Synopses & Reviews
Before there was
Ally McBeal there was
That Girl. Before there was
Murphy Brown there was
That Girl. Before there was
The Mary Tyler Moore Show there was That Girl. Starring Marlo Thomas,
That Girl (1966-71) was the first TV sitcom to focus on a young, single, assured female. That heroine--an aspiring New York actress--valued self-worth and career more than getting married, which was quite heady for pre-women's lib America. Featuring firsthand interviews with Thomas, the show's creators, other series regulars, and behind-the-scenes players,
The Book about That Girl takes a revealing look at the seminal 1960s series that revolutionized female roles on television.
That information in That Book about That Girl:
pre-That Girl TV roles for women
the important men in Thomas's life--her father, the legendary comedian Danny Thomas, her husband, talk-show maven Phil Donahue and her costar, Ted Bessell
the character who said "that girl" in every episode
a season-by-season episode guide, plus tons of intriguing That Girl trivia
Review
"That Girl belonged to the new generation. It was the seeding that let all the way to
Murphy Brown." --Marlo Thomas
"Stephen Cole has written a detailed and loving tribute to Marlo Thomas and 'That Girl' without whom Sharon Gless and I might never have been free to be Cagney and me." --Tyne Daly, costar of Cagney & Lacey
"She wasn't Lucy (of I Love Luvy) and she wasn't Margie (of My Little Margie). She was something new and contemporary. One part Doris Day, two parts Jean Arthur, and all parts Marlo Thomas. She was the bridge to Murphy Brows and all other modern women in sitcoms today. She was Ann Marie. That Girl!"--from the introduction
Synopsis
Starring Marlo Thomas, That Girl (1966-1971) was the first series to focus on a young, single, self-assured female. The heroine -- an aspiring New York actress -- valued self-worth and career as much as or more than getting married.
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. [299]-300) and index.
About the Author
Stephen Cole is the author of
Noel Coward: A Bio-Bibliography and, as lyricist-librettist, has written the musicals
The Night of the Hunter, After the Fair, Dodsworth, and
Grossinger's.He lives in New York City.