03335oam 22004934a 450 991046622170332120211203130257.00-295-99937-3(CKB)3710000000851019(MiAaPQ)EBC4858171(Au-PeEL)EBL4858171(CaPaEBR)ebr11384761(CaONFJC)MIL952212(OCoLC)957997809(OCoLC)1287098702(MdBmJHUP)musev2_81650(EXLCZ)99371000000085101920160407d2016 uy 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierLooking for Betty MacDonaldThe Egg, the Plague, Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle, and I /Paula Becker2016.Seattle :University of Washington Press,1 online resource (301 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) illustrations, photographs0-295-99936-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.Note to readers -- Prologue: the house and I -- The richest hill on Earth -- A twist of fate -- Child bride -- Especially Betty -- Egged on -- Smelling like sugar cookies -- Betty in Hollywoodland -- Authing -- The name's Kettle -- Family matters -- Anybody can -- Goodbye to all that -- Epilogue: looking for Betty Macdonald -- The Bard/MacDonald family -- Betty's houses: place as witness -- Bardisms."Betty Bard MacDonald (1907-1958), the best-selling author of The Egg and I and the classic Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle children's books, burst onto the literary scene shortly after the end of World War II. Readers embraced her memoir of her years as a young bride operating a chicken ranch on Washington's Olympic Peninsula, and The Egg and I sold its first million copies in less than a year. The public was drawn to MacDonald's vivacity, her offbeat humor, and her irreverent take on life. In 1947, the book was made into a movie starring Fred MacMurray and Claudette Colbert, and spawned a series of films featuring her Ma and Pa Kettle characters. MacDonald followed up the success of The Egg and I with the creation of Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle, a magical woman who cures children of their bad habits, and with three additional memoirs: The Plague and I (chronicling her time in a tuberculosis sanitarium just outside Seattle), Anybody Can Do Anything (recounting her madcap attempts to find work during the Great Depression), and Onions in the Stew (about her life raising two teenage daughters on Vashon Island). Paula Becker was granted full access to Betty MacDonald's archives, including materials never before seen by any researcher. Looking for Betty MacDonald reveals the story behind the memoirs and the difference between the real Betty MacDonald and her literary persona."--Provided by publisherChildren's literatureAuthorshipAuthors, American20th centuryBiographyElectronic books. Children's literatureAuthorship.Authors, American813/.54BBecker Paula(Paula J.),970178MdBmJHUPMdBmJHUPBOOK9910466221703321Looking for Betty MacDonald2205174UNINA