actor Leonardo DiCaprio 1975
"Leonardo was 3 months old, and we were living in Hollywood. I found this wonderful old American flag at a garage sale for $2. There was no special occasion. My husband, George, was standing to the side making silly faces. I was feeling great: I was a new mother, had a beautiful baby, and it was just before Valentine's Day. Just another sunny day in L.A.!"—Irmelin DiCaprio, with son Leonardo
musician Frank Zappa 1982
"This was taken when I was 15. My father hated having his photo taken. He thought he was an ugly man. This was on the deck of our home in the Hollywood Hills. The photographer put up a backdrop of palm trees because he didn't think our own view looked 'Hollywood' enough."—daughter Moon Zappa (far left), with Zappa, wife Gail and children Diva (on Gail's lap), Ahmet and Dweezil (rear)
comedian W.C. Fields 1943
"He was famous for his quips about children—like, 'I love kids, boiled or fried'—but he made an exception for his own grandchildren. When I was born, he came to the hospital and brought me home in a limousine. He was proud of being a grandfather and proud of my father, his only child, as well."—grandson Bill Fields, with W.C. Fields and Bill's mother, Anne
actor James Dean 1940
"After his mother, Mildred, died in 1940, Jimmy lived with our family on our farm in Fairmount, Ind. He was about 9 when this picture was taken. Riding his bike, and later his motorcycle, were pastimes and transportation for Jimmy. He put on a lot of miles."—cousin Marcus Winslow
singer Nat King Cole ca. 1956
"I was about 6. I was working on a Christmas song I recorded called 'Good Will.' My dad had just discovered that I could kind of sing, I think he always kind of hoped that music might be something I was interested in. During the holidays he'd be home so we could celebrate together. My family never, ever gets tired of his 'Christmas Song,' We really feel like it was done for us. It's about family time, about closeness. And that line 'To kids from 1 to 92'—that just kills me."—Natalie Cole, with her father
actor George Clooney 1964
"George is 3, and his sister Ada [left] is 4. George always coveted that car [a '59 Corvette]. I bought it to court my wife, Nina. It worked. George always wanted to drive it, and I was reluctant to let him. I thought he might hurt himself or someone else, so it was a bone of contention throughout his adolescent years. In 1992 he was out in California and things were not going well for him. I had the car refurbished and sent out there. George said it was the best Christmas he ever had, and he had thought it was going to be the worst, He still drives it once a week—it's his connection to family and home. He calls it the gift that keeps on taking—he's getting it repaired all the time. It probably cost him four times what I paid for it."—father Nick Clooney
actress-singer Tudy Garland 1953
"She was a fun mom. My mother never really had a childhood because she was constantly working—when she was 39 years old she had made 39 movies—so when she was able to have a good time she really enjoyed herself. She loved to do all the things she couldn't do in her own childhood."—daughter Lorna Luft, with Garland in Hollywood
actor Claude Rains ca. 1945
"I'm about 7 years old. My father is holding a script, and I'm sitting in a tree and he's reading to me. When he was getting ready to do a film, he memorized the entire script before he showed up on the first day of shooting. He used to make me hear his lines."—daughter Jessica Rains, with her father in Brentwood, Calif.
actor Jamie Lee Curtis 1965
"It was Sun Valley, Idaho. Kelly was 9 and Jamie Lee was 7. We were staying at the lodge. Usually the children were in their skiing class, so it was a big day because they were showing off for us—skiing with the big people. They were proud and we were proud, appreciating their efforts and the fun of being together in the snow. It was a really neat time. The trips helped establish the family feeling."—actress Janet Leigh, with (from left) husband Robert Brandt and daughters Kelly and Jamie Lee Curtis
dancer Fred Astaire ca. 1908
"My father was about 9 and my Aunt Adele [right] about 10½ when this was taken. They had a job in vaudeville and were performing all the time. It was tough, very hard work, but they enjoyed it. They became stars when they were teenagers, but up until then it was just making a living on the stage. Aunt Adele, who was the bigger star when they were on the stage, wanted to dance from the time she was a little girl. She went to dancing school, and my father just tagged along. That's how he got into it."—daughter Ava McKenzie
actress Ingrid Bergman 1948
"This is from the set of Joan of Arc. I was a child extra and went to the children's school on the set. It was impressive to see your mother dressed in armor! It was real, not made of plastic. Before the movie I had braids, which I liked very much. During the making of the movie, my mother had cut her hair all off and decided I should too. She had my hair cut right there on the set. Although I'm smiling in the pictures, I was quite appalled."—daughter Pia Lindstrom, with Bergman in L.A.
actress Connie Stevens ca. 1978
"We were outside Our Lady of Malibu, which was also our school. I was about 8 years old. My sister Joely and I not only had our first communion, we were baptized that day. My father [Eddie Fisher] is Jewish and my mother is Catholic, so Mom left it up to us what we wanted to be. She thought it was important for us to have a higher power to believe in."—Tricia Leigh Fisher (center), with her mother and sister Joely
actress Bai Ling ca. 1975
"This was taken in Chengdu [China] at a local photo store during Chinese New Year. Bai Ling is wearing a colorful outfit I had sewn for her by hand. I loved seeing her in loud, colorful clothes, but she hated them! When I made her put her clothes on, she would run all over the house to try to escape. When she grew up a little, she wrote a letter to me to apologize for putting up such a fuss."—grandmother Peng Zhi-jia (left), with (clockwise from top) father Bai Yu-xiang, mother Chen Bin-bin, sister Bai Je and Bai Ling
actress Doris Day ca. 1948
"She's about 24; I'm about 6. She had just finished Romance on the High Seas for Warner Bros., and the song 'It's Magic' had just come out—it was right before she took off. This is the first house she ever bought and the first time we were able to live together full-time. My grandmother and I moved out from Cincinnati; prior to that she was always on the road and we'd visit for a few weeks at a time. The house was cute. She could probably fit the entire thing in her living room now. It was a special time for all of us."—son Terry Melcher, with Day in Toluca Lake, Calif.
comedian Lou Costello 1947
"My dad loved to relate to kids. He could be very quiet at home, and the moment you put a kid in the room, he lit up. Even though I was 11 when he passed away, I'm blessed. Not because he was so famous, but because he was Dad. He was an old-world Italian Catholic, very family-oriented."—daughter Chris (held by her father), with (from left) sister Paddi, mother Anne and sister Carole at home in Sherman Oaks, Calif.
actor Henry Fonda ca. 1945
"Dad enlisted in the Navy at the start of World War II, when I was about 4. Here he is, posing with me several years later on one of his rare leaves home. It was an exciting occasion to see him, impressive in his uniform."—daughter Jane, with Fonda
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