Cherry Boone

Cheryl Lynn "Cherry" Boone (born July 7, 1954) also known as Cherry O'Neill, is an American writer, author, and singer. She was a member of the 1970s pop singing group, The Boones, which also featured her three sisters. Boone has spoken publicly about her experiences and recovery from anorexia nervosa.

Personal background

Boone was born on July 7, 1954 in Denton, Texas. She is the eldest daughter of singer and 1950s icon Pat Boone and Shirley Lee Foley Boone. She is the granddaughter of country music star Red Foley and has three sisters: Debby, Lindy, and Laury. With her sisters, Cherry was a member of the 1970s vocal group The Boones, which was known for their successful cover of ABBA's "Hasta Mañana".

On October 4, 1975, Boone married writer, Dan O'Neill. The wedding was officiated by Jack Hayford, founding pastor of The Church On The Way, in Van Nuys, California. Her husband was also the co-founder of the relief organization, Mercy Corps. They have four daughters and one son, including Brittany (born 1981), Brendan (born 1983), Casey (born 1986), Kevyn (born 1989), and Kylie (born 1992). The family resides in Sammamish, Washington.^{[citation needed]}

Anorexia nervosa

Boone came to public attention after the death of her friend, Karen Carpenter, who died in 1983, from complications arising from anorexia nervosa. They had met in 1982, while Carpenter was attending resident therapy with noted psychotherapist, Steven Levenkron in New York City. At the time, Boone was a recovered anorexic and former patient. Later that year, she published Starving For Attention, about her recovery and life as an anorectic.

Writing background

In 1985, Boone and her husband wrote the book Dear Cherry: Questions And Answers On Eating Disorders, which was a response to the letters she got from her first book Starving For Attention.^[1][2] They later wrote a follow-up book Living on the Border of Disorder: How to Cope with an Addictive Person.^[3]

Published works

• Starving For Attention, Continuum, 1982. ISBN 978-0896382745
• Dear Cherry: Questions And Answers On Eating Disorders Continuum, 1987. ISBN 978-0826403875
• Living on the Border of Disorder: How to Cope with an Addictive Person, Bethany House, 1992. ISBN 978-1556612621

References

1. ^ Boone O'Neill, Cherry (1987). Dear Cherry. Continuum. ISBN 978-0826403875. 
2. ^ Boone O'Neill, Cherry (1982). Starving for Attention. Continuum. ISBN 978-0896382745. 
3. ^ Boone O'Neill, Cherry; Dan O'Neill (1992). Living on the Border of Disorder: How to Cope With an Addictive Person. Bethany House. ISBN 978-1556612621. 

External links

• Cherry Boone at the Internet Movie Database

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Name	Boone, Cherry
Alternative names	Boone, Cheryl Lynn; O'Neill, Cherry
Short description	writer, author and singer
Date of birth	7 July 1954
Place of birth	Denton, Texas
Date of death
Place of death