"Carolina (1934 film) Carolina is a 1934 American romantic comedy film directed by Henry King, with a screenplay by Reginald Berkley based on the play ""The House of Connelly"" by Paul Green, and starring Janet Gaynor, Lionel Barrymore, and Robert Young. The supporting cast features Stepin Fetchit and Shirley Temple in a romanticized story about a post-Civil War family in the fading South regaining its former prestige. Shirley Temple was too young to read so her mother taught her the lines by reading them to her. In this way, the child actress learned every line in the script. In one"
"Miss Marker"" and ""Bright Eyes"". She was the first child actor to receive an Academy Award. The film is recognized by American Film Institute in these lists: The original black and white film and a colorized version were available on both videocassette and DVD in 2008. Some versions included theatrical trailers and other special features. Bright Eyes (1934 film) Bright Eyes is a 1934 American comedy drama film directed by David Butler. The screenplay by William Conselman is based on a story by David Butler and Edwin Burke, and focuses on the relationship between bachelor aviator James ""Loop"" Merritt (James"
"the year 1934."" Beginning her film career at the age of three, in 1934 Temple had attained child stardom in such films as ""Stand Up and Cheer!"", ""Little Miss Marker"", ""Baby Take a Bow"" and ""Bright Eyes"". Just six years old on the night she accepted her honorary statuette, Temple became the youngest recipient ever to be honored by the Academy, a distinction she still holds to this day. The 11th Annual Academy Awards recognized both Deanna Durbin and Mickey Rooney with the Juvenile Award honoring ""their significant contribution in bringing to the screen the spirit and personification of youth""."
"the oldest acting schools and theatres in Los Angeles, California. Lela Bliss Lela Bliss (May 11, 1896 – May 15, 1980) was an American actress. She made her first silent film, ""Pretty Mrs. Smith"", in 1915 and appeared in at least over 40 movies until the 1960s. Bliss appeared in supporting roles and bit parts in Hollywood films such as ""The Dark Mirror"" (1946), ""Miracle on 34th Street"" (1947) and ""Intruder in the Dust"" (1949). She often played mothers, neighbours or society women. Since the 1950s, Bliss also appeared frequently on popular television shows including ""My Little Margie"" as Trixie"
"12 then and didn't want to go and neither did my sister, so my mother flipped a coin. I lost."" Her audition for a Molière play was successful, and she started earning money as an actress. She performed in Royal Dramatic Theatre productions, beginning in 1927 at the age of 12, and enrolled as the youngest acting student in its history at the age of 16. She performed on stage and in film in Sweden. In 1933, she made her first film, ""Tystnadens hus"", with German film director/cameraman Harry Hasso, whom she married the same year. They had a son"
"June Lang June Lang (born Winifred June Vlasek, May 5, 1917 – May 16, 2005) was an American film actress. Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the daughter of Edith and Clarence Vlasek, Lang originally trained as a dancer in ""kiddie revues"" and went to Hollywood at the urging of her mother. She made her film debut in 1931 and caught the eye of Darryl F. Zanuck at 20th Century Fox, gradually securing second lead roles in mostly B movies. Noted for her fragile and demure appearance, she was usually cast as the little sister or the heroine's best friend in light"
"four children, John (born 1909), Christopher (born 1912), Mary (born 1914), and Ann (born 1915). She made her film debut in ""Moth and Rust"" (1921), and appeared in a large number of silent films the next year, including versions of ""Bleak House"", ""The Hunchback of Notre Dame"", ""Macbeth"", ""The Merchant of Venice"" and ""The Scarlet Letter"". She also appeared in a 1927 short film, made in the DeForest Phonofilm process, of her performing as Saint Joan in an excerpt of the play by George Bernard Shaw. Among her notable film roles were as Nurse Edith Cavell in ""Dawn"" (1928), General"
"Elsa Buchanan Elsa Buchanan (22 December 1908 – 17 January 2004) was an English character actress with a brief career in theatre and film. Born Elsie Winifred Buchanan Tinker, Buchanan made her stage debut at age three at the Palace Theatre, London at a performance attended by Queen Mary. Buchanan was later the first Briton admitted to the training school of the Académie française. She made seventeen films in the United States, where she was noted for her blonde hair and called ""the girl with the largest eyes and the smallest waist in Hollywood."" She accepted the proposal of her"
"real"", rather than a mere ""plot device"". In October 2014, Moretz was named one of the 25 Most Influential Teens of the year by ""Time"" magazine. Chloë Grace Moretz Chloë Grace Moretz (; born February 10, 1997) is an American actress and model. She began acting at age six, with early roles in the supernatural horror film ""The Amityville Horror"" (2005), the drama series ""Desperate Housewives"" (2006–07), the supernatural horror film ""The Eye"" (2008), the drama film ""The Poker House"" (2008), the drama series ""Dirty Sexy Money"" (2007–08), the romantic comedy film ""500 Days of Summer"" (2009) and the children's"
"on 30-line television between 1930 and 1935, 18 of which were on Baird Television from Long Acre in London. Bolton married in 1936 and her career stopped afterwards. She had at least one daughter, Judyth Knight. Betty Bolton Betty Bolton (7 January 1906 – 2 April 2005) was a British actress, beginning as a child star during World War I and continuing her career in the 1920s and 1930s. She was one of the first performers to appear on early British television. Bolton made her debut in 1916, at the age of 10, in a revue called ""Some"", at the"
"her four sisters and five brothers, including fellow actresses Holly Davidson and Jade Davidson; primary school teacher Jessi Frost, brothers called Gabriel Jupiter and Tobias Vaughan; and a sister named Sunshine Purple Tara Velvet. Frost appeared in a Jelly Tots advertisement in 1968 at age three and appeared with Morecambe and Wise in 1970 at age five. She attained a scholarship to the Italia Conti Academy, but after an early eating disorder, she gave up acting at 13 and attended Hampstead School instead. On graduation, she left home to escape her parents, and in 1984, at age 19, she appeared"
"June Preston June Preston (born December 29, 1928, in Glendale, California) is an American former Hollywood child star who went on to become a world famous Opera singer debuting with The Metropolitan Opera ""Stars of the Metropolitan Opera"" opposite Jan Peerce in 1952. She made her screen debut at age 4 at the RKO film studio as Mrs. Blewett's Daughter in ""Anne of Green Gables"", and went on to do many other movies such as ""Christmas in July"", ""Second Chorus"", ""The Strawberry Blonde"", ""Maytime"", and starring in many ""Our Gang"" comedies. She made her screen debut at age 4 at"
"western and action short films. Among her feature films are ""Flaming Youth"", ""The Valley of the Moon"", ""The Dangerous Age"", and ""The Famous Mrs. Fair"". In 1936, she was signed by Warner Brothers to play bit and extra roles. Her last release was ""Accidents Will Happen"", in 1938. Myrtle Stedman Myrtle Stedman (March 3, 1883 – January 8, 1938) was an American leading lady and later character actress in motion pictures who began in silent films in 1910. Stedman was born in Chicago, Illinois, and educated at a private finishing school there. Miss Stedman performed in light opera and musical"
"June Collyer June Collyer (born Dorothea Heermance, August 19, 1906 – March 16, 1968) was an American film actress of the 1920s and 1930s. Born in New York City, Collyer chose to use her mother's maiden name when she decided to pursue acting. Her father was Clayton Heermance, an attorney in New York. A debutante chosen by Allan Dwan, Collyer had her first starring role in 1927 when she starred in ""East Side, West Side"". She did a total of eleven films during the silent film era, and unlike many of that period she made a successful transition to sound"
"Marilyn Knowlden Marilyn Knowlden (born May 12, 1926) is an American former child actress. Marilyn Knowlden was born on May 12, 1926. At the age of 4, she made her acting debut in the 1931 Paramount Pictures film ""Women Love Once"". She continued to appear in thirty nine more movies throughout the 1930s and 1940s, playing alongside notable stars such as Irene Dunne, Katharine Hepburn, Tyrone Power, Bette Davis, James Cagney, Fredric March, Humphrey Bogart, Norma Shearer, Shirley Temple and Claudette Colbert. During this time, Marilyn received media coverage from newspapers like ""Shadoplay Magazine"", ""Hollywood Filmograph"", ""Photoplay Magazine"" and ""The"
"the girls) at the age of nine. She made her first screen appearance at age ten with Noah Beery, Sr. in The Sea Wolf. Later her voice changed and she joined a stock company. She was a WAMPAS Baby Star of 1932 and she progressed to a modest career in Hollywood films before marrying film director Thornton Freeland. Clyde moved to England with her husband and appeared in several British films and stage productions starting in 1934, as well as returning to the United States periodically for both stage and film work. A Mormon, she became friends with actress Dennie"
"screen debut at the age of nine in the film ""The Sixth Commandment"" (1924). In 1929, Louise dropped her ""Fremault"" surname, billing herself by her first and second names only. As her stature in Hollywood grew, she was named as a WAMPAS Baby Star, and was frequently described as one of cinema's most fashionable and stylish women. Her reputation was further enhanced by her role as Hollywood society hostess, with her parties attended by the elite of Hollywood, and widely and regularly reported in the news media Among her film successes were""Just Like Heaven(1930 film)"" ""Madame Du Barry"" (1934), ""A"
"Edith Roberts (actress) Edith Josephine Roberts (September 17, 1899 – August 20, 1935) was an American silent film actress from New York City. She was a child performer in vaudeville before she came to Hollywood in 1915. Among her more than 150 screen credits are roles in ""Seven Keys to Baldpate"" (1925), ""Big Brother"" (1923), ""The Wagon Master"" (1929), and ""The Mystery Club"" (1926). Her final film role was in ""Two O'Clock in the Morning"" (1929). Roberts was married to Harold Carter. She died, aged 35, from septicemia at the Hollywood Hospital in 1935, shortly after giving birth to a"
"age of 9 with her father and get a better understand of the film itself and why her father had allowed her to watch it. Malindi started out in the New York theatre scene where she was a director and actor. She got her training at ""The School for Film & Television"" and ""Michael Howard Studios"" for acting. She got her first part in Eyes of the Prey by playing an extra in the courtroom scenes of the film. She got her first lead when she played Megan in Jacklight. She continued to star in movies such as Everything Relative"
"Merle Oberon Merle Oberon (born Estelle Merle O'Brien Thompson; 19 February 191123 November 1979) was an Anglo-Indian actress who began her film career in British films as Anne Boleyn in ""The Private Life of Henry VIII"" (1933). After her success in ""The Scarlet Pimpernel"" (1934), she travelled to the United States to make films for Samuel Goldwyn. She was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in ""The Dark Angel"" (1935). A traffic collision in 1937 caused facial injuries that could have ended her career, but she recovered and remained active in film and television until"
"1930, possibly making the smooth transition because she was never an established silent film actress. In 1931 her film career took off, with her appearing in ten films that year, five of which were uncredited. Her marriage ended not long after her film career was on the rise, and from 1932-33 she appeared in fifteen films, only five of which were uncredited. In 1935, her career improved, and between that year and 1938 she had 23 film appearances. Her biggest film appearance during that period was in ""Young Dr. Kildare"" alongside Lionel Barrymore and Lew Ayres. Throughout the 1930s her"
"she was five months old, a few days after her mother and father separated. She began in movies at six months old as a freelance baby. She got her break in 1926 when she passed a screen test and was accepted for a part in Hal Roach's ""Our Gang"" series. Darling appeared in 46 silents and six talkies with ""Our Gang"" during this period. She continued to appear in films after leaving the gang, including an appearance in Laurel & Hardy's adaptation of ""Babes in Toyland"" (uncredited) and as the young Jane in ""Jane Eyre"" (both 1934). A round of"
"Greta Gynt Greta Gynt (15 November 1916 – 2 April 2000), born Margrethe Woxholt, was a Norwegian singer, dancer and actress. She is remembered for her starring roles in the British classic films ""The Dark Eyes of London"", ""Mr. Emmanuel"", ""Take My Life"", ""Dear Murderer"" and ""The Ringer"". She played lead roles in minor British films in the 1930s and early 40s, and by the late 40s she appeared in major films. The Rank Organisation tried to market her as the British Jean Harlow. She also attempted an unsuccessful career in the US, absurdly miscast in MGM's ""Soldiers Three"" as"
"Dainty Dewdrop"". In the early 1930s, Withers and her mother moved to Hollywood where she worked as a child model and a bit part player in several films in 1932 and 1933. Her big break came when she landed a supporting role in the 1934 Shirley Temple film ""Bright Eyes"". Her character Joy Smythe was spoiled and obnoxious, a perfect foil to Temple's sweet personality. Through the remainder of the 1930s, Withers starred in several movies every year, including ""Ginger"" (1935), ""Paddy O'Day"" (1936), ""The Farmer Takes a Wife"" (1935), and ""Little Miss Nobody"" (1936). She was usually cast as"
"Bright Road Bright Road is a 1953 low-budget film adapted from the Christopher Award-winning short story ""See How They Run"" by Mary Elizabeth Vroman. Directed by Gerald Mayer and featuring a nearly all-black cast, the film stars Dorothy Dandridge as an idealistic first-year elementary school teacher trying to reach out to a problem student. The movie is also notable as the first feature film appearance by Harry Belafonte, who co-stars as the principal of the school. Jane Richards (Dorothy Dandridge) is a new teacher, beginning her career at a rural African-American elementary school in Alabama. One of the students in"
"plays from about the age of seven. Her grandfather (Sydney Thubron) who had also spent many years in India as a design engineer, building many important bridges, made early 'movies' and she was the star in several, the first being ""Her Second Birthday"", when she was only two years old. When she was 20 she left home and moved to London to pursue her career, where she met and married her first husband, Aldon Richard Bryse-Harvey. During their short and stressful marriage she bore one daughter in 1953, named Heather-Louise June. The marriage ended in divorce and June moved back"
"Victoria Forde Victoria Forde (April 21, 1896 – July 24, 1964) was an American silent film actress. Born in New York City, Victoria Forde was the daughter of Broadway actress Eugenie Forde who got her into films with Biograph at age 14. In 1912, at age 16, she signed with Nestor Studios to make comedy films under director Al Christie. That same year, her mother made her film debut, appearing with her daughter in ""A Pair of Jacks"" (1912). During Forde's 5-year stay with Nestor, Al Christie would direct her in one hundred and sixteen short films. Forde joined Selig"
"Lela Bliss Lela Bliss (May 11, 1896 – May 15, 1980) was an American actress. She made her first silent film, ""Pretty Mrs. Smith"", in 1915 and appeared in at least over 40 movies until the 1960s. Bliss appeared in supporting roles and bit parts in Hollywood films such as ""The Dark Mirror"" (1946), ""Miracle on 34th Street"" (1947) and ""Intruder in the Dust"" (1949). She often played mothers, neighbours or society women. Since the 1950s, Bliss also appeared frequently on popular television shows including ""My Little Margie"" as Trixie Wilson, the mother of Margie's boyfriend in the 1952 episode"
"seventh of eleven children. Her acting career began at the age of 16 in 1983, when she starred in the Maurice Pialat film ""À nos amours"". She played a girl from Paris beginning her sexual awakening. In 1984, she was awarded the César Award for Most Promising Actress. Her international breakthrough came in 1985 when she played the main character in ""Sans toit ni loi"" (""Vagabond""), directed by Agnès Varda, for which she won her second César Award. She portrays a vagrant who fails both physically and morally. The film premiered at the 42nd Venice International Film Festival where it"
"child with blue eyes for an advertisement of the ""Panettone Galbusera"", Daniela brought Blasi to the casting, and she was selected for her first job. She joined showbusiness very early: at the age of 3 Blasi shot her first TV ads, at 5 she debuted in the cinema with a little role in the movie ""David & David"" directed by Giorgio Capitani, while at 6 she was in the cast of ""Da grande"" of Franco Amurri (in this movie her name appeared in the final credits with the English distortion ""Hilary Blasi"") and ""Vizio di vivere"" by Dino Risi. Later"
"Margaret O'Brien Margaret O'Brien (born Angela Maxine O'Brien; January 15, 1937) is an American film, radio, television, and stage actress. Beginning a prolific career as a child actress in feature films for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer at the age of four, O'Brien became one of the most popular child stars in cinema history and was honored with a Juvenile Academy Award as the outstanding child actress of 1944. In her later career, she appeared on television, on stage, and in supporting film roles. Margaret O'Brien was born Angela Maxine O'Brien; her name was later changed following the success of the film ""Journey for"
"June Marlowe June Marlowe (born Gisela Valaria Goetten, November 6, 1903 – March 10, 1984) was an American film actress who began her career during the silent film era. She was best known for her performance of ""Miss Crabtree"" in the ""Our Gang"" shorts. Marlowe was born to German parents in St. Cloud, Minnesota. She was a prolific actress in silent films during the 1920s, appearing in films opposite John Barrymore and Rin Tin Tin. She began her acting career shortly after her 1923 graduation from Hollywood High School, and was signed to a contract by Warner Brothers in 1924."
"few options to make a living. When Preisser was nine years old an actor noticed the two sisters performing acrobatics on a sidewalk near their home, and his interest in them eventually led to them working in vaudeville, and later for the Ziegfeld Follies in 1934 and 1936. The Preisser sisters were successful in the United States, and also performed in Europe, most notably for George VI of the United Kingdom. Cherry retired in 1938 following her marriage, and June was signed to a film contract by MGM. Her first film, ""Dancing Co-Ed"" (1939), provided only a small part, but"