I actually have several Whitman editions that feature Shirely Temple, Annette Funnicello and the Lennon Sisters. They really are an odd mix of fact and fiction with a heavy bent on fiction. My theory was that these actors, under the old studio system, played a public persona that was more character than reality. To have that "character" have additional adventures in novel form wasn't too far a stretch. It is fascinating, though.
I also recall reading old, hand-me-down Teen Beat and Tiger Beat Magazines when I was younger and being fascinated by a particular story about a girl who was Marie Osmond's BFF and a really great singer who also had a huge crush on Donny and how she would visit their house but also duck out of sight whenever Donny came into the room. There was a scene that involved a birthday cake she'd baked for him but was too shy to present it (and it was the most awesome birthday cake EVER!). Mind, this was all told in the first person so I think you could classify it as sanctioned Mary Sue RPF!
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I actually have several Whitman editions that feature Shirely Temple, Annette Funnicello and the Lennon Sisters. They really are an odd mix of fact and fiction with a heavy bent on fiction. My theory was that these actors, under the old studio system, played a public persona that was more character than reality. To have that "character" have additional adventures in novel form wasn't too far a stretch. It is fascinating, though.
I also recall reading old, hand-me-down Teen Beat and Tiger Beat Magazines when I was younger and being fascinated by a particular story about a girl who was Marie Osmond's BFF and a really great singer who also had a huge crush on Donny and how she would visit their house but also duck out of sight whenever Donny came into the room. There was a scene that involved a birthday cake she'd baked for him but was too shy to present it (and it was the most awesome birthday cake EVER!). Mind, this was all told in the first person so I think you could classify it as sanctioned Mary Sue RPF!