What Ever Happened to Baby Peggy: The Autobiography of Hollywood's Pioneer Child Star

Long before Shirley Temples curls bounced their way into Americas heart Baby Peggy lit up marquee from coast to coast. She was the original child star produced by Hollywood and her amazing journey set the pattern for all those who followed. Discovered when she was only nineteen months old Baby Peggy with her angelic face and expert mugging for the camera entertained audiences across the nation and around the world. She starred in a series of short two-reel comedies completing 150 of them by the time she turned three. By her fifth birthday Baby Peggys films were earning as much as Charlie Chaplins and she herself was a millionaire having signed a three-film $3.5 million contract. Establishing a disgraceful tradition for the parents of child performers Baby Peggys mother and father emotional children themselves squandered her fortune. In What Ever Happened to Baby Peggy? Diana Serra Cary (as Baby Peggy is now called) looks back over her incredible life as a child superstar. She reveals the awesome burdens she carried. Seen through her memories the turbulent lives of child stars such as Gary Coleman Michael Jackson and Drew Barrymore make much more sense.