Growing Up on the Set - Interviews with 39 Former Child Actors of Classic Film and Television (Paperback)

Former child actor Paul Petersen once said, "Fame is a dangerous drug and should be kept out of the reach of children." It is certainly true that many child actors have fallen prey to the dangers of fame and suffered for it later in life, but others have used fame to their advantage and gone on to even more successful careers in adulthood. This work is a compilation of interviews with 39 men and women who, as children, worked in the motion picture industry in Hollywood. They all handled their childhood celebrity differently. Lee Aaker, Mary Badham, Baby Peggy, Sonny Bupp, Ted Donaldson, Edith Fellows, Gary Gray, Jimmy Hunt, Eilene Janssen, Marcia Mae Jones, Sammy McKim, Roger Mobley, Gigi Perreau, Jeanne Russell, Frankie Thomas, Beverly Washburn, Johnny Whitaker, and Jane Withers are among those interviewed. They talk candidly about their experiences on and off the set, the people they worked with, and what they did after their careers ended. The pros and cons of being a child actor and the effects that it had on them later in life are discussed at great length.

General

Imprint:	McFarland & Company
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	May 2002
First published:	May 2002
Authors:	Tom Goldrup • Jim Goldrup
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	389
ISBN-13:	978-0-7864-1254-9
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Film, television, music, theatre Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Films, cinema > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social groups & communities > Age groups > Children Books > Biography > Film, television, music, theatre Promotions
LSN:	0-7864-1254-2
Barcode:	9780786412549

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