Kristy McNichol

"FRIEND IN NEED -- Esther Rolle portrays a housekeeper who becomes a close, understanding companion to a Georgia teen-ager (Kristy McNichol) after she is shunned by her family and neighbors for befriending a POW, in 'Summer of My German Soldier', the highly acclaimed World Premiere drama to be repeated on NBC-TV's 'The Big Event' Sunday, July 15 (8-10 p.m. NYT)." 6/22/79