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My book details the life span, both early on and later, of Pat Welsh, who found popularity in 1982 as the speech of E.T. in Steven Spielberg's immortal film vintage about an alien who was left behind on Earth. The narrative includes entries from Pat's personal diary (written in 1931, at the age of sixteen), reports of a grown-up Pat, and contemporary perspectives. Pat Welsh was created in 1915 in San Francisco and originated from an affluent family. Her grandfather, Robert S. Atkins, managed a popular team store in the city. Her parents divorced when she was only two, and her mom remarried some years later. The diary provides the platform for the book, and beginning with New Year's Day, 1931, Pat writes with beauty and clarity about many areas of her life, including her longing for fame, her charming stirrings, the favorite culture of her time, and the location and its surroundings. Among her favorite places were Hillsborough (including escapes to the famous but deserted 98-room Carolands Mansion), Carmel, San Mateo, Pebble Beach, Monterey, and Santa Barbara. Her observations on school-year dating, and necking, bring alive a bygone age. She talks about the normal - getting her driver's license, resting for a portrait that her grandmother is painting - and the not-so-ordinary, a lot of it reflective of the motion pictures and plays of the day.
