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Brophy, Norma,
Don't call us Carnies / Do not call us Carnies. Norma Brophy with Wendy Stuart. - ix, 270 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour) ; 24 cm.
"We are Showies and damn proud of it" -- Cover.
In this memoir, multi-talented showbiz matriarch Norma Brophy comes out of retirement to reveal a world of interest to many but understood by few. As a born and bred 'show person', Norma is intimately aware of the glittering highs and tragic lows of a people who have brought awe and wonder to generations of Australians. With pizzazz and passion, Norma paints a vivid picture of Australian show culture from the past 100 years, playing ringmaster to a cavalcade of unforgettable characters and places that have helped form the story of her own record-breaking, death-defying family as well as countless other travelling show people, circus and rodeo folk.
9781922626851 (paperback)
Brophy, Norma.
Women circus performers--Australia--Biography.
Circus owners--Australia--Biography.
Women entertainers--Australia--Biography.
Circus performers--History.--Australia
Entertainers--Australia--History.
Circus--History.--Australia
Autobiographies.
791.3092
Don't call us Carnies / Do not call us Carnies. Norma Brophy with Wendy Stuart. - ix, 270 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour) ; 24 cm.
"We are Showies and damn proud of it" -- Cover.
In this memoir, multi-talented showbiz matriarch Norma Brophy comes out of retirement to reveal a world of interest to many but understood by few. As a born and bred 'show person', Norma is intimately aware of the glittering highs and tragic lows of a people who have brought awe and wonder to generations of Australians. With pizzazz and passion, Norma paints a vivid picture of Australian show culture from the past 100 years, playing ringmaster to a cavalcade of unforgettable characters and places that have helped form the story of her own record-breaking, death-defying family as well as countless other travelling show people, circus and rodeo folk.
9781922626851 (paperback)
Brophy, Norma.
Women circus performers--Australia--Biography.
Circus owners--Australia--Biography.
Women entertainers--Australia--Biography.
Circus performers--History.--Australia
Entertainers--Australia--History.
Circus--History.--Australia
Autobiographies.
791.3092