The Thrill Of Being In Front Of

My First Memoir, 'home,' Was About My Childhood, Early Training And Formative Years In The Theater, I Am So Pleased That My Good Friends At The Hachette Book Group Have Encouraged Me To Share The Next Phase Of My Life, Beginning With My Arrival In Hollywood And The Wonderful Movies And Television Programs I Was Asked To Be A Part Of.

I Was Raised Never To Carp About Things And Never To Moan, Because In Vaudeville, Which Is My Background, You Just Got On With It Through All Kinds Of Adversities.

After All, Children Are Children No Matter Their Background.

I Don't Want To Be Thought Of As Wholesome.

The World Is Full Of Magical Places, And The Library Has Always Been One Of Them For Me. A Library Can Be That Special Place For Our Children.