Karolyn Grimes

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Karolyn Grimes (born July 4, 1940 in Hollywood , California ) is a former American child actress.

life and career

Karolyn Grimes grew up in Los Angeles and got into the acting business through her mother. She made her film debut at the age of five. She had her best-known appearance in 1946 in the Christmas classic Isn't life beautiful? as Zuzu Bailey, the youngest daughter of George Bailey, played by James Stewart . In the film she utters the famous phrase "And every time a bell rings an angel gets his wings " ( Every time a bell rings an angel gets his wings ). With Every Woman Needs an Angel she appeared in another Christmas film the following year alongside Cary Grant , Loretta Young and David Niven . In 1950 she had another supporting role in the western Rio Grande by John Ford as a little girl who is kidnapped by Indians along with other children. She appeared in a total of 16 movies until 1952, after which she was seen in two television productions.

Karolyn Grimes suffered many blows of fate in her later life. Her mother died of dementia early when Karolyn was 12 and her father died in a car accident just under three years later. She then had to move to Missouri to live with her aunt and uncle, whom she describes as religious fanatics. This move also ended her career in Hollywood. She later attended the University of Central Missouri and then worked as a medical technician. Grimes is the mother of five children and two stepchildren. Her first husband died in a hunting accident, her 18-year-old son committed suicide in 1989, and her second husband died of cancer in 1994.

From the 1980s onwards, Isn't Life Beautiful? so much that she was able to solve her financial difficulties with numerous public appearances. She appears as a frequent guest at fan festivals and events where the film is shown. Ironically, she had never seen the film until she was 40.

Filmography

  • 1945: That Night With You
  • 1945: Pardon My Past
  • 1946: The sky is blue (Blue Skies)
  • 1946: Sister Kenny (Sister Kenny)
  • 1946: isn't life beautiful? (It's a Wonderful Life)
  • 1947: Sweet and Low (short film)
  • 1947: Philo Vance's Gable
  • 1947: The Private Affairs of Bel Ami
  • 1947: It started in Schneider's opera house (Mother Wore Tights)
  • 1947: The Unconquered
  • 1947: Every Woman Needs an Angel (The Bishop's Wife)
  • 1948: The Avenger of Death Gorge (Albuquerque City)
  • 1949: The Mountain of Terror (Lust for Gold)
  • 1950: Rio Grande
  • 1951: Honeychile
  • 1952: Hans Christian Andersen and the Dancer (Hans Christian Andersen)
  • 1953: Little Games from Overseas ( Fireside Theater ; TV series, an episode)
  • 1954: The Ford Television Theater (TV series, episode)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ William Darby: John Ford's Westerns: A Thematic Analysis, with a Filmography . McFarland, 2015, ISBN 978-1-4766-0752-8 ( google.de [accessed May 10, 2020]).
  2. ^ Maria Carter, The Real-Life Tragedy and Triumph of 'Zuzu Bailey' From 'It's a Wonderful Life'. December 13, 2016, accessed May 10, 2020 (American English).
  3. ^ Maria Carter, The Real-Life Tragedy and Triumph of 'Zuzu Bailey' From 'It's a Wonderful Life'. December 13, 2016, accessed May 10, 2020 (American English).
  4. ↑ Thomas P. Curran: Millionaire Legacy: 8 Millionaire Success Strategies for Achieving Financial and Emotional Wealth . Morgan James Publishing, 2016, ISBN 978-1-63047-670-0 ( google.de [accessed May 10, 2020]).
  5. ^ Maria Carter, The Real-Life Tragedy and Triumph of 'Zuzu Bailey' From 'It's a Wonderful Life'. December 13, 2016, accessed May 10, 2020 (American English).
personal data
SURNAME Grimes, Karolyn
BRIEF DESCRIPTION US-american actress
DATE OF BIRTH 4th July 1940
PLACE OF BIRTH Hollywood , California