Paula deen+biography
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Paula Deen
American cook, restaurateur, author, and television personality
For the silent-screen actress, see Paula Dean.
Paula Ann Hiers Deen (born January 19, 1947)[3] is an American chef, cookbook author, and TV personality. Deen resides in Savannah, Georgia, where she owns and operates The Lady & Sons restaurant with her sons, Jamie and Bobby Deen. She has published fifteen cookbooks.
Early life
Deen was born Paula Ann Hiers in Albany, Georgia,[3] the daughter of Corrie A. Hiers (née Paul) and Earl Wayne Hiers Sr.[4] Deen was 19 when her father died unexpectedly aged 40, and her mother died four years later aged 44.[5] Prior to her father's death, Paula, aged 18, married Jimmy Deen and in 1967 they had their first son James ("Jamie"), and in 1970 a second son Robert ("Bobby") was born. In her 20s, Deen suffered from depression and agoraphobia and began to spend more time preparing food for her family, as it was something sh
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Paula Deen
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Courage, hard work and a hefty dollop of good luck combined to move Paula Deen from delivering lunches to local businesses to owning Savannah's most famous restaurant, authoring three best selling cookbooks and starring on her own television show, "Paula's Home Cooking." Hers is the inspiring tale of a woman who, with the support and love of her family, took control of her life and discovered her destiny. It is about a woman who broke through 20 years locked in the nightmare of agoraphobia to find the courage to challenge her fears through actions that have propelled her into the national spotlight. In 1989, an unhappy Paula Deen with a failing marriage took stock of her life to see how she might provide for herself and her two sons. The only thing she was sure of was that she was a good cook. As a girl reared in the Deep South, Paula had been taught culinary skills by women in her famil
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Paula Deen
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From Paula’s Home Cooking to Top Chef, Paula Deen was a fixture on the Food Network for more than a decade. She has also written several books on Southern cooking, as well as a memoir, and has started her own magazine, Cooking with Paula Deen. Following a racially charged controversy that led to her avfärd from the Food Network, she returned to TV hosting in 2016 with Positively Paula.
Early Life
Born on January 19, 1947, in Albany, Georgia, Paula Deen went to Albany High School and married her first husband after graduating in 1965. Her parents both died by the time she was 23, a loss that led Deen into panic attacks and chronic agoraphobia. She retreated into her cooking, eventually starting a home-based catering business, The Bag Lady, with her two sons serving as deliverymen.
The Bag Lady was a hit, and its popularity forced Deen to utöka beyond the confines of her kitchen. In January 1996, she opened her own restaura