ISBN: 9780982638736

A dog barks. "What's that, girl? Timmy's in the well?" Whenever people hear this catchphrase, they know it's about Timmy and Lassie, the world's favorite boy-and-his-dog team of… Meer...

A dog barks. "What's that, girl? Timmy's in the well?" Whenever people hear this catchphrase, they know it's about Timmy and Lassie, the world's favorite boy-and-his-dog team of the 1950s and '60s. Timmy's in the Well is the story of Jon Provost, television's first child superstar, and the low-down on Lassie, one of television's most enduring shows. It is filled with celebrity anecdotes, rare photos, and memorabilia. Since his original seven-year run on the show, Provost has become a household name in 125 countries. His episodes continue to air in more than 50 countries, the checked shirt and jeans he wore as Timmy hang in the Smithsonian, and he has his own star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame. Timmy's in the Well illustrates what happens to a middle-class American family touched by fame. Jon's first job came at age three, forever altering the course of his life and the lives of his family. With nearly a dozen film appearances in a mere five years, Provost was named the top child movie actor of 1958 by the New York Film Critics. Yet he could barely read, hardly knew his siblings, and had few friends under the age of 35. At the age of twenty and on the verge of being swallowed up by Hollywood, Provost escaped to Northern California, only to learn that a "normal" life was not possible. Unprepared to make a living, he was gripped by depression and fell into a well that was deeper and darker than any he'd ever faced. But he found his way out of that well - on his own and without the dog. Timmy's in the Well: The Jon Provost Story Jacobson, Laurie / Provost, Jon, Franklin Green<

ISBN: 0982638736

TIMMY'S IN THE WELL -- The Jon Provost Story will give the readers everything they hope for and more: Jon Provost's remarkable journey as television's first child star, an insider's view … Meer...

TIMMY'S IN THE WELL -- The Jon Provost Story will give the readers everything they hope for and more: Jon Provost's remarkable journey as television's first child star, an insider's view of Hollywood of the '50s and '60s, the low down on "Lassie," one of television's most enduring shows; celebrity anecdotes, rare photos; the perks and pitfalls of child stardom AND a remarkable look at what happens to a happy, normal, middle-class American family touched by fame. actors and entertainers,arts and literature,biographical,biographies,biographies and history,biography and history,crafts and hobbies,dogs,history and criticism,humor and entertainment Television, Franklin Green Publishing<

ISBN: 0982638736

TIMMY'S IN THE WELL -- The Jon Provost Story will give the readers everything they hope for and more: Jon Provost's remarkable journey as television's first child star, an insider's view … Meer...

TIMMY'S IN THE WELL -- The Jon Provost Story will give the readers everything they hope for and more: Jon Provost's remarkable journey as television's first child star, an insider's view of Hollywood of the '50s and '60s, the low down on "Lassie," one of television's most enduring shows; celebrity anecdotes, rare photos; the perks and pitfalls of child stardom AND a remarkable look at what happens to a happy, normal, middle-class American family touched by fame. actors and entertainers,animals,arts and literature,biographical,biographies,biographies and history,biography and history,crafts and hobbies,dogs,history and criticism Television, Franklin Green Publishing<