Marilyn Knowlden
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
- 1931: Woman Love Once
- 1931: Wicked
- 1931: The Cisco Kid
- 1931: Once a Lady
- 1931: Husband's Holiday
- 1932: The Conquerors
- 1932: Call Her Savage
- 1933: Four Sisters (Little Woman)
- 1933: The World Changes
- 1933: My Bridge Experiences
- 1933: As the Earth Turns
- 1934: Imitation of Life
- 1935: David Copperfield (David Copperfield)
- 1935: The Misery (Les Misérables)
- 1935: Condemned to Live
- 1935: Metropolitan
- 1936: Show Boat
- 1936: A Restless Life (Anthony Adverse)
- 1936: A Woman Rebels
- 1936: Easy to Take
- 1936: Rainbow on the River
- 1937: The Slave Ship
- 1938: Barefoot Boy
- 1938: Marie-Antoinette
- 1938: Just Around the Corner
- 1938: Chicago Angels with Dirty Faces
- 1938: Hidden Power
- 1939: The Way of all Flesh
- 1940: Hell, where is your victory (All this, and Heaven too)
- 1944: Broadway Rhythm
Web links
- Marilyn Knowlden's homepage
- Marilyn Knowlden in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Marilyn Knowlden in the German dubbing index
Individual evidence
- ↑ At the Beginning - Marilyn Knowlden's website. Retrieved March 12, 2018 .
- ↑ Article on Marilyn Knowlden
- ↑ TOM WHITSUN For the North County Times: Fallbrook resident recalls child-actress days in autobiography . In: sandiegouniontribune.com . ( sandiegouniontribune.com [accessed March 12, 2018]).
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SURNAME | Knowlden, Marilyn |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American child actress |
DATE OF BIRTH | May 12, 1926 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Oakland , California , United States |