Following her public announcement that she was gay, Ellen DeGeneres was at a loss for work in the late 1990s. She - and the character she played - had come out during the fourth season of her moderately successful television sitcom, and her show was canceled shortly thereafter. She thought her career as a comedian might be over. Through perseverance and talent, DeGeneres built a new career for herself as the host of an Academy Award-winning syndicated daytime television show. Ellen DeGeneres tells her story, from her childhood in Louisiana and Texas to her rise as one of the most recognizable faces on television.
| ISBN: | 9781604130829 |
| Publication date: | 28th February 2009 |
| Author: | Sherry Beck Paprocki |
| Publisher: | Chelsea House Publishers |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 136 pages |
| Series: | Women of Achievement |
| Genres: |
Children’s / Teenage general interest: Television, video and film |