{"product_id":"9781593930059","title":"Radio, TV, Mother Earth \u0026 Me: Memories of a Hollywood Life","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eMaster comedy writer\/master plant guy\/fish cookbook guru!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoel Rapp was raised in Beverly Hills, surrounded by show-business legends. His father, Philip Rapp, created \u003cem\u003eThe Bickersons\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eBaby Snooks\u003c\/em\u003e, his godmother was Fanny Brice and his godfather was Eddie Cantor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoel inherited the writing gene and went on to write or co-write 16 motion pictures and over 200 sitcom episodes, among them \u003cem\u003eGilligan's Island\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Lucy Show\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMcHale's Navy, My Favorite Martian, The Patty Duke Show, The Joey Bishop Show\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Donna Reed Show\u003c\/em\u003e. In 1969 he quit his job as Vice-President in charge of Comedy Development at Universal Pictures and went into the indoor plant business, soon becoming known as \"Mr. Mother Earth, Plant Man to the Stars,\" a persona in which he wrote 14 best-selling books on indoor gardening and cooking, spent eleven years with Regis \u0026amp; Kathie Lee as their TV gardener, and for almost ten years was heard weekly dispensing gardening advice on WABC radio in New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis memoir is filled with marvelous anecdotes from both his Show-biz and Grow-biz careers - stories of his friendships with Lucille Ball, John Huston, Ruth Buzzi, Elizabeth Taylor, Don Rickles, Ernest Borgnine, Lenny Bruce, Clark Gable, Dinah Shore, and many, many more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"I really never knew the full extent of his incredibly exciting life until I read these memoirs. The story of the rise and fall of Mother Earth is fodder for a highly dramatic movie\u003c\/em\u003e.\" - Roger Corman\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BearManor Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47031136649456,"sku":"9781593930059","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781593930059_p0.jpg?v=1763809365","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781593930059","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}