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Tom Hanks has been described as “America’s dad,” due to his warm, paternal onscreen persona.

And the screen legend’s private and public lives are in alignment there, as he enjoys close relationships with all four of his adult children.

But that doesn’t mean that all of the Hanks kids enjoyed happy, healthy upbringings.

In fact, Tom’s eldest daughter, Elizabeth — who goes by E.A. Hanks professionally — is soon to release a memoir detailing her chaotic and damaging childhood.

Tom Hanks, Rita Wilson, Truman Theodore Hanks, and Elizabeth Hanks attend the 92nd Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood and Highland on February 09, 2020 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images) E.A. Hanks suffered a chaotic, unstable childhood

Along with her brother Colin, E.A. is a product of Tom’s short-lived marriage to fellow actor Samantha Lewes, who died from cancer in 2002 at the...