Marcia Mae Jones

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Marcia Mae Jones (born August 1, 1924 in Los Angeles , California , † September 2, 2007 in Woodland Hills , California) was an American film actress .

Life

Marcia Mae Jones' mother Freda Jones (1897–1976) was an actress. Marcia had three older siblings: Margaret, Macon, and Marvin, who also acted as children. But only Marcia Mae managed to have a successful career in front of the camera. She had her first role in 1926 at the age of two. In the 1930s she had minor supporting roles in large-scale productions such as The Garden of Allah and The Life of Emile Zola . In 1937 she was seen as the handicapped Klara Sesemann next to Shirley Temple in Heidi , two years later both girls appeared together in the film The Little Princess . She also formed a teenage screen couple with Jackie Moran in a number of B-films .

After Jones had made films primarily for Powerty Row studios in the 1940s, she retired for a few years in 1952 to raise her two sons from her first marriage. A second marriage with the screenwriter Bill Davenport (1925-1989), which was closed in 1955, failed because of his alcohol and drug problems. In the mid-1960s, Jones returned to the acting business, where she made guest roles on television series such as Cannon and The Streets of San Francisco . She also made several films, including Just How We Were from 1973. In 1983 she had her last role in a television production.

Jones died of pneumonia at the age of 83. She was survived by her two sons and several grandchildren.

Filmography (selection)

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Bill Davenport at the Internet Movie Database
  2. ↑ Death report on the BBC

Web links

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personal data
SURNAME Jones, Marcia Mae
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American film actress
DATE OF BIRTH August 1, 1924
PLACE OF BIRTH Los Angeles , California , United States
DATE OF DEATH September 2, 2007
Place of death Woodland Hills , California , United States