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Wednesday's Child: Dean Stockwell
Mildred's Fatburgers Posted by Beth Daniels on Oct 16, 2014
Born Robert Dean Stockwell, March 5, 1936 The handsome murderer in COMPULSION This Kid's Nearly 80 I realize it's Thursday, but this particular Wednesday's Child is not full of woe, but has come far and clearly has far to go. read more
Wednesday's Child: Pamela Franklin
Mildred's Fatburgers Posted by Beth Daniels on Sep 10, 2014
Born Pamela Franklin, February 3, 1950 in Yokohama, Japan. Cool. One Hell of a Debut I was probably 9 or 10 when I first got the bejeezus scared out of me by The Innocents (1961) even though I didn't completely understand everything that was going on at the time. I do reme read more
Wednesday's Child: Jackie "Butch" Jenkins
Mildred's Fatburgers Posted by Beth Daniels on Aug 13, 2014
Jack Dudley Jenkins, August 29, 1937 to August 14, 2001
Got In and Got Out. Finally. A kid with good parents. If you've seen a picture with Jackie "Butch" Jenkins in it (and you have), you'll remember him as the most natural child on the screen. In my (and Pauline Kael's) o read more
Wednesday's Child: Patty McCormack
Mildred's Fatburgers Posted by Beth Daniels on Jul 30, 2014
Born Patricia Ellen Russo in Brooklyn August 21, 1945
Way better than the movie.
What'll You Give Me for a Basket of Kisses? A basket of "aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaggghhhh!!"I didn't really know anything about Patty McCormack's post-Bad Seed work until j read more
Wednesday's Child: Jackie Cooper
Mildred's Fatburgers Posted by Beth Daniels on Jul 10, 2014
Born John Cooper, Jr., Los Angeles, September 15, 1922 to May 3, 2011 Autobiography Please Don't Shoot My Dog By Jackie Cooper with Dick Kleiner, Morrow, 1981 Winner of the "Putting Up with Wallace Beery" Award Quite a lot has been written about Jackie Cooper - read more
Wednesday's Child: Diana Lynn
Mildred's Fatburgers Posted by Beth Daniels on Jun 25, 2014
Dolores Marie Loehr, October 7, 1926 to December 18, 1971 No Biography, But Look: Apparently, she "loathed playing piano for people; always have," but was quite good at it and made several records. Piano Prodigy Played Sassy Sisters I had no idea Diana Lynn played p read more
Wednesday's Child: Dickie Moore
Mildred's Fatburgers Posted by Beth Daniels on Jun 11, 2014
John Richard "Dickie" Moore, Jr., September 12, 1925
Autobiography Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star (but don't have sex or take the car)By Dick Moore, Harper & Row, 1984 Cute Little Rascal Dick Moore is one of those actors I keep seeing, but have never read more
Wednesday's Child: Edith Fellows
Mildred's Fatburgers Posted by Beth Daniels on May 28, 2014
Edith Marilyn Fellows: Born May 20, 1923 Featured In Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star (but don't have sex or take the car)By Dick Moore, Harper & Row, 1984 A Patty-Dukian Tale This poor kid. Born in Boston to unwilling parents, Edith Fellows was abandoned by h read more
Wednesday's Child: Anne Shirley (1)
Mildred's Fatburgers Posted by Beth Daniels on May 14, 2014
Born Dawn Evelyeen Paris, a.k.a. "Dawn O'Day" April 17, 1918 AKA "Dawn O'Day" There is a very warm and thorough biographical sketch of Anne Shirley on IMDb, which I recommend to you, in lieu of my having to gratuitously paraphrase it here. Anne Shirley was one of those quiet, e read more
Wednesday's Child: Anne Shirley (2)
Mildred's Fatburgers Posted by Beth Daniels on May 14, 2014
Born Dawn Evelyeen Paris, a.k.a. "Dawn O'Day" April 17, 1918 AKA "Dawn O'Day" There is a very warm and thorough biographical sketch of Anne Shirley on IMDb, which I recommend to you, in lieu of my having to gratuitously paraphrase it here. Anne Shirley was one of those quiet, e read more
Wednesday's Child: Jackie Coogan (1)
Mildred's Fatburgers Posted by Beth Daniels on Apr 30, 2014
John Leslie "Jackie" Coogan, Los Angeles, October 26, 1914 to March 1, 1984
Biography Jackie Coogan: The World's Boy KingBy Diana Serra Cary, Scarecrow Press, 2007 Also...
Jackie Coogan's first wife, Betty Grable. Really.
You Can't Pick Your Parent read more
Wednesday's Child: Jackie Coogan (2)
Mildred's Fatburgers Posted by Beth Daniels on Apr 30, 2014
John Leslie "Jackie" Coogan, Los Angeles, October 26, 1914 to March 1, 1984
Biography Jackie Coogan: The World's Boy KingBy Diana Serra Cary, Scarecrow Press, 2007 Also...
Jackie Coogan's first wife, Betty Grable. Really.
You Can't Pick Your Parent read more
Wednesday's Child: Veronica Cartwright (1)
Mildred's Fatburgers Posted by Beth Daniels on Apr 16, 2014
Veronica A. Cartwright, born in Bristol, England, April 20, 1949 Navigator Lambert, ALIEN (1978) Best Case of Nerves The first thing I remember about Veronica Cartwright is getting oomphy with friends who confused her with her sister, Angela Cartwright, of The Sound of Music,&n read more
Wednesday's Child: Veronica Cartwright (2)
Mildred's Fatburgers Posted by Beth Daniels on Apr 16, 2014
Veronica A. Cartwright, born in Bristol, England, April 20, 1949 Navigator Lambert, ALIEN (1978) Best Case of Nerves The first thing I remember about Veronica Cartwright is getting oomphy with friends who confused her with her sister, Angela Cartwright, of The Sound of Music,&n read more
Wednesday's Child: Gloria Jean (2)
Mildred's Fatburgers Posted by Beth Daniels on Apr 2, 2014
Gloria Jean, Born April 14, 1926 Authorized Biography Gloria Jean: A Little Bit of HeavenBy Scott and Jan MacGillivray,iUniverse, Inc., 2005. A Coloratura I Can Get Behind Charmed as I've always been by the late Deanna Durbin, I came late to the singing child star p read more
Wednesday's Child: Gloria Jean (1)
Mildred's Fatburgers Posted by Beth Daniels on Apr 2, 2014
Gloria Jean, Born April 14, 1926 Authorized Biography Gloria Jean: A Little Bit of HeavenBy Scott and Jan MacGillivray,iUniverse, Inc., 2005. A Coloratura I Can Get Behind Charmed as I've always been by the late Deanna Durbin, I came late to the singing child star p read more
Wednesday's Child: Virginia Weidler (1)
Mildred's Fatburgers Posted by Beth Daniels on Mar 19, 2014
Photo copped from ginnyfan at http://virginiaweidler.net/ Virginia Anna Adelaide WeidlerMarch, 21, 1927 - July 1, 1968Such a face! Happy Birthday to an Old Friend One of the first Birthdays of the Week that ever occurred to me to post was in honor of Virginia Weidler, perhaps t read more
Wednesday's Child: Virginia Weidler (2)
Mildred's Fatburgers Posted by Beth Daniels on Mar 19, 2014
Photo copped from ginnyfan at http://virginiaweidler.net/ Virginia Anna Adelaide WeidlerMarch, 21, 1927 - July 1, 1968Such a face! Happy Birthday to an Old Friend One of the first Birthdays of the Week that ever occurred to me to post was in honor of Virginia Weidler, perhaps t read more
Wednesday's Child: Hal E. Chester (1)
Mildred's Fatburgers Posted by Beth Daniels on Mar 5, 2014
Born Harold Ribotsky, Brooklyn, NY March 6, 1921 - March 25, 2012
Pre-Bigshot
From "Dead End" Kid to Bigshot Producer Harold Ribotsky was the youngest of seven children born to Polish -Jewish parents in Brooklyn, New York. His father was a property develo read more
Wednesday's Child: Hal E. Chester (2)
Mildred's Fatburgers Posted by Beth Daniels on Mar 5, 2014
Born Harold Ribotsky, Brooklyn, NY March 6, 1921 - March 25, 2012
Pre-Bigshot
From "Dead End" Kid to Bigshot Producer Harold Ribotsky was the youngest of seven children born to Polish -Jewish parents in Brooklyn, New York. His father was a property develo read more