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The Lively Set presents a CloseUp on actor-singer-writer
PAUL PETERSEN
former star of the Donna Reed Show and now an advocate for child performers
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| Paul Petersen began performing as an eight-year-old in the Mickey Mouse Show in 1955. Between 1958 and 1966 he starred as Jeff Stone on the Donna Reed Show, and later went on to make various movies including Something For A Lonely Man, Time For Killing and Journey to Shiloh. He also took over from James Darren as 'Moondoggie' in the fourth Gidget movie, Gidget Grows Up, and guest starred in numerous television series.
An accomplished actor, singer and author - he's penned no less than 16 books - Paul is well-known these days for his work with A Minor Consideration, a child-actor support group he founded in 1990. |
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| "The part of true-crime writer Paul Conway was written especially for Paul Petersen," says MOMMY'S DAY director, Max Allan Collins. "He's an amazing man, a vastly underrated actor and, I like to think, a friend. I hope we will work together again." In PAUL PETERSEN, MOMMY AND ME! Max Allan Collins relates what it was like working with Paul on his independent movie feature, MOMMY'S DAY. |
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Iowa-based MAX ALLAN COLLINS is an award-winning mystery and thriller writer and the best-seeling author of movie tie-in novels, including Saving Private Ryan, Air Force One and In the Line of Fire. He is also a musician, documentary maker, and independent film producer and director. He wrote this feature story especially for The Lively Set. |
Read "Paul Petersen, Mommy & Me!"
| MAI-LY NGUYEN (pictured centre) is a broadcast journalist with a passion for '50s/'60s screen and music culture. Originally from Tulsa, she now lives and works in Los Angeles. |
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"When I was working on the Donna Reed Show you could understand the lyrics to popular music, and sex couldn't kill you!" In DONNA REED AND BEYOND, Paul Petersen talks to journalist and friend Mai-Ly Nguyen about his heady days as one of television's best known child stars. |
Read "The Donna Reed Show & Beyond"
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