A multiple Tony, Emmy, Obie and Drama Desk Award winner, Swoosie
Kurtz is a Broadway icon whose work also includes big screen
blockbusters like Liar, Liar, The World According to Garp and
Dangerous Liaisons, indie favorites like Citizen Ruth, True Stories
and Cruel Intentions and beloved TV hits Sisters and Pushing
Daisies. She is currently starring in the CBS hit series Mike &
Molly.
Her distinctive name comes from The Swoose, the famed B-17 bomber
flown by her father, Col. Frank Kurtz, the most decorated Air Force
pilot of World War II. Swoosie's mother, Margo Rogers Kurtz, for
whom the actress currently cares in their shared California house,
is the author of the home front memoir My Rival, the Sky (Putnam,
1945).
“Part Swan, Part Goose is a brave and riveting book about
family, fame, theater and life. It is witty, wise and irresistible.
I loved it."
—Tom Brokaw
"I'm often asked, ‘What's Swoosie Kurtz really like?’ I say, warm,
incredibly funny, grounded but spontaneous, irreverent but always
kind, independent yet deeply rooted to her family. Swoosie
has put her heart and her humor into these pages. Now when people
ask, I can say, ‘Here, read this!’”
—Melissa McCarthy
“Swoosie and her family have always been special to me.
When you read this book, you will understand why.”
—Warren Buffett
“I laughed and cried (sometimes at the same time) reading this
extraordinary story about Swoosie and her parents and her work and
her loves. Swoosie has the beautiful gift of a seasoned story
teller. Her observations about love and loss had me dog-earing
several pages to re-read again and again. I feel blessed to know
her.”
—Carol Burnett
"The Tony Award-winning actress certainly relates a lot of great
anecdotes from her long career on the Broadway stage, in films and
on such popular TV shows as “Sisters,” “Pushing Daisies” and her
current hit, “Mike & Molly.” Yet, her book, co-authored by
writer Joni Rodgers, is also a remarkable journal about
Kurtz’s extremely close relationship with her parents, and is a
compelling saga about her recent journey as a loving caregiver for
her mother as she’s slipped into depths of dementia."
—Chicago Sun Times
“I thought I’d browse (Part Swan, Part Goose) and write a quick
column. I couldn’t browse. Swoosie kept dragging me in with another
anecdote, and she writes in a freewheeling style that’s almost like
free-associating at times. One topic leads to another, facts are
told out of chronological order, and yet it all makes perfect
sense. People talk this way, and her voice is in the telling.
“I’ve always been a fan of Swoosie Kurtz the actress …Now I’m
a fan of Swoosie Kurtz the human being as well. Her streak of
Midwestern work ethic is so familiar. And the piece of her heart
left on the pages is impossible not to love.”
--Bob Fischbach, Omaha World-Herald
“Comedic timing always has been Kurtz’s hallmark and in “Part Swan,
Part Goose,” she proves she can write a line as humorously as she
can deliver one. The book crackles with wit. The book lists Joni
Rodgers as a co-author, but the candor, clever turns-of-phrase and
hilarity seem very Kurtz-like.” – The Buffalo News
“Part Swan, Part Goose: An Uncommon Memoir of Womanhood, Work and
Family is indeed uncommon. Unlike some show business memoirs, it’s
neither a scandalous tell-all, nor an exercise in
self-aggrandizement. Instead, it’s a candid, engaging look at
Kurtz’s life and work, and especially her relationship with the two
most important people in her life: her parents, Frank and Margo
Kurtz.”--Trudy Ring, SheWired
“Filled with entertaining stories, gut-wrenching experiences, and
touching memories, actress Swoosie Kurtz’ thoughtful memoir, Part
Swan, Part Goose: An Uncommon Memoir of Womanhood, Work and Family
celebrates her loving parents while documenting the formative
events that shaped her stellar acting career. In particular, the
book also reveals Kurtz’s seven-year struggle dealing with her
mother Margo’s increasing dementia.” – Tolucan Times
“Don't miss this....book of collected praise for parents who had it
all together. And never miss seeing Swoosie, with whom you will
inevitably feel a kinship -- on stage, screen or TV. There is not a
saccharine note in this delightful memoir.” – Liz Smith
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