Williams' children Amanda, Liz, Dan and Diana Welch grew up in the wealthy community of Bedford, N.Y. Then, a series of devastating losses upended their lives as kids: In 1983, their oil executive father was killed in a car accident, leaving a large debt behind, and their mother died of cancer 3½ years later at the age of 50. The kids were separated at that point because no relative could take them all in.
In "The Kids Are All Right: A Memoir," each describes, with humility, candor and humor, what happened next. Dan became a hellion, and was eventually kicked out of boarding school. Amanda got into drugs and dropped out of New York University. A neighbor reconsidered adopting Diana after she reached her teens. Meanwhile, Liz traveled to free herself of all of it.
GOOD MORNING AMERICA featured a segment on the book this morning.
3 comments:
I remember watching Ann Williams's Eunice opposite Mary Stuart's Jo on SFT all those years ago. They both were loving & loyal sisters to one another. I also remember Ann as June Slater on the first year of ABC's Loving in 1983. She also played the 3rd female lead in the Broadway musical Applause opposite Lauren Bacall & Penny Fuller in 1970!
Just read The Kids Are All Right - touching, sad, uplifting book - amazing, loved it.
As a Search fan, I fondly remember Ann as Eunice. I couldn't believe it when they killed off Jo's only sibling. I also enjoyed Ann as Margot, on EON. It was such a different role for Ann.
I'm half way through the book and it's a very interesting read. I think it was a great idea to have all four siblings write about what happened to them from their own perspectives. I look forward to finishing it.
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