 Employing a distinctive Irish accent, Hugueny received a substantial amount of screen time punctuated by several closeups.At about the same time, a brief news item publicized that "[S]ixteen-year-old Sharon Hugueny who makes her film debut with Troy Donahue in Warners' ""Parrish,"" has already written her autobiography—a by-line piece which will be published in the January issue of the "General Motors Corporation magazine".1961 was a tumultuous year for her — in addition to appearing in another four episodes as well as a major feature film, she married Robert Evans in May, went with him to New York, thus effectively being suspended from her Warners contract, then divorced him in November and returned to Hollywood.