Speedbumps: Flooring It Through Hollywood

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Speedbumps: Flooring It Through Hollywood
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Author Teri Garr
Henriette Mantel
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Published2006
PublisherPlume
Pages256
ISBN 9780452285712

Speedbumps: Flooring It Through Hollywood is a 2006 autobiography written by actress Teri Garr with Henriette Mantel. It is also available as an audiobook read by Teri Garr. [1]

This work details her career, which spans over four decades, and her health struggles following her diagnosis with multiple sclerosis. [2]

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References

  1. "Audio book review: Speedbumps". Publishers Weekly . Retrieved July 21, 2020.
  2. "Humor keeps comedy actress Teri Garr afloat". Los Angeles Daily News . Houston, Texas. April 19, 2008. Archived from the original on April 9, 2019. Retrieved October 21, 2018 via Houston Chronicle .