| Margaret O'Brien | |
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 from the trailer for Journey for Margaret (1942) |
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| Born | Angela Maxine O'Brien January 15, 1937 San Diego, California |
| Spouse(s) | Harold Allen, Jr. Events 588 BC - Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon lays siege to Jerusalem under Zedekiah 's reign Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. (1959-1968) Roy Thorsen (1974-) |
Margaret O'Brien (born January 15, 1937 in San Diego, California) is an Academy Award-winning American film actress, and although her career was brief, was one of the most highly regarded child actors in cinema history. Events 588 BC - Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon lays siege to Jerusalem under Zedekiah 's reign Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works
Born Angela Maxine O'Brien, her father, a circus performer, died months after her birth; Margaret's mother, Gladys Flores, was a well-known flamenco dancer who often performed with her sister Marissa, also a dancer. Flamenco is a Spanish term that refers both to a musical genre known for its intricate rapid passages and a dance genre characterized by its audible footwork Margaret is of half-Irish and half-Spanish ancestry. The Irish people ( Irish: Muintir na hÉireann, na hÉireannaigh, na Gaeil) are a Western European Ethnic group who originate
She made her first film appearance in Babes on Broadway (1941) at the age of four, but it was the following year that her first major role brought her widespread attention. Babes on Broadway is a 1941 musical movie starring Judy Garland, Mickey Rooney, Fay Bainter, and Virginia Weidler and directed As a five-year-old in Journey for Margaret (1942), O'Brien won wide praise for her convincing acting style. By 1943, she was considered a big enough star to have a cameo appearance in the all-star military show finale of Thousands Cheer. Thousands Cheer was an American musical - Comedy released by MGM in 1943
She played a young French girl, and spoke and sang all her dialogue with a French accent, in Jane Eyre (1944). This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Charlotte Brontë 's novel Jane Eyre ( 1847) has been the subject of numerous television and film adaptations. Arguably her most memorable role was as "Tootie" in Meet Me in St. Louis (1944), opposite Judy Garland. Meet Me in St Louis is a 1944 romantic Musical film from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer which tells the story of four sisters living in Judy Garland (born Frances Ethel Gumm; June 10 1922 – June 22 1969 was an American actress and singer O'Brien had by this time added singing and dancing to her achievements and was rewarded with an Academy Juvenile Award the following year. This Academy Award, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, is an honorary acting award Her other successes included The Canterville Ghost (1944), Our Vines Have Tender Grapes (1945), and the first sound version of The Secret Garden (1949), but she was unable to make the transition to adult roles. The Canterville Ghost is a popular 1887 novella by Oscar Wilde, widely adapted for the screen and stage Our Vines Have Tender Grapes is an American motion picture released in 1945 directed by Roy Rowland and staring Edward G The Secret Garden is a 1949 American Drama film, the second screen adaptation of the classic 1909 novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett
A 1946 Looney Tunes short, Book Revue, placed a caricature of O'Brien in the role of Little Red Riding Hood. Looney Tunes is a Warner Bros Animated cartoon series which ran in many movie theatres from 1930 to 1969 Book Revue (later re-issued as Book Review) is a 1945 Looney Tunes cartoon short featuring Daffy Duck, released in Little Red Riding Hood is a famous fairy tale about a young girl's encounter with a wolf
Margaret later shed her child star image in 1958 by appearing on the cover of Life Magazine with the caption "The Girl's Grown"'. O'Brien's acting roles as an adult have been few and far between, mostly in small independent films. However, she does do occasional interviews, mostly for the Turner Classic Movies cable network. Turner Classic Movies ( TCM) is a cable television channel featuring commercial -free classic movies mostly from the Turner Entertainment and Warner She played the role of Betsy Stauffer, a small town nurse, in "The Incident of the Town in Terror" on television's Rawhide. Rawhide was a television western series that aired on the US network CBS from 1959 to 1966. Another rare television outing was as a guest star on the popular Marcus Welby, M.D. in the early 1970s, reuniting Margaret with her The Canterville Ghost co-star Robert Young. Marcus Welby MD is a popular Medical drama that aired on ABC from September 23, 1969 to July 29, 1976 Robert George Young ( February 22 1907 - July 21 1998) was an American Actor, best known for his leading roles of Jim Anderson
She has been married twice, to Harold Allen, Jr. from 1959 to 1968, and later to Roy Thorsen. The later marriage produced her only child, Mara Tolene Thorsen, born in 1977. Margaret is that rare child star who did not wind up fighting off poverty and addictions in later life. All her memories of her child star days are happy ones, except for working with the difficult Wallace Beery, who would pinch her to the point where crew members would have to protect her. Wallace Beery ( April 1, 1885 – April 15, 1949) was an American Academy Award -winning actor arguably best known
O'Brien has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Pictures at 6608 Hollywood Boulevard, and for television at 1620 Vine St. The Hollywood Walk of Fame is a Sidewalk along Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street in Hollywood Los Angeles California, USA, that In 2006, she was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the SunDeis Film Festival at Brandeis University. Brandeis University is a private research University with a Liberal arts focus located in Waltham Massachusetts, United States.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Other notes |
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| 1941 | Babes on Broadway | Maxine, Little Girl at Audition | uncredited |
| 1942 | Journey for Margaret | Margaret White | |
| 1943 | You, John Jones! | Their daughter | short subject |
| Dr. Babes on Broadway is a 1941 musical movie starring Judy Garland, Mickey Rooney, Fay Bainter, and Virginia Weidler and directed Journey for Margaret is a 1942 Drama film set in London in World War II. You John Jones! ( 1943) is a Short film directed by Mervyn LeRoy, written by Carey Wilson and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Gillespie's Criminal Case | Margaret | ||
| Thousands Cheer | Customer in Red Skelton Skit | ||
| Madame Curie | Irene Curie (at age 5) | ||
| Lost Angel | Alpha | ||
| 1944 | Jane Eyre | Adele Varens | |
| The Canterville Ghost | Lady Jessica de Canterville | ||
| Meet Me in St. Louis | 'Tootie' Smith | ||
| Music for Millions | Mike | ||
| 1945 | Our Vines Have Tender Grapes | Selma Jacobson | |
| 1946 | Bad Bascomb | Emmy | |
| Three Wise Fools | Sheila O'Monahan | ||
| 1947 | The Unfinished Dance | 'Meg' Merlin | |
| 1948 | Big City | Midge | |
| Tenth Avenue Angel | Flavia Mills | ||
| 1949 | Little Women | Beth March | |
| The Secret Garden | Mary Lennox | ||
| 1951 | Her First Romance | Betty Foster | |
| 1952 | Futari no hitomi | Girls Hand in Hand US title | |
| 1956 | Glory | Clarabel Tilbee | |
| 1960 | Heller in Pink Tights | Della Southby | |
| 1965 | Agente S 3 S operazione Uranio | ||
| 1968 | Annabel Lee | ||
| 1974 | Diabolique Wedding | aka Diabolic Wedding | |
| That's Entertainment! | Herself and archive footage | ||
| 1981 | Amy | Hazel Johnson | aka Amy on the Lips |
| 1996 | Sunset After Dark | ||
| 1998 | Creaturealm: From the Dead | Herself | segment Hollywood Mortuary |
| 2000 | Child Stars: Their Story | Herself | aka Child Stars |
| 2002 | Dead Season | Friendly Looking Lady | |
| 2004 | The Mystery of Natalie Wood | Herself | |
| 2005 | Boxes | Herself | short subject |
| 2006 | Store | Herself |
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Thousands Cheer was an American musical - Comedy released by MGM in 1943 Madame Curie is a 1943 Biographical film made by MGM. It was directed by Mervyn LeRoy and produced by Sidney Franklin Lost Angel is a 1943 film starring Margaret O'Brien as a little orphan girl raised by professors to be a genius Charlotte Brontë 's novel Jane Eyre ( 1847) has been the subject of numerous television and film adaptations. The Canterville Ghost is a 1944 fantasy / Comedy film directed by Jules Dassin. Meet Me in St Louis is a 1944 romantic Musical film from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer which tells the story of four sisters living in Our Vines Have Tender Grapes is an American motion picture released in 1945 directed by Roy Rowland and staring Edward G Bad Bascomb is a 1946 western film starring Wallace Beery and Margaret O'Brien. Little Women ( 1949) directed by Mervyn LeRoy is based on Louisa May Alcott 's novel of the same name. The Secret Garden is a 1949 American Drama film, the second screen adaptation of the classic 1909 novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett Heller In Pink Tights is a 1960 western Film adapted from Louis L'Amour 's novel Heller with a Gun. That's Entertainment! is a 1974 Compilation film released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer to celebrate its 50th anniversaryDapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic