''One More Time'' is a 1986

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Carol Burnett Carol Creighton Burnett (born April 26, 1933) is an American comedian, actress, singer and writer. Burnett has played dramatic and comedic roles on stage and screen. She has received List of awards and nominations received by Carol Burnett, nu ...

. It was published by

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and became a ''

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. Burnett spent her childhood in a Depression-scarred

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neighborhood, where she lived in a dingy single-room apartment with her grandmother. The child of alcoholic parents - a mother who fantasized about success in

and a father who eventually was committed to a public

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- she constantly daydreamed about a

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career while at the same time realizing the odds of achieving one were very much against her, until a mysterious benefactor financed her move to

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. In this book, she presents a

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tale that's humorous, heartbreaking, and hopeful. The book served as the basis for the play '' Hollywood Arms'', which Burnett co-wrote with her daughter

Carrie Hamilton Carrie Louise Hamilton (December 5, 1963 – January 20, 2002) was an American actress, playwright and singer. Hamilton was a daughter of comedian Carol Burnett and producer Joe Hamilton. She was the elder sister of actress Jody Hamilton an ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:One More Time 1986 non-fiction books Books by Carol Burnett Carol Burnett Memoirs set in Los Angeles Show business memoirs