On Thursday, January 6 at 6 p.m. the Hudson Library & Historical Society will host a live virtual streaming event with iconic actress Hayley Mills, author of Forever Young, A Memoir. Publishers Weekly notes, “With a novelistic eye for detail and a disarming sense of humor, Mills illuminates her extraordinary past while evoking the lost empire of mid-20th century Hollywood.”

The daughter of acclaimed British actor Sir John Mills was still a preteen when she began her acting career and was quickly thrust into the spotlight. Under the wing of Walt Disney himself, Hayley Mills was transformed into one of the biggest child starlets of the 1960s through her iconic roles in Pollyanna, The Parent Trap, and many more. In her charming and forthright memoir, Mills provides a unique window into when Hollywood was still ‘Tinseltown’ and the great Walt Disney was at his zenith. With her regrets, her joys, her difficulties, and her triumphs, this is a compelling read for any fan of classic Disney films and an inside look at a piece of real Hollywood history.

Mills began her acting career as a child at age 12 and was soon hailed as a rising star, winning the Academy Juvenile Award, BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer, and Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year. Her six-picture deal with Walt Disney made her an international star. For her success with Disney, she received the Disney Legend Award. Mills’ role in Whistle Down the Wind secured her a nomination for the BAFTA award for Best British Actress. She has continued to make films and TV drama, among them The Flame Trees of Thika and featured as Miss Bliss in Saved by the Bell.

Copies of Forever Young will be available for purchase courtesy of the Learned Owl Book Shop. Registration for this program is required and a valid email address is required at time of registration. Participants will receive an email invitation to attend the program, hosted on Zoom, a day before the program begins.

If you have any questions, please email askus@hudson.lib.oh.us or call (330) 653-6658 x1010.