MJ
Marcia Mae Jones
Actor
Died September 2, 2007 (83 years)
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.
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
| 1981 | Simon & Simon (TV Series) |
| 1974 | Shazam! (TV Series) · as Mrs. Magill |
| 1974 | The Spectre of Edgar Allan Poe · as Sarah |
| 1973 | The Way We Were · as Peggy Vanderbilt |
| 1973 | The Magician (TV Series) · as Rental Car Agent |
| 1973 | Barnaby Jones (TV Series) · as Flora Ogden |
| 1972 | A Great American Tragedy · as Claire |
| 1972 | The Streets of San Francisco (TV Series) |
| 1971 | Cannon (TV Series) |
| 1968 | Live a Little, Love a Little · as Woman #1 (uncredited) |
| 1968 | Rogue's Gallery · as Mrs. Hassanover |
| 1966 | Family Affair (TV Series) |
| 1964 | Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. (TV Series) |
| 1963 | General Hospital (TV Series) · as Mrs. Wilson |
| 1961 | Mister Ed (TV Series) |
| 1960 | My Three Sons (TV Series) |
| 1954 | Public Defender (TV Series) · as Dora Billing |
| 1953 | The Life of Riley (1953) (TV Series) · as Margaret |
| 1952 | The Star · as Waitress (uncredited) |
| 1952 | I Married Joan (TV Series) · as Babe |
| 1951 | Chicago Calling · as Peggy (as Marsha Jones) |
| 1951 | Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (TV Series) |
| 1950 | Racket Squad (TV Series) |
| 1950 | The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (TV Series) · as The Receptionist |
| 1950 | Hi-Jacked · as Jean Harper (as Marsha Jones) |
| 1950 | The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady · as Katie O'grady |
| 1950 | The Cisco Kid (TV Series) · as Blanche Modell Aka Sue Prentiss |
| 1950 | The Buster Keaton Show (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1949 | Arson, Inc. · as Betty - Fender's Secretary |
| 1948 | Street Corner · as Lois Marsh |
| 1944 | Lady in the Death House · as Suzy Kirk Logan |
| 1944 | Nine Girls · as Shirley Berke |
| 1943 | The Youngest Profession · as Vera Bailey |
| 1943 | Top Man · as Erna Lane |
| 1942 | Secrets of a Co-Ed · as Blonde Co-Ed In Black Outfit [script Name: Laura Wright] |
| 1941 | Let's Go Collegiate · as Bess Martin |
| 1941 | The Gang's All Here · as Patsy Wallace |
| 1941 | Nice Girl? · as Jane's Friend At Benefit |
| 1940 | The Old Swimmin' Hole · as Betty Elliott |
| 1940 | Haunted House · as Millie Henshaw |
| 1940 | Anne of Windy Poplars · as Jen Pringle |
| 1939 | Meet Dr. Christian · as Marilee |
| 1939 | First Love · as Marcia Parker |
| 1939 | The Flying Irishman · as Teenager |
| 1939 | The Little Princess · as Lavinia |
| 1938 | Barefoot Boy · as Pige Blaine |
| 1938 | Mad About Music · as Olga |
| 1938 | The Adventures of Tom Sawyer · as Mary Sawyer |
| 1937 | Lady Behave! · as Patricia Cormack |
| 1937 | Heidi · as Klara Sesemann |
| 1937 | The Life of Emile Zola · as Helen Richards |
| 1937 | Mountain Justice · as Bethie Harkins |
| 1936 | The Garden of Allah · as Convent Girl #1 |
| 1936 | These Three · as Rosalie Wells |
| 1935 | This Is the Life · as Child |
| 1935 | A Dog of Flanders · as Little Girl At Party (uncredited) |
| 1934 | Imitation of Life · as Peola's Frontrow Classmate (uncredited) |
| 1934 | Cockeyed Cavaliers · as Village Child |
| 1933 | Doctor Bull · as Ruth |
| 1933 | Employees' Entrance · as Flower Girl At Wedding (uncredited) |
| 1932 | Birthday Blues · as Girl With Whistle |
| 1932 | What Price Hollywood? · as Flower Girl At Wedding |
| 1931 | The Champ · as Mary Lou Carleton |
| 1931 | |
| 1931 | Night Nurse · as Nanny Ritchey (uncredited) |
| 1930 | King of Jazz · as Child ('bridal Veil') (uncredited) |
| 1929 | The Bishop Murder Case · as Hungry Child In Park (uncredited) |