Marcia Mae Jones
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The daughter of actress Freda Jones, dark-eyed, sad-faced child performer Marcia Mae Jones was an infant when she made her screen bow in Mannequin (1926). There was always an air of tragedy about Marcia Mae; more often than not she played cripples or consumptives who didn't survive past reel five. She was at her best as the terror-stricken Rosalie, the virtual slave of vitriolic Bonita Granville, in These Three (1936). She also proved a good, realistic "opposite" to sweetness'n'light Shirley Temple in Heidi (1937) and A Little Princess. In the 1940s, Jones played grown-up leads in several Monogram and PRC films; she was always worth watching, even when he films were barely tolerable. Latterly billed as Marsha Jones, the actress continued appearing in supporting and minor roles in TV and films until the early 1970s. ~ Hal Erickson, RoviFilmography:
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Marcia Mae Jones
| Marcia Mae Jones | |
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| Born | Marcia Mae Jones August 1, 1924 Los Angeles, California, USA |
| Died | September 2, 2007 (aged 83) Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1926-1983 |
| Spouse | Bill Davenport (1955-1963) (divorced) Robert Chic (1943-1951) 2 Children |
Marcia Mae Jones (August 1, 1924 – September 2, 2007) was an American actress whose prolific career spanned 47 years.
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Career
Jones made her film debut at the age of two in the 1926 film Mannequin. She appeared in films such as King of Jazz (1930), Street Scene (1931), and Night Nurse (1931) before rising to child stardom in the 1930s with roles in The Champ (1931) and, alongside Shirley Temple in Heidi (1937) and The Little Princess (1939).[1] She also starred in films such as The Garden of Allah (1936), These Three (1936), and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1938). 1940 film Anne of Windy Poplars.
Marcia Mae Jones blossomed into a wide-eyed, blonde, wholesome-looking teenager, and worked steadily in motion pictures through her late teens. She appeared in First Love (1939), in support of Deanna Durbin. In 1940 Monogram Pictures signed her to co-star with Jackie Moran in a few rustic romances; when this series lapsed, both Jones and Moran joined Monogram's popular action-comedy series starring Frankie Darro.
As a young adult she continued to work in motion pictures, notably in Nine Girls (1944) and Arson, Inc. (1948). Like many familiar faces of the 1940s, she appeared on numerous television programs. In 1951 she appeared as comic foil to Buster Keaton in Keaton's filmed TV series. She went on to work in such top-rated shows as The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok, Burns and Allen, Peyton Place, and General Hospital. Her last major role was in the Barbra Streisand film The Way We Were in 1973.[2]
Personal life
Jones was born Los Angeles, California, the youngest of four children born to actress Freda Jones. All three of her siblings, Margaret, Macon, and Marvin Jones, were also child actors.
She married and divorced on two occasions and had two sons from her first husband, Robert Chic. She died in California, aged 83, from complications of pneumonia.
References
- ^ "Former child star Jones dies, 83". BBC News. 2007-09-05. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6980224.stm. Retrieved 2007-09-07.
- ^ "Marcia Mae Jones: Prolific child actress of the 1930s". The Independent. 2007-09-07. http://news.independent.co.uk/people/obituaries/article2938929.ece. Retrieved 2007-09-07.
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