This Girl Became a Successful Child Star after Bio Parents Gave Her up to Family Who Had ‘No Plans’ to Adopt

Melissa Gilbert was born in Los Angeles in 1964 and was adopted when she was only a day old by Barbara Crane and Paul Gilbert. Her biological parents, David Darlington and Kathy Wood, were unable to raise another child while pursuing their own lives, so they placed their daughter for adoption.

Melissa grew up believing a different story about her biological continue reading …