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Author
Publisher
Weinstein Books
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
vii, 245 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm
Description
"Melissa Francis was only eight years old when she won the role of a lifetime: playing Cassandra Cooper Ingalls on the world's most famous prime-time soap opera, Little House on the Prairie. Now in Lessons from the Prairie, she shares behind-the-scenes stories from the set, and lessons learned from the show's dynamic creator, Michael Landon, that have echoed throughout Melissa's adult life. With novel insights on hard work, making mistakes, and even...
Author
Publisher
Weinstein Books
Pub. Date
c2012
Physical Desc
294 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 24 cm.
Description
"When Melissa Francis was eight, she won the role of a lifetime: Cassandra Cooper Ingalls, the little girl who was adopted by the Ingalls family on the prime-time soap opera, Little House on the Prairie. Despite her age, she was already a veteran actress, moving from one Hollywood set to the next. But behind the scenes, her success was fueled by the pride, pressure, and sometimes grinding cruelty of her stage mother. While Melissa thrived under pressure,...
Author
Publisher
Tendencias
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
351 pages ; 22 cm.
Description
Jennette tenía seis años cuando fue a su primera audición. El sueño de su madre era que su única hija fuera una estrella, y Jennette estaba dispuesta a todo para hacerla feliz. Aceptó su plan de "restricción de calorías", que consistía en comer poco y pesarse cinco veces al día. Soportó sus maquillajes y reproches: "Tus pestañas son invisibles, ¿vale? ¿Crees que Dakota Fanning no se tiñe las suyas?". Su madre la bañó hasta los dieciséis...
Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
308 pages : illustrations, portraits, photographs ; 25 cm
Description
Amid the deprivation and despair of the Great Depression, Shirley Temple radiated optimism and plucky good cheer that lifted the spirits of millions and shaped their collective character for generations to come. John F. Kasson shows how the most famous, adored, imitated and commodified child in the world astonished movie goers, created a new international culture of celebrity and revolutionized the role of children as consumers.
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