They have been so maligned in the media and now have a bad reputation.

He said, “You know, I don’t feel good about these child stars. There were some child stars who were sitting by themselves, and no one was coming up to them. KG: I was at an autograph convention, and someone very charming came up to me. LAPX: Please tell us how you went about researching the new book. I’m only 5’1″ – that’s how I am grounded! I suppose that is a long-winded answer to the question, “How am I grounded”. It’s an entire lifestyle that one has to embrace. There’s the business of show business, and if you don’t get that or get a well-rounded education, you can’t even do interviews like the one we are having right now. They get so ingrained with the artistic profession and think, “This is all I’m going to do, but acting is so much more than just being on stage or film or doing voice overs – all of which I still do. I find that a lot of child stars don’t go on to college. I had a wonderful family, but I ask, what is the situation financially? Are they using their child’s income as a bank from which they make withdrawals whenever they want? Also education. I list four-five different things, but one of the main things is family. KG: In the book, I make a summation of how some child stars are able to make the transition either into an adult acting career or into another field successfully. How were you grounded and what part did your upbringing play in your transition from child star to successful adult actress, author, and mother? You’ve written a new book called, X Child Stars Where Are They Now? You were a child star, but unlike the stereotypical hellion, you were very well grounded. LAPX: Thank you so much for taking the time to sit down with us today. X Child Stars is available at Amazon and Barnes & Noble. There, we spoke with Garver about her life as a child star, memories of her television family, and about her latest book, co-authored with Fred Ascher: X Child Stars, Where Are They Now? (2016 by Rowman/Littlefled ). The Los Angeles Post-Examiner had the privilege of meeting Kathy Garver at this year’s Mid-Atlantic Nostalgia Convention. Garver is also an author and activist, but the four-time Audie Award-winning performer is best known today for her iconic role as the teenage orphan Cissy in the classic TV series Family Affair.

Kathy Garver has spent more that 60 years entertaining audiences around the world as a television, film, stage, voice-over, and commercial actress.

X Child Stars by Kathy Garver