O'BRIEN, Margaret 1937–

(Maxine O'Brien)

PERSONAL

Original name, Angela Maxine O'Brien; born January 15, 1937, in San Diego, CA; daughter of Lawrence (a circus performer) and Gladys (maiden name, Flores) O'Brien; married Harold R. Allen, Jr. (an artist), August 8, 1959 (divorced, 1968); married Roy T. Thorsen, June 8, 1974; children: (second marriage) Mara Tolene. Avocational Interests: Peruvian and Spanish art.

Addresses: Agent— Mark Levin Associates, 1341 Ocean Ave., Suite 261, Santa Monica, CA 90401–1019.

Career: Actress. Previously worked as a child model and as a civilian aide to the Secretary of the Army for Southern California, 1979.

Awards, Honors: Honorary Academy Award, outstanding child actress, 1944; Juvenile Award, outstanding child actress, Academy Awards, 1945; voted one of the ten best moneymaking stars, Motion Picture Herald–Fame Poll, 1945–46; received star on the Walk of Fame; Special Award, former child star—life achievement award, Young Artist Awards, 1990; Southern California Motion Picture Lifetime Achievement Award, 1993.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

(Film debut; uncredited; as Maxine O'Brien) Babes on Broadway, Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer, 1941.

Margaret White, Journey for Margaret, Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer, 1942.

Margaret, Doctor Gillespie's Criminal Case (also known as Crazy to Kill ), Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer, 1943.

Guest, Thousands Cheer, Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer, 1943.

Alpha, Lost Angel, Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer, 1943.

Irene Curie at age 5, Madame Curie, Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer, 1943.

(Uncredited) Their daughter, You, John Jones, 1943.

Adele Varens, Jane Eyre, Twentieth Century–Fox, 1944.

Lady Jessica de Canterville, The Canterville Ghost, Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer, 1944.

"Tootie" Smith, Meet Me in St. Louis, Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer, 1944.

"Mike," Music for Millions, Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer, 1944.

Selma Jacobson, Our Vines Have Tender Grapes, Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer, 1945.

Emmy, Bad Bascomb, Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer, 1946.

Sheila O'Monahan, Three Wise Fools, Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer, 1946.

"Meg" Merlin, The Unfinished Dance, Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer, 1947.

Flavia Mills, Tenth Avenue Angel, Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer, 1947.

Midge, Big City, Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer, 1948.

Beth March, Little Women, Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer, 1949.

Mary Lennox, The Secret Garden, Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer, 1949.

Betty Foster, Her First Romance (also known as Girls Never Try ), Columbia, 1951.

Betty Foster, Glory, RKO Radio Pictures, 1956.

Della Southby, Heller in Pink Tights, Paramount, 1960.

Agente S3S: operazione Uranio, 1965.

Annabelle Lee, General Film, 1968.

Diabolic Wedding (also known as Diabolique Wedding ), General Film, 1971.

(In archive footage) That's Entertainment!, 1974.

Hazel Johnson, Amy (also known as Amy on the Lips ), Buena Vista, 1981.

Sunset after Dark, Wildcat Entertainment, 1996.

Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's (documentary), Northern Arts Entertainment, 1998.

"Hollywood Mortuary," Creaturealm: From the Dead, 1998.

Etta Mann, Mumsie, 2003.

Also appeared in Two Person Eyes.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

"The Canterville Ghost," Robert Montgomery Presents, 1950.

Margaret, "To the Lovely Margaret," Lux Video Theatre, 1951.

"Mystery Guest," What's My Line?, 1951, 1957.

Laura, "The White Gown," Lux Video Theatre, 1953.

"A Breath of Air," Studio One, 1953.

Elaine, "The Way I Feel," Lux Video Theatre, 1954.

Kathy Fathian, "South of the Sun," Climax!, 1955.

Ann, "Innocent Witness," Front Row Center, 1956.

"Night of a Rebel," Climax!, 1957.

"Necessary Evil," Climax!, 1957.

"The Mystery of Thirteen," Playhouse 90, 1957.

Margorie Reardon, "The Story of Marjorie Reardon," Suspicion, 1957.

Nancy, "Roadblock Number Seven," Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre (also known as The Jane Wyman Show ), 1957.

"Come to Me," Kraft Television Theatre, 1957.

Julie Revere, "The Sacramento Story," Wagon Train, NBC, 1958.

"Kiss Me Again, Stranger," Pursuit, CBS, 1958.

"Trial by Slander," Studio One, 1958.

Jenny Walker, "The Tongues of Angels," Studio One, 1958.

Mary Clayborne, "Big Doc's Girl," The U.S. Steel Hour, CBS, 1959.

Betsy Stauffer, "Incident of the Town in Terror," Rawhide, 1959.

Jean, "Escape," The DuPont Show with June Allyson, 1960.

Angela Kendricks, "The Deadly Shadow," Checkmate, 1960.

"River Gold," The Aquanauts, 1961.

"The Trial of Adam Troy," Adventures in Paradise, 1961.

Nurse Lori Palmer, "The Dragon," Dr. Kildare, 1962.

Elsa Thaelman, "The Betrayal," The DuPont Show of the Week, 1962.

Virginia Trent, "The Case of the Shoplifter's Shoe," Perry Mason, CBS, 1963.

Anne Lipscott, "The Turncoat," Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre, NBC, 1964.

Marianne Fraisnet, "Entombed," Combat!, ABC, 1967.

"Love and the Letter," Love, American Style, ABC, 1968.

Mrs. Pendleton, "Log 46: Pilgrimage," Adam–12, NBC, 1971.

Neva Phillips, "Dinner of Herbs," Marcus Welby, M.D., ABC, 1972.

Martha Connelly, "The Offer," Hotel, 1983.

Mrs. Webster, "Black Widows," Tales from the Darkside, syndicated, 1984.

"No Pets Allowed," The New Lassie, 1991.

Jane, "Who Killed J. B. Fletcher?," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1991.

Larry King Live, CNN, 2001.

Also appeared in Ironside, NBC.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Little Women, 1958.

Louise Prescott, Split Second to an Epitaph, NBC, 1968.

Death in Space, 1974.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Flora Bumpstead Eaton, Testimony of Two Men, Operation Prime Time, 1976.

Television Appearances; Specials:

The 50th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1978.

(In archive footage; uncredited) Has Anybody Here Seen Canada? A History of Canadian Movies 1939–1953 (also known as From the Dawn of the Documentary to the Coming of the Box and Has Anyone Here Seen Canada? ), 1979.

When We Were Young ... Growing up on the Silver Screen, PBS, 1989.

America's All–Star Tribute to Elizabeth Taylor (also known as America's Hope Award or 2nd Annual America's Hope Award ), ABC, 1989.

The 65th Annual Academy Awards, 1993.

The Story of Lassie, PBS, 1994.

Homeward Bound, 1994.

Interviewee, The Great Christmas Movies, AMC, 1998.

(Uncredited) The 72nd Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 2000.

Child Stars: Their Story, Arts and Entertainment, 2000.

Last Days of Judy Garland: The E! True Hollywood Story, E! Entertainment Television, 2001.

(In archive footage) Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star, TCM, 2002.

Shirley Mania, Fox, 2002.

The 75th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 2003.

Elizabeth Taylor: Facets, 2003.

Stage Appearances:

Appeared in Barefoot in the Park, Under the Yum Yum Tree, and A Thousand Clowns, all summer stock or summer tour productions.

WRITINGS

Memoirs:

My Diary, 1947.

OTHER SOURCES

Books:

Ellenberger, Allan R., and Robert Young, Margaret O'Brien: A Career Chronicle and Biography, McFarland, 2000.

Electronic:

Margaret O'Brien Official Site, http://www.missmargaretobrien.com/, November 14, 2003.