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Series
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"When Hayley gets the lead role in a new TV show called Sadie Solves It, she's so excited...even if there are rumors of hauntings surrounding the Silver Screen Studios. It's LA, she thinks--there are ghost stories everywhere! But to her surprise, strange things actually start happening as production ramps up. Lights flicker, cold blasts of air come out of nowhere, and one day the electricity is cut to the studio entirely with no clear cause. Can...
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Mills was still a preteen when she began her acting career and was quickly thrust into the spotlight. Under the wing of Walt Disney himself, Mills was transformed into one of the biggest child starlets of the 1960s through iconic roles in both British and American films. She became one of only twelve actors in history to be bestowed with the Academy Juvenile Award. In her memoir, Mills provides a unique window into when Hollywood was still Tinseltown...
Author
Language
English
Description
Reuniting 30 years after a tragic accident ended their show Mister Magic, the five surviving cast members, who hold the secret of their close circle, the mystery of the beloved magical host and what really happened on that deadly last day, soon wonder if they've been lured into a trap.
6) Teaching a young actor: how to train children of all ages for success in movies, TV, and commercials
Author
Publisher
Walker
Pub. Date
1994.
Physical Desc
[xi], 177 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Aspiring writer Lucy Minninger has no trouble putting the comedy in her rom-coms. It's the romance part of the equation that's the problem ... Rudy Riziero made his mark on some of the most popular kids shows of the ՚90s. But ... [he's]'s actually ready for a relationship, if he could just find someone uninterested in who he used to be ... When Lucy and Rudy match online, they're eager to meet. But after their first date ends in a psychic's prophecy...
8) Second best
Author
Publisher
Gallic Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"It's 1999. Martin Hill is ten years old, crazy about Arsenal and has a minor crush on a girl named Betty. Then he makes it to the final two in the casting for Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. In the end, the other boy is picked for the role of a lifetime. A devastated Martin tries to move on with his life. But how can he escape his failure, especially when it's the most famous film series in the world?"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Taylor Trade Publishing
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
xxiii, 344 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
A former child star herself on the show Family Affair, Garver profiles other legends of classic television. She and Ascher have compiled information and trivia about the child stars, their series, and the times that defined their shows. Spanning forty years of television history, you'll find success stories, tragedies, and even some happy endings.
10) Raising a star: the parent's guide to helping kids break into theater, film, television, or music
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Griffin
Pub. Date
2005.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xii, 225 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Author
Series
Hayley mysteries volume 2
Publisher
Sourcebooks Young Readers, an imprint of Sourcebooks
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
163 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm
Language
English
Description
"Things are going great for Hayley on the set of the mystery show Sadie Solves It. But one day, things start disappearing from the studio--expensive jewelry used on the show, and even earrings from someone's purse! Who's the thief stalking Silver Screen Studios? Hayley doesn't want to get involved... after all, she only plays a detective on TV. But then one of the stolen items is found in her trailer, and her favorite makeup artist, Vee, is blamed...
Author
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Pub. Date
[2013]
Edition
First Grand Central Publishing edition.
Physical Desc
xv, 285 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
Blanche, a famous Hollywood star, is crippled in a car accident and must be taken care of by her sister Jane, a former child star jealous of her sister's fame. As the hatred between the two sisters grows, Jane begins to torture her ailing sister.
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 DVD + 1 Blu-ray (92 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Gavin Stone, a washed-up former child star is forced to do community service at a local mega-church and pretends to be Christian so he can land the part of Jesus in their annual passion play only to discover that the most important role of his life is far from Hollywood.
14) Tribute
Author
Language
English
Description
Cilla, a former child star who has found more satisfying work as a restorer of old houses, has come to her grandmother's Shenandoah Valley farmhouse, tools at her side, to rescue it from ruin. In the attic, she finds a cache of unsigned letters suggesting that her grandmother was pregnant when she died and that the father was a local married man. When Cilla becomes the target of a series of intimidating acts and a frightening, violent assault, her...
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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Description
The iCarly and Sam & Cat star, after her controlling mother dies, gets the help she needs to overcome eating disorders, addiction and unhealthy relationships--and finally decides what she really wants for the first time in her life.
Publisher
Oscillscope
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (54 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Hollywood discovered Peggy-Jean Montgomery when she was just nineteen months old and made her a star before she was two. By the time she was six, Baby Peggy had become one of the most popular stars in Hollywood. Stores even sold Baby Peggy products. By the age of eleven, she was broke, her money twice stolen by her family. Over the next six decades, this neglected child reinvented herself as Diana Serra Cary, a respected author, film historian and...
17) The fourth wall
Author
Series
Publisher
Orbit
Pub. Date
[2012]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
402 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Sean is a washed-up child actor reduced to the lowest dregs of reality television to keep himself afloat. His life was a downward spiral of alcoholism, regret, and failure...until he met Dagmar Shaw. The world of Dagmar Shaw, however, is rarely straightforward. People tend to die around her, and now she wants Sean for something. A movie, she says, but who's to say what her real game is?"--P. [4] of cover.
19) Playland
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[1994]
Edition
First trade edition.
Physical Desc
494 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
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