Griffith herself was Miss Golden Globe in 1975, a title given as a launching pad to celebrity offspring breaking into show business.

All three of my children know that there is no point in just being a celebrity offspring: you have to have a trade and contribute something.

So from A-Z, here's a look back at some of the most memorable monikers of the celebrity offspring of this past year:

In the world of celebrity offspring such remuneration is routine.

Many magazines have children of the famous on their mastheads, but one in particular has become a hotbed of celebrity offspring.

You might spot a celebrity, as well as celebrity offspring, at an adjoining table.

Maybe the knowledge that the children or pop stars will all be going to expensive private schools with other celebrity offspring influences the wayward tone of many popular choices.

Mr. Seigenthaler had made a habit of hiring celebrity offspring like Mr. Gore, including Robert F. Kennedy's son David and Hank Aaron's daughter Gaile.

A Name and a Career Anyone who contends that Sofia Coppola's becoming a fashion designer is just one more example of celebrity offspring milking a name would hardly get an argument from her.

Rainey, whose dad is former model Paul Qualley, is the latest in a long line of celebrity offspring who have traditionally been given the post.