Marilyn Knowlden
American child actress (1926-2025) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 99
Marilyn Knowlden was an American child actress. She started appearing in Hollywood films in 1931 when she was four years old.
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A typical day, 30 days to 17 September 2026
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Broadway RhythmFilm, Co-ed in Drugstore (uncredited)1940
All This, and Heaven TooFilm, Marianna Van Horn (uncredited)
The Way of All FleshFilm, 1940Julie Kriza1939
Hidden PowerFilm, Imogene1938
An Evening with Edgar GuestFilm, Ann1937
Slave ShipFilm, Girl1936
A Woman RebelsFilm, Flora at Age 9 (uncredited)
Easy to TakeFilm, 1936Gwen Ferry1935
Condemned to LiveFilm, Maria1934
As the Earth TurnsFilm, Esther1933
Little WomenFilm, Meg’s Charge (uncredited)1932
Call Her SavageFilm, Ruth as a Girl (Uncredited)1931
Husband's HolidayFilm, Anne Boyd
The Cisco KidFilm, 1931Annie Benton1926Born12 May 1926People around Marilyn
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David O. Selznick Produced David Copperfield and The Conquerors
Michael Curtiz Directed Anthony Adverse (1936)
Elizabeth Allan Also in David Copperfield and A Woman Rebels
Al Ferguson Also in Marie Antoinette and Show Boat
Scotty Beckett Also in Marie Antoinette and Anthony Adverse
George Cukor Directed David Copperfield (1935)
Hal B. Wallis Produced Anthony Adverse (1936)
Jack L. Warner Produced Anthony Adverse (1936)
Irving Cummings Directed The Cisco Kid (1931)
Edna May Oliver Also in David Copperfield and The Conquerors
Carl Laemmle Jr. Produced Show Boat (1936)
Donald Cook Also in Show Boat and The Conquerors
Warner Baxter Also in The Cisco Kid and Slave Ship
Mervyn LeRoy Directed Anthony Adverse (1936)
Mark Sandrich Directed A Woman Rebels (1936)
Donald Woods Also in As the Earth Turns and Anthony Adverse
Rafaela Ottiano Also in Marie Antoinette and Anthony Adverse
Howard Estabrook Wrote The Conquerors and David Copperfield
Juliette Compton Also in Husband's Holiday and Women Love Once
John Bleifer Also in Les Misérables and Slave Ship
Lenore J. Coffee Wrote David Copperfield and The Way of All Flesh
Wally Albright Also in The Conquerors and As the Earth Turns
Harry Semels Also in Les Misérables and Anthony Adverse
Leonard Penn Also in Marie Antoinette (1938)
Known for
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Angels with Dirty Faces 1938
All This, and Heaven Too 1940
Les Misérables 1935
Imitation of Life 1934
Little Women 1933
Also in Deutsch
Filmography 27
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About this person
She established herself as a freelancer who worked frequently at different major film studios throughout the decade, being cast in films such as Imitation of Life, Les Misérables, and Angels with Dirty Faces. She worked with such film stars as Katharine Hepburn, Irene Dunne, James Cagney, and Claudette Colbert. In total, six of the films in which she appeared were nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture, all within the span of seven years.
