Posted by
Michael on Sunday, March 09, 2008 4:40:11 PM
Right now I'm finishing up reading
Timmy's in the Well: The Jon Provost Story.
There's something fascinating about the stories of child stars, as
they've lived a childhood that is far different from that of the
average child, making them different from the onset. Provost didn't
crash and burn in the manner of Michael Jackson or Macaulay Culkin, but
he also didn't seem to move toward adult fame in the way that Ron
Howard, who went on to become an Oscar-winning director, or Elijah
Wood, who went on to star in the epic and critically acclaimed
Lord of the Rings series, have.
I
picked up his book and met him while at WonderCon, the Bay Area comic
book convention. I was never an avid watcher of Lassie growing up
(though I do remember watching the similiar series Flipper many times),
but for whatever reasons he stood out to me and I forked down $27 for
his book and took a picture with him.
