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Marcia Mae Jones
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Marcia Mae Jones
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1924-08-01,Los Angeles, California, USA
Gender
Female
Biography
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.

Filmography

The Way We Were

6.936

The Way We Were
1973-10-17

The Little Princess

6.65

The Little Princess
1939-03-17

The Spectre of Edgar Allan Poe

3

The Spectre of Edgar Allan Poe
1974-07-29

Live a Little, Love a Little

5.5

Live a Little, Love a Little
1968-10-23

Chicago Calling

7

Chicago Calling
1951-12-31

The Old Swimmin' Hole

0

The Old Swimmin' Hole
1940-10-21

7.769

First Love
1939-11-10

Mad About Music

6.889

Mad About Music
1938-02-27

4.833

Barefoot Boy
1938-08-03

Lady in the Death House

5.4

Lady in the Death House
1944-03-15

5.25

Arson, Inc.
1949-06-24

7.143

These Three
1936-03-18

5

Street Corner
1948-12-03

4.8

Hi-Jacked
1950-07-07

The Youngest Profession

5.2

The Youngest Profession
1943-02-26

Anne of Windy Poplars

5.8

Anne of Windy Poplars
1940-06-28

The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady

5

The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady
1950-04-29

6.8

Mush and Milk
1933-05-27

The Fabulous Fraud

5

The Fabulous Fraud
1948-08-28

0

Tomboy
1940-04-20

0

Mannequin
1926-01-11

The Gang's All Here

5

The Gang's All Here
1941-06-11

4.688

Lady Behave!
1937-12-22

A Great American Tragedy

6.7

A Great American Tragedy
1972-10-18

Mountain Justice

5.5

Mountain Justice
1937-04-24

6.7

Night Nurse
1931-07-16

The Flying Irishman

4.6

The Flying Irishman
1939-04-07

Let's Go Collegiate

5

Let's Go Collegiate
1941-09-12

6.849

Heidi
1937-10-15

6

Snafu
1945-11-22

4.4

Haunted House
1940-07-21

The Bishop Murder Case

5.2

The Bishop Murder Case
1929-12-31

Meet Dr. Christian

0

Meet Dr. Christian
1939-11-17

A Dog of Flanders

7

A Dog of Flanders
1935-03-22

6.208

King of Jazz
1930-04-20

Employees' Entrance

6.3

Employees' Entrance
1933-02-11

This Is the Life

6

This Is the Life
1935-10-07

Shirley Temple: America's Little Darling

0

Shirley Temple: America's Little Darling
1993-08-31

Secrets of a Co-Ed

2

Secrets of a Co-Ed
1942-10-26

Nobody's Darling

0

Nobody's Darling
1943-08-27

Life with Buster Keaton

0

Life with Buster Keaton
1951-02-10

6

Tucson
1949-04-27

0

Two Wise Maids
1937-02-15

The Yellow Haired Kid

0

The Yellow Haired Kid
1952-11-02

7.07

The Champ
1931-11-21

7.2

The Star
1952-12-11

6.455

Doctor Bull
1933-09-22

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

6.522

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
1938-02-11

6.5

Birthday Blues
1932-11-12

5.3

Nice Girl?
1941-02-21

5.3

Nine Girls
1944-02-17

0

Top Man
1943-09-17

Imitation of Life

6.994

Imitation of Life
1934-11-23

The Life of Emile Zola

6.66

The Life of Emile Zola
1937-09-09

6.814

Street Scene
1931-09-05

Trouble Preferred

0

Trouble Preferred
1948-12-31

What Price Hollywood?

6.708

What Price Hollywood?
1932-06-24

Shirley Temple: The Biggest Little Star

0

Shirley Temple: The Biggest Little Star
1996-12-08

6.787

Mister Ed
1961-01-05

6.6

Family Affair
1966-09-12

6.5

My Three Sons
1960-09-29

6.69

Simon & Simon
1981-11-24

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

7.15

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
1964-09-25

The Streets of San Francisco

6.946

The Streets of San Francisco
1972-09-23

6.5

Cannon
1971-09-14

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

4.5

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951-04-15

6

Racket Squad
1951-06-07