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Cora Sue Collins

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Cora Sue Collins

Cora Susan Collins (April 19, 1927 – April 27, 2025) was an American child actress who appeared in films during the Golden Years of Hollywood. Although she did not make the transition to a film career in adulthood, she appeared in 47 films in total.

Infobox

Born
(1927-04-19)April 19, 1927Beckley, West Virginia, U.S.
Died
April 27, 2025(2025-04-27) (aged 98)Beverly Hills, California, U.S.
Occupation
Child actress
Years active
1932–1945
Known for
The Scarlet LetterThe Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Spouses
mw- Ivan Stauffer (m. 1943; div. 1944) (m. 1946; div. 1947) James McKay (m. 1949; div. 1955) James Morgan Cox (m. 1960; div. 1969) Harry Nace (m. 1969; died 2002)
Children
3

Tables

· Filmography
1932
Role(s)
Pudge
Role(s)
Nancy at age 4
Role(s)
Young Kathleen
Role(s)
Maryanne Martin, as a Girl
1933
Role(s)
Jerry's little girl
Role(s)
Vesta at age 6
Notes
Uncredited
Role(s)
Sally at age 5
Role(s)
Farmer's daughter
Notes
Uncredited
Role(s)
Nora Moran, as a child
Role(s)
Queen Christina, as a child
Notes
Uncredited
New Deal Rhythm
Role(s)
Little girl
Notes
Short, uncredited
1934
Role(s)
Nancy Lane
Role(s)
Young girl at the inn
Notes
Uncredited
Role(s)
Pearl
Role(s)
The little princess
Notes
Short
Role(s)
Latzi, as a child
Notes
Uncredited
Role(s)
Dorothy Prentice
Role(s)
Pat Collins
Role(s)
Daisy
1935
Role(s)
Felice
Role(s)
Little girl
Notes
Uncredited
Role(s)
Gogol's Lame child patient
Notes
Uncredited
Role(s)
Tania
Role(s)
Kitty, as a child
Role(s)
Sally Pym
Role(s)
Marian Foster
Role(s)
Little girl
Notes
Uncredited
Role(s)
Ruth
1936
Role(s)
Naomi Jameson
Role(s)
Mary
Role(s)
Sue Cary
1938
Role(s)
Amy Lawrence
1939
Role(s)
Dora Haller
1940
Role(s)
Louise de Rham
Notes
Uncredited
1941
Role(s)
Encarnacion, as a child
Notes
Uncredited
1942
Role(s)
Elaine Sterling
Role(s)
Herself
1945
Role(s)
Cam Chandler
Role(s)
Elinor Randall, as a girl
Notes
Uncredited
Role(s)
Jane Rand
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1932
The Unexpected Father
Pudge
The Strange Case of Clara Deane
Nancy at age 4
Smilin' Through
Young Kathleen
Silver Dollar
Maryanne Martin, as a Girl
They Just Had to Get Married
Rosalie
1933
Picture Snatcher
Jerry's little girl
Jennie Gerhardt
Vesta at age 6
Uncredited
Torch Singer
Sally at age 5
The Prizefighter and the Lady
Farmer's daughter
Uncredited
The Sin of Nora Moran
Nora Moran, as a child
Queen Christina
Queen Christina, as a child
Uncredited
New Deal Rhythm
Little girl
Short, uncredited
1934
Black Moon
Nancy Lane
Treasure Island
Young girl at the inn
Uncredited
The Scarlet Letter
Pearl
The Spectacle Maker
The little princess
Short
Caravan
Latzi, as a child
Uncredited
Evelyn Prentice
Dorothy Prentice
The World Accuses
Pat Collins
Little Men
Daisy
1935
Naughty Marietta
Felice
Public Hero No. 1
Little girl
Uncredited
Mad Love
Gogol's Lame child patient
Uncredited
Anna Karenina
Tania
The Dark Angel
Kitty, as a child
Two Sinners
Sally Pym
Harmony Lane
Marian Foster
Mary Burns, Fugitive
Little girl
Uncredited
Magnificent Obsession
Ruth
1936
The Harvester
Naomi Jameson
Devil's Squadron
Mary
Three Married Men
Sue Cary
1938
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Amy Lawrence
1939
Stop, Look and Love
Dora Haller
1940
All This, and Heaven Too
Louise de Rham
Uncredited
1941
Blood and Sand
Encarnacion, as a child
Uncredited
1942
Get Hep to Love
Elaine Sterling
Johnny Doughboy
Herself
1945
Youth on Trial
Cam Chandler
Roughly Speaking
Elinor Randall, as a girl
Uncredited
Week-End at the Waldorf
Jane Rand

References

  1. "Child Star Cora Sue Collins Talks Garbo, Garland, and the Day Jean Harlow Came to Her Birthday Party"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20210517042545/http://www.cinephiled.com/child-star-cora-sue-collins-talks-garbo-garland-day-jean-harlow-came-birthday-party/
  2. "Tiny actress called genius"
    https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1129&dat=19350812&id=oY9RAAAAIBAJ&pg=4000,5021338
  3. "She cries her way into movies"
    https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1298&dat=19320331&id=LulNAAAAIBAJ&pg=7453,5983939
  4. oscars.org
    http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1934
  5. Los Angeles Times
    https://www.proquest.com/docview/422104502
  6. "Cora Sue Collins 7, gets £250 a week deal"
    https://www.newspapers.com/image/187355802
  7. "Cora Sue Collins"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20210414070005/https://www.image.ie/self/cora-sue-collins-my-life-162334
  8. "Winchell on Broadway"
    https://newspaperarchive.com/us/nevada/reno/nevada-state-journal/1948/03-09/page-7?tag=cora+sue+collins&rtserp=tags/?pep=cora-sue-collins&ndt=by&py=1940&pey=1949
  9. "Cora Sue Collins"
    http://www.allmovie.com/artist/cora-sue-collins-p14219
  10. "Behind the Scenes in Hollywood"
    https://newspaperarchive.com/us/indiana/valparaiso/valparaiso-vidette-messenger/1960/09-17/page-4?tag=cora+sue+collins&rtserp=tags/?pep=cora-sue-collins&ndt=by&py=1960&pey=1969
  11. "Hollywood Mailbag"
    https://newspaperarchive.com/us/texas/amarillo/amarillo-daily-news/1964/03-06/page-49?tag=cora+sue+collins&rtserp=tags/?pep=cora-sue-collins&ndt=by&py=1960&pey=1969
  12. "Millionaires, movie stars and heads of states tote Vuitton"
    https://newspaperarchive.com/us/maryland/frederick/news/1996/09-09/page-7?tag=cora+sue+collins&rtserp=tags/?pep=cora-sue-collins&ndt=by&py=1990&pey=1999
  13. "Phoenix theater pioneer dies"
    https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=894&dat=20020609&id=VyALAAAAIBAJ&pg=4447,994753&hl=sv
  14. "Cora Sue Collins, Celebrated Child Actress at MGM in the 1930s, Dies at 98"
    https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/cora-sue-collins-dead-child-actress-mgm-1236202858/
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