Marcia Mae Jones

Marcia Mae Jones lahir pada tanggal 1 Agustus 1924, dari keluarga akting. Ibunya, Freda Jones, adalah seorang aktris, dan ketiga saudara kandungnya - Margaret Jones, Macon Jones, dan Marvin Jones - adalah aktor cilik. Namun Marcia Mae memiliki karier paling sukses, dan dia adalah satu-satunya saudara kandungnya yang menjadi bintang cilik. Dia memulai debut aktingnya ketika baru berusia enam bulan, ketika sutradara James Cruze melihatnya di kereta bayi dan langsung memerankannya sebagai bayi dalam filmnya Mannequin (1926). Peran utama pertamanya adalah dalam Night Nurse (1931), di mana ia memerankan seorang anak sakit yang coba dibunuh oleh staf rumah sakit yang jahat. Pada usia 10 tahun, Marcia Mae telah tampil di beberapa film dramatis. Pada tahun 1936, ia berperan sebagai korban intimidasi di sekolah yang ketakutan di These Three (1936), sebuah peran yang menarik banyak perhatiannya. Pada tahun 1937, dia berperan sebagai Klara yang lumpuh di Heidi (1937). Film ini dibintangi oleh dua aktor cilik lainnya, Delmar Watson dan Shirley Temple. Meskipun perbedaan usia empat tahun, Marcia Mae dan Shirley bertindak baik satu sama lain, dan mereka muncul bersama lagi di The Little Princess (1939). Selain Shirley Temple dan Delmar Watson, Marcia Mae bekerja dengan beberapa bintang cilik tahun 1930-an lainnya, termasuk Jane Withers, Bonita Granville, Jackie Moran, Sybil Jason, dan favoritnya, Jackie Cooper. Karier film Marcia Mae mulai melambat pada awal 1950-an, setelah itu ia banyak tampil dalam peran televisi. Kehidupan dewasanya dirusak oleh bunuh diri suami keduanya, Bill Davenport, dan masalah alkohol. Dia akhirnya mengatasi ketergantungan alkoholnya dan menjadi anggota Akademi Seni dan Sains Film. Marcia Mae Jones meninggal pada tanggal 2 September 2007 di Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California.

Marcia Mae Jones was born on August 1, 1924, to an acting family. Her mother, Freda Jones, was an actress, and all three of her siblings - Margaret Jones, Macon Jones, and Marvin Jones - were child actors. But Marcia Mae had the most successful career, and she was the only one of her siblings to become a child star. She made her acting debut when just six months old, when director James Cruze saw her in her baby carriage and immediately cast her as the baby in his film Mannequin (1926). Her first major role was in Night Nurse (1931), in which she played a sick child that a sinister hospital staff was trying to murder. By age 10, Marcia Mae had appeared in several dramatic films. In 1936, she played a terrified victim of school bullying in These Three (1936), a role that brought her much attention. In 1937, she played the crippled Klara in Heidi (1937). The film starred two other child actors, Delmar Watson and Shirley Temple. Despite a four-year age difference, Marcia Mae and Shirley acted well with each other, and they appeared together again in The Little Princess (1939). Besides Shirley Temple and Delmar Watson, Marcia Mae worked with several other child stars of the 1930s, including Jane Withers, Bonita Granville, Jackie Moran, Sybil Jason, and her favorite, Jackie Cooper. Marcia Mae's film career began to slow down in the early 1950s, after which she largely appeared in television roles. Her adult life was marred by the suicide of her second husband, Bill Davenport, and problems with alcohol. She eventually conquered her alcohol dependency and became a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Marcia Mae Jones died on 2 September 2007 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California.