the choice of filming in Australia or going to the US. there was no question as to what we'd do. There are not many films made here with good parts for little girls, so it's a chance that doesn't come often." The Boydens travelled to Los Angeles to promote Barnaby and Me in September 1977, where their daughter successfully auditioned for a guest role on The Waltons double episode, "The Children's Carol", which was broadcast in December. She acted in other American-produced films and TV movies including Lassie: A New Beginning (September 1978) and The Little Dragons (filmed in 1978, broadcast in July 1980). Boyden undertook her first theatre acting role as Wendy in a pantomime, Peter Pan, in January to February 1980 at the Comedy Theatre, Melbourne. She also starred in an Australian film, Dead Man's Float (1980) and TV series, The Sullivans (1981) and Come Midnight Monday (March 1982). Hal Erickson of AllMovie described Dead Man's Float as a "very short and occasionally sweet juvenile melodrama. A cheeky bunch of children who think they're pretty smart are in for a rude awakening when they confront a gang of drug smugglers who play for keeps." During 1981 Boyden was associated with US actor, Christopher Atkins, which Ian Rolph of The Australian Women's Weekly described as "a warm friendship with that cool charmer from The Blue Lagoon, [Atkins], here to star in The Pirate Movie." In May 1983 she acted in an Australian stage version of Sound of Music at the Princess Theatre, Melbourne. Later career As an adult Sally Boyden relocated to London and worked as a songwriter for EMI, providing songs for Leo Sayer, David Cassidy and Shakin' Stevens. She sang backing vocals for Duran Duran, featured with Major Matt Mason, and is part of a group, the Candy Bombers who performed at the Queens Jubilee in June 2002. Back in Australia, Boyden toured the country with the Follow Your Dreams program as a motivational speaker talking to school children of her experiences in show business and life. She returned to London where she held residencies at music venues: Twelve Bar Club, Ground Floor, Acoustic Café and South Bar, and performed in her band, The Candy Bombers. Sally and the band have performed at the Edinburgh Festival, the Ibiza Millennium celebrations, and in Wales, New York and New Zealand. Boyden headlined in Hyde Park as part of the