PomPoms Up!: From Puberty to the Pythons and Beyond

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Carol Cleveland, often referred to as the 7th Python, has had a career spanning decades on film, TV and stage. PomPoms Up! tells the story of the British born, but American raised former model, Beauty Queen and Playboy Bunny who trained at RADA and went on to become an accomplished actress who could well hold her own against the might of the Python boys. She offers us star-studded memoirs of her work and frolics with the likes of Shirley MacLaine, Peter Sellers, David Niven, Ian McShane and even Charlie Chaplin. A warm and humorous narrative that shares the sadness, joys and thrills of an.;Cover; Title Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Interviews with Peter Jarrette; Illustration Credits; INTRODUCTION; PROLOGUE; Chapter One: A MONTY PYTHON REUNION ... REALLY?!; Chapter Two: WAR BABY; Chapter Three: MISS PADDINGTON SHOPPING QUEEN; Chapter Four: YES DARLING ... I'M AT RADA!; Chapter Five: "AND INTRODUCING CAROL CLEVELAND"; Chapter Six: THE SWINGING SIXTIES; Chapter Seven: FROM WEST END TO BROADWAY; Chapter Eight: A CAR CALLED DAISY; Chapter Nine: UNEXPECTED ENCOUNTERS AT PINEWOOD STUDIOS; Chapter Ten: NINETY DOLLARS FOR NINETY DAYS; Chapter Eleven: "I'M YOUR BUNNY DIDI." Cover Title Page Dedication Table of Contents Interviews with Peter Jarrette Illustration Credits INTRODUCTION PROLOGUE Chapter One: A MONTY PYTHON REUNION ... REALLY?! Chapter Two: WAR BABY Chapter Three: MISS PADDINGTON SHOPPING QUEEN Chapter Four: YES DARLING ... I'M AT RADA! Chapter Five: "AND INTRODUCING CAROL CLEVELAND" Chapter Six: THE SWINGING SIXTIES Chapter Seven: FROM WEST END TO BROADWAY Chapter Eight: A CAR CALLED DAISY Chapter Nine: UNEXPECTED ENCOUNTERS AT PINEWOOD STUDIOS Chapter Ten: NINETY DOLLARS FOR NINETY DAYS Chapter Eleven: "I'M YOUR BUNNY DIDI." Chapter Twelve: LOTS OF SALT AND PEPPERChapter Thirteen: IT'S MONTY PYTHON'S FLYING CIRCUS! Chapter Fourteen: ALL THE WORLD'S A STAGE Chapter Fifteen: MONTY PYTHON GOES TO THE MOVIES Chapter Sixteen: THE STORY OF AN INCURABLE ROMANTIC Chapter Seventeen: THE ROYALS AND I Chapter Eighteen: MONTY PYTHON ON STAGE EPILOGUE PETER JARRETTE INTERVIEWS "BIRTHDAYS AND BEAUTY" INTERVIEW with CAROL CLEVELAND INTERVIEW with LYNDA LA PLANTE INTERVIEW with TERRY JONES INTERVIEW with JOHN CLEESE INTERVIEW with ERIC IDLE INTERVIEW with MICHAEL PALIN INTERVIEW with MARTIN GOOCH. "She is the icing in the middle and the cherry on the cake." By Sue Pomeroy Director, Fuschia FilmsPlates Copyright.