Shirley Mills (actress)
Shirley Olivia Mills (born April 8, 1926 in Tacoma , Washington , † March 31, 2010 in Arcadia , California ) was an American youth actress in the 1940s.
Life
After moving to Southern California with her family in 1937, she was quickly booked as an actress. Through her appearance in The Under-pup in 1939 alongside Gloria Jean , she attracted the attention of John Ford , who then cast her in his literary film The Fruits of Wrath the following year . After a few more films Mills played in 1942 in the romantic drama Miss Annie Rooney on the side of Shirley Temple and in 1944 in the war drama None Shall Escape alongside Marsha Hunt and Alexander Knox . She subsequently became a member of Jivin 'Jacks and Jills , a jitterbug dance group from Universal Studios, and worked as a model and for advertising. Her film career stalled from 1946 and finally ended completely ten years later.
In her later professional life, Mills worked in the data processing industry and was President of the Data Processing Management Assn. in Los Angeles .
Shirley Mills was married to Mel Hanson from 1977 until his death in 1995. The marriage remained childless.
Web links
- Shirley Mills in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Website dedicated to Mills ( Memento of October 28, 2005 in the Internet Archive )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Los Angeles Times , April 9, 2010
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mills, Shirley |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Mills, Shirley Olivia (full name); Hanson, Shirley |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American child actress in the 1940s |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 8, 1926 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tacoma , Washington , United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 31, 2010 |
| Place of death | Arcadia , California , United States |