Marcia Mae Jones
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
Shirley Temple: The Biggest Little Star
as Self
Shirley Temple: The Biggest Little Star
as Self
Shirley Temple: America's Little Darling
as Self
Shirley Temple: America's Little Darling
as Self
The Spectre of Edgar Allan Poe
as Sarah
The Spectre of Edgar Allan Poe
as Sarah
The Way We Were
as Peggy Vanderbilt
The Way We Were
as Peggy Vanderbilt
A Great American Tragedy
as Claire
A Great American Tragedy
as Claire
Live a Little, Love a Little
as Woman #1 (uncredited)
Live a Little, Love a Little
as Woman #1 (uncredited)
Meet the Family
as Candy
Meet the Family
as Candy
The Star
The Star
The Star
The Star
The Yellow Haired Kid
as Amy
The Yellow Haired Kid
as Amy
Chicago Calling
as Peggy (as Marsha Jones)
Chicago Calling
as Peggy (as Marsha Jones)
Life with Buster Keaton
Life with Buster Keaton
Hi-Jacked
as Jean Harper (as Marsha Jones)
Hi-Jacked
as Jean Harper (as Marsha Jones)
The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady
as Katie O'Grady
The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady
as Katie O'Grady
Tucson
as Polly Johnson
Tucson
as Polly Johnson
Trouble Preferred
as Virginia Evans
Trouble Preferred
as Virginia Evans
Street Corner
as Lois Marsh
Street Corner
as Lois Marsh
The Fabulous Fraud
as Blind Girl
The Fabulous Fraud
as Blind Girl
Snafu
as Martha
Snafu
as Martha
Lady in the Death House
as Suzy Kirk Logan
Lady in the Death House
as Suzy Kirk Logan
Nine Girls
as Shirley Berke
Nine Girls
as Shirley Berke
Top Man
as Erna Lane
Top Man
as Erna Lane
The Youngest Profession
as Vera Bailey
The Youngest Profession
as Vera Bailey
Secrets of a Co-Ed
as Blonde Co-Ed in Black Outfit [Script Name: Laura Wright]
Secrets of a Co-Ed
as Blonde Co-Ed in Black Outfit [Script Name: Laura Wright]
Let's Go Collegiate
as Bess Martin
Let's Go Collegiate
as Bess Martin
Nice Girl?
as Jane's Friend at Benefit
Nice Girl?
as Jane's Friend at Benefit
The Old Swimmin' Hole
as Betty Elliott
The Old Swimmin' Hole
as Betty Elliott
Haunted House
as Millie Henshaw
Haunted House
as Millie Henshaw
Anne of Windy Poplars
as Jen Pringle
Anne of Windy Poplars
as Jen Pringle
Tomboy
as Pat Kelly
Tomboy
as Pat Kelly
First Love
as Marcia Parker
First Love
as Marcia Parker
The Little Princess
as Lavinia
The Little Princess
as Lavinia
Barefoot Boy
as Pige Blaine
Barefoot Boy
as Pige Blaine
Mad About Music
as Olga
Mad About Music
as Olga
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
as Mary Sawyer
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
as Mary Sawyer
Heidi
as Klara Sesemann
Heidi
as Klara Sesemann
The Life of Emile Zola
as Helen Richards
The Life of Emile Zola
as Helen Richards
Mountain Justice
as Bethie Harkins
Mountain Justice
as Bethie Harkins
These Three
as Rosalie Wells
These Three
as Rosalie Wells
This Is the Life
as Child
This Is the Life
as Child
A Dog of Flanders
as Little Girl at Party (uncredited)
A Dog of Flanders
as Little Girl at Party (uncredited)
Imitation of Life
as Peola's Frontrow Classmate (uncredited)
Imitation of Life
as Peola's Frontrow Classmate (uncredited)
Mush and Milk
Mush and Milk
Employees' Entrance
as Flower Girl at Wedding (uncredited)
Employees' Entrance
as Flower Girl at Wedding (uncredited)
What Price Hollywood?
as Flower Girl at Wedding (uncredited)
What Price Hollywood?
as Flower Girl at Wedding (uncredited)
The Champ
as Mary Lou Carleton
The Champ
as Mary Lou Carleton
Street Scene
Street Scene
Night Nurse
as Nanny Ritchey (uncredited)
Night Nurse
as Nanny Ritchey (uncredited)
King of Jazz
as Child ('Bridal Veil') (uncredited)
King of Jazz
as Child ('Bridal Veil') (uncredited)
The Bishop Murder Case
as Hungry Child in Park (uncredited)
The Bishop Murder Case
as Hungry Child in Park (uncredited)
Mannequin
as Joan Herrick as a baby (uncredited)
Mannequin
as Joan Herrick as a baby (uncredited)