Re: [AlwaysLearning] Late Readers and short actors
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In a message dated 7/30/02 9:40:50 PM, ecsamhill@... writes:
<< Well... if one wanted to completely flip the connotation, we could talk
about "premature reading" and "mature reading".
If you do something young you're godlike to some people. Magical. Amazing.
And it can only be downhill from there, pretty much.
Stevie Wonder won't ever be so cute as when he was a prodigy.
Shirley Temple grew up to be a normal adult, kinda boring.
Michael Jackson was a glory-boy until he was grown and had a life.
Michael J. Fox survived growing up because he stayed little and cute.
HEY! What is that? I've often wondered if there's any sort of growth
hormone that might turn off if kids get really famous really early. Lots
of child stars stay small, it seems.
Because of research into touch and the stimulation of growth hormone in
babies (experiments in orphanages mid-20th century which said babies who
don't get held and touched won't grow as well), I've wondered if too much
treating someone like an adult can cause their body to say "Okay then, my
work here is done."
Another entirely different factor is the benefit of hiring an actor who looks
younger than he really is, and so they might be already small-for-age when
they get hired.
Anyone ever heard, thought or read anything about that?
Sandra
<< Well... if one wanted to completely flip the connotation, we could talk
about "premature reading" and "mature reading".
>>That comes into "precocious" realm. "Genius" or "prodigy."
If you do something young you're godlike to some people. Magical. Amazing.
And it can only be downhill from there, pretty much.
Stevie Wonder won't ever be so cute as when he was a prodigy.
Shirley Temple grew up to be a normal adult, kinda boring.
Michael Jackson was a glory-boy until he was grown and had a life.
Michael J. Fox survived growing up because he stayed little and cute.
HEY! What is that? I've often wondered if there's any sort of growth
hormone that might turn off if kids get really famous really early. Lots
of child stars stay small, it seems.
Because of research into touch and the stimulation of growth hormone in
babies (experiments in orphanages mid-20th century which said babies who
don't get held and touched won't grow as well), I've wondered if too much
treating someone like an adult can cause their body to say "Okay then, my
work here is done."
Another entirely different factor is the benefit of hiring an actor who looks
younger than he really is, and so they might be already small-for-age when
they get hired.
Anyone ever heard, thought or read anything about that?
Sandra
Pam Hartley
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From: SandraDodd@...
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [AlwaysLearning] Late Readers and short actors
Date: Wed, Jul 31, 2002, 7:12 AM
Another entirely different factor is the benefit of hiring an actor who
looks
younger than he really is, and so they might be already small-for-age when
they get hired.
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I think this is the case. They want as mature and able to work long hours
(legally and otherwise) as they can get in the
smallest/cutest/youngest-looking package they can get.
Pam
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From: SandraDodd@...
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [AlwaysLearning] Late Readers and short actors
Date: Wed, Jul 31, 2002, 7:12 AM
Another entirely different factor is the benefit of hiring an actor who
looks
younger than he really is, and so they might be already small-for-age when
they get hired.
----------
I think this is the case. They want as mature and able to work long hours
(legally and otherwise) as they can get in the
smallest/cutest/youngest-looking package they can get.
Pam
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