Overview

• Kym Karath says Nicholas Hammond escorted her to her first prom, recalling that her mother trusted him to take her.
• Hammond describes returning to school after the film’s release to overwhelming attention that he says was a lot for a 14-year-old.
• He notes that the seven child actors leaned on one another because only they fully understood the experience.
• Hammond says he still hears from some castmates weekly, and the group has endured losses with the deaths of Charmian Carr and Heather Menzies.
• The 60th anniversary has renewed attention on the film’s legacy, with retrospectives also highlighting the cast’s varied paths after 1965.