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Times
02-05-2025
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- Times
Cora Sue Collins obituary: child actor in 1930s Hollywood
A large part of Cora Sue Collins's success lay in her uncanny ability to cry on demand. Yet being a child actor in the golden age of Hollywood had its challenges. On the set of The Strange Case of Clara Deane — the 1932 film in which she made her name, in which she played Frances Dee's younger self, a girl left in an orphanage after her mother is arrested — the director ordered two large henchmen to drag her real mother off set while the cameras were rolling. 'Aren't you going to cry?' the director asked. The dimple-cheeked four-year-old replied that if he wanted her to cry, all he had to do was ask politely. If Collins acted with surprising maturity, it was because
Epoch Times
02-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Epoch Times
Cora Sue Collins, Former Child Actress of Hollywood's Golden Age, Dies at 98
Cora Sue Collins, a former child actress known for her contributions to Hollywood's 'Golden Age' of cinema in the 1930s and 1940s, has died at the age of 98. According to her online Born on April 19, 1927, in Beckley, West Virginia, Collins appeared in nearly 50 films over the course of her 13-year acting career. The actress made her onscreen debut at the age of 5 with a role in the 1932 comedy 'The Unexpected Father.' She went on to star in four other films that year: 'The Strange Case of Clara Deane,' 'Smilin' Through,' 'Silver Dollar,' and 'They Just Had to Get Married.' Collins landed parts in nearly a dozen films the following year, famously portraying the younger version of actress Greta Garbo's title character in the romance drama 'Queen Christina.' After landing a contract with MGM in 1934, Collins and Garbo appeared together in the 1935 film Anna Karenina, which was based on Leo Tolstoy's 1878 novel of the same name. Related Stories 4/29/2025 4/22/2025 The child star is also known for working alongside other cinema luminaries. They include Claudette Colbert, Irene Dunne, Merle Oberon, and Bette Davis via the films 'Torch Singer' (1933), 'Magnificent Obsession' (1935), 'The Dark Angel' (1935), and 'All This, and Heaven Too' (1940), respectively. Some of Collins's other standout film credits include 'Keep 'Em Rolling' (1934), 'Treasure Island' (1934), 'The Scarlet Letter' (1934), 'Little Men' (1934), and 'The Adventures of Tom Sawyer' (1938). The actress's death triggered an outpouring of touching tributes online. 'RIP to another special friend, one of the last major movie stars of the 1930s,' pianist Adam G. Swanson 'It's terribly sad when our last remaining links to classical Hollywood leave us,' author Olympia Kiriakou 'We say goodbye to celebrated child star Cora Sue Collins,' the official X account for Turner Classic Movies Cora Sue Collins poses in 1935. FPG/Getty Images
