Book Review
An Iconic Actress Shares her Fascinating Life Story
Forever Young by Hayley Mills
Like so many others of my generation who grew up in the 1960s, I was a huge Hayley Mills fan. I could recite lines from her movies, I mimicked her accent, I read everything I could find about her.
And then we both grew up.
I remained a fan, but not to the obsessive degree of childhood. And Mills’ visibility in the United States diminished when she was in her 20s. But when I saw that she had written a book, Forever Young: A Memoir, I had to buy and read it. Here’s my unboxing video:
It was mostly delightful, often revealing, and sometimes sad.
Mills shares a candid, behind-the-scenes look at an interesting period in the entertainment industry. The Mills family business was primarily acting in films and on stage, and the children (Juliet, Hayley, and Jonathan) followed in their parents’ footsteps.
