sachi Parker can attest—growing up with the movie star was far from picture perfect.</p>
<p>The only child of MacLaine and her husband of&nbsp;thirty years, Steve Parker, Sachi’s surreal childhood began when she was sent to Japan at the age of two—though her mother would sometimes claim Sachi was six—to live with her mercurial father and his mistress. She divides her time being raised by a Japanese governess and going back and forth to L.A. to be with her mother, hamming it up on movie sets, in photo shoots, and Hollywood parties, even winning—and then abruptly losing—the role of Scout in <i>To Kill a Mockingbird</i>. As she gets older and attends boarding school in England and Switzerland, becomes a Qantas stewardess, and&nbsp;becomes involved in&nbsp;a series of abusive relationships she tries to unravel the mysteries of her childhood and her parents’ unconventional marriage.</p>
<p>Including twenty never-before-seen personal photos,&nbsp;<i>Lucky Me</i>&nbsp;is a fascinating look at Hollywood and what it takes to succeed there, the incredible ambition of Shilrey MacLaine and the fallout it had on her only child, as well as a woman’s attempt to understand and connect with her extremely complicated parents.</p>

Shirley MacLaines only child shares shocking stories from her out-of-this-world childhood with the famously eccentric actress
Shirley MacLaine is an Academy Award winning actress who has graced Hollywood with her talent for decades, known for her roles in The Apartment , Terms of Endearment , and recently the BBC/PBS smash Downton Abbey . Yetas her daughter Sachi Parker can attestgrowing up with the movie star was far from picture perfect.
The only child of MacLaine and her husband ofthirty years, Steve Parker, Sachis surreal childhood began when she was sent to Japan at the age of twothough her mother would sometimes claim Sachi was sixto live with her mercurial father and his mistress. She divides her time being raised by a Japanese governess and going back and forth to L.A. to be with her mother, hamming it up on movie sets, in photo shoots, and Hollywood parties, even winningand then abruptly losingthe role of Scout in To Kill a Mockingbird . As she gets older and attends boarding school in England and Switzerland, becomes a Qantas stewardess, andbecomes involved ina series of abusive relationships she tries to unravel the mysteries of her childhood and her parents unconventional marriage.
Including twenty never-before-seen personal photos, Lucky Me is a fascinating look at Hollywood and what it takes to succeed there, the incredible ambition of Shilrey MacLaine and the fallout it had on her only child, as well as a womans attempt to understand and connect with her extremely complicated parents.

The only child of MacLaine and her husband of thirty years, Steve Parker, Sachi's surreal childhood began when she was sent to Japan at the age of two to live with her mercurial father and his mistress. She divides her time being raised by a Japanese governess and going back and forth to L.A. to be with her mother, hamming it up on movie sets, in photo shoots, and Hollywood parties. As she gets older and becomes involved in a series of abusive relationships she tries to unravel the mysteries of her childhood and her parents' unconventional marriage

ix, 350 p., [8] p. of plates : 24 cm
Shirley MacLaine's only child shares shocking stories from her out-of-this-world childhood with the famously eccentric and award-winning actress

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