Sondheim drew on parts of his troubled childhood when writing the show.

Her anorexia was caused by what she called a "troubled childhood".

A phone call home brings hints of a troubled childhood.

A troubled childhood led to Steward's fascination of the natural world.

He had a troubled childhood and spent several weeks in jail.

She had a troubled childhood and was diagnosed as schizophrenic, according to her mother.

He was very troubled childhood, with the premature death of his mother.

She had a troubled childhood, leaving home and school at the age of 15.

Yet questions burgeoned in her, the desire to know more about his troubled childhood.

According to information presented by his lawyers in 1995, Nelson had a troubled childhood.