Alison Arngrim Hosts Book Signing, 8/1

By: Jul. 18, 2011
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Direct from her NY engagement of "Confessions of a Prairie Bitch" at the Laurie Beechman Theatre, Book Soup offer patrons a chance to meet the face behind one of America's greatest wicked icons-Ms Alison Arngrim. And you thought she was out spoken on that damn Little House on the Prairie? Vanity Fair declared her "TV history's #1 bitch" and now the star of the hit TV show offers a comic memoir of growing up as one of television's most memorable characters -- the devious Nellie Oleson. Based on her one-woman show, Alison she gives fans a reality check on "the facts of life" like no one else has ever done before, but sure as hell should have, in "CONFESSIONS OF A PRAIRIE BITCH" (HarperCollins Publishers/It Books/$14.99/June 14).

WHERE: BOOK SOUP, 8818 West Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles CA 90069 - 310.659.3110

WHEN: Monday, August 1st - 7:00pm

"Someone has called me a bitch to my face every single day of my life since I was 11 years old," says Ms. Arngrim. In her memoir, CONFESSIONS OF A PRAIRIE BITCH, Arngrim, a longtime stand-up comic, recounts her most cherished and often hilarious behind-the-scenes stories from the Little House set, and her experiences growing up in an eccentric Hollywood family. It was through playing the iconic Nellie that Alison was able to find strength to survive some of her most harrowing personal struggles. "I owe it all to the biggest little bitch on the prairie," writes Alison. "When I played Nellie Oleson, she allowed me to scream, to howl, to throw things, to pour out all my pain and rage over and over again in a safe place. Nellie taught me that I could be angry, and the world would not open up and swallow me." Entertaining and illuminating throughout, CONFESSIONS OF A PRAIRIE BITCH pulls back the curtain on one of the most popular TV shows of all time -- and will be a must-read for all the fans who used to love to hate the despicable Nellie Oleson.

About the author: Alison Arngrim starred as the scheming Nellie Oleson for seven years on the iconic TV series Little House on the Prairie She also guest-starred on such cult classics as The Love Boat, Fantasy Island, and the NBC movie of the week I Married Wyatt Earp, and has appeared in numerous films and plays. Arngrim now performs stand-up; her one-woman show "Confessions of a Prairie Bitch" has become a worldwide phenomenon. Since Arngrim's friend and "Little House husband" co-star Steve Tracy passed away due to complications of HIV/AIDS in 1986, Arngrim has done extensive advocacy work on behalf of HIV awareness and abused children, volunteering for non-profit organizations such as AIDS Project Los Angeles and The National Association to Protect Children. Arngrim lives in Los Angeles with her husband.

 



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