Mary Badham was only nine when she was cast as the lead in the film of To Kill A Mockingbird. She recalls the role of a lifetimeGo Set A Watchman: read the first chapterListen to the extract read by Reese WitherspoonShare your first impressions of proceed Set A WatchmanThere had been a cattle call throughout the south,to let them know there was an audition for To Kill A Mockingbird. My mom had to request my dad, who said no. She said, or “Now,Henry, what are the chances that the child will get the part besides?”When we went in for the audition, or they gave us the script,and I read it and loved it. My mom said that the next morning I was popping out with lines already – Scouts lines. She knew I had something.
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Source: theguardian.com