Marilyn Knowlden

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Marilyn Knowlden (born May 12, 1926 in Oakland , California ) is a former American child actress .

life and career

At the age of four, Marilyn Knowlden was auditioned for a role in Women Love Once . She quickly received praise for her film appearances and was placed in a ranks with other successful child actors such as Jackie Cooper and Dickie Moore by contemporary newspaper articles . In the next ten years she played in over 30 films, including substantial supporting roles in several well-known large-scale productions. She was often seen as the main character's daughter or younger self. Among her best-known films include the star-studded Dickens -Literaturverfilmung David Copperfield (1935) by George Cukor , the Victor-Hugo film version Les Misérables (1935), with Fredric March and Charles Laughton and Michael Curtiz 'gangster movie Chicago - Angels with Dirty Faces (1938) starring James Cagney . A total of six of her films were nominated for an Oscar for Best Picture . However, Knowlden never made the leap to child star in leading roles.

After retiring from the acting business in 1944, she graduated from Mills College . Knowlden married an officer and had three children, followed by grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She lived in China and Japan, among others. On the side he wrote texts and songs for musicals , among other things . Knowlden returned to the local theater stage in 1994, where she played, for example, the role of Aunt Abby in Arsenic and Lace Cap and Mrs. Higgins in My Fair Lady . In 2011, her biography Little Girl appeared in Big Pictures . She now lives in Fallbrook, Southern California .

Filmography

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. At the Beginning - Marilyn Knowlden's website. Retrieved March 12, 2018 .
  2. Article on Marilyn Knowlden
  3. TOM WHITSUN For the North County Times: Fallbrook resident recalls child-actress days in autobiography . In: sandiegouniontribune.com . ( sandiegouniontribune.com [accessed March 12, 2018]).