Margaret O'Brien during her career as a child star.

Margaret O'Brien on the cover of Life Magazine, May 19, 1958

Margaret O'Brien (born January 15, 1937 in San Diego, California) is an American film actress, and although her career was brief, was one of the most highly regarded child actors in cinema history. From www. ... From www. ... Image File history File links Margaret_O'Brien_Life_Cover_1958. ... Image File history File links Margaret_O'Brien_Life_Cover_1958. ... A cover of Life Magazine from 1911 Life has been the name of two notable magazines published in the United States. ... May 19 is the 139th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (140th in leap years). ... 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... January 15 is the 15th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... See also: 1936 in film 1937 category:1937 films 1938 in film 1930s in film years in film film // Events April 16 - Way Out West premieres in the US. May 7 - Shall We Dance premieres in the US. Top grossing films Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Conquest Damaged Lives... Nickname: Americas Finest City Motto: Official website: http://www. ... This article is about motion pictures. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ...

Born Angela Maxine O'Brien, her father, a circus performer, died months after her birth; Margaret's mother, Gladys Flores, was a well-known flamenco dancer who often performed with her sister Marissa, also a dancer. Margaret is of half-Irish and half-Spanish ancestry.

She made her first film appearance in Babes on Broadway (1941) at the age of four, but it was the following year that her first major role brought her widespread attention. As a five year old in Journey for Margaret (1942), O'Brien won wide praise for her convincing acting style. By 1943, she was considered a big enough star to have a cameo appearance in the all-star military show finale of Thousands Cheer. Babes on Broadway is a 1941 musical movie starring Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney and directed by Busby Berkeley. ... For the movie, see 1941 (film) 1941 (MCMXLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1941 calendar). ... This article is about the year. ... Thousands Cheer was an American musical-comedy released by MGM in 1943. ...

She played a young French girl, and spoke and sang all her dialogue with a French accent, in Jane Eyre (1944). Arguably her most memorable role was as "Tootie" in Meet Me in St. Louis (1944), opposite Judy Garland. O'Brien had by this time, added singing and dancing to her achievements and was rewarded with an Academy Juvenile Award the following year. Her other successes included The Canterville Ghost (1944) and Our Vines Have Tender Grapes (1945), but she was unable to make the transition to adult roles. It has been suggested that Mesrour be merged into this article or section. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Meet Me in St. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Judy Garland, circa 1943. ... This award is officially called the Honorary Juvenile Award. ... The Canterville Ghost is a popular novella by Oscar Wilde, widely adapted for the screen and stage. ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1945 calendar). ...

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Fans who remembered little Margaret were astonished to see her on the cover of Life Magazine in the 1958, looking quite voluptuous. "How The Girl Has Grown" was the caption. A cover of Life Magazine from 1911 Life has been the name of two notable magazines published in the United States. ... 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

O'Brien's acting roles as an adult have been far between, mostly in small independent films. However, she does do occasional interviews, mostly for the Turner Classic Movies cable network. One rare television outing was as a guest star on the popular Marcus Welby, M.D. in the early '70s, reuniting Margaret with her Journey for Margaret co-star Robert Young. Turner Classic Movies (TCM) is a cable television channel similar to American Movie Classics (AMC) featuring classic movies from the Turner Entertainment and Warner Bros. ... Marcus Welby, M.D. was a popular medical drama that aired on ABC from late September 1969 to May 1976. ... Robert Young (February 22, 1907 - July 21, 1998) was a popular American actor, who was the son of an Irish immigrant father and an American-born mother. ...

She has been married twice, to Harold Allen, Jr. (from 1959 to 1968), and later to Roy Thorsen (that marriage produced her only child, Mara Tolene Thorsen, born in 1977. Margaret is that rare child star who didn't wind up fighting off poverty and addictions in later life. All her memories of her child star days are happy ones, except for working with the difficult Wallace Beery, who would pinch her to the point where crew members would have to protect her. 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... Wallace Beery (April 1, 1885 – April 15, 1949) was an American actor, best known for his many cinema appearances. ...

O'Brien has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Pictures at 6608 Hollywood Boulevard, and for television at 1620 Vine St. In 2006, she was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the SunDeis Film Festival at Brandeis University. An example of a Hollywood Walk of Fame star, for the film actress Carole Lombard. ...

Filmography

• Mumsie (2004)
• Dead Season (2002)
• Sunset After Dark (1996)
• Amy 1981
• Diabolic Wedding (1974)
• Annabelle Lee (1968)
• Heller in Pink Tights 1960
• Glory 1956
• Futari no hitomi (1952)
• Her First Romance 1951
• Little Women 1949
• The Secret Garden 1949
• Tenth Avenue Angel 1948
• Big City 1948
• The Unfinished Dance 1947
• Bad Bascomb 1946
• Three Wise Fools 1946
• Our Vines Have Tender Grapes 1945
• Meet Me in St. Louis 1944
• Jane Eyre 1944
• The Canterville Ghost 1944
• Music for Millions 1944
• Lost Angel 1944
• Thousands Cheer (1943)
• Madame Curie (1943)
• Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case (1943)
• You, John Jones (1943)
• Journey for Margaret 1942
• Babes on Broadway 1941

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External links

• Official homepage
• Margaret O'Brien at the Internet Movie Database
• Classic Movies (1939 - 1969): Margaret O'Brien