Cora Sue Collins

Cora Sue Collins

Cora Sue Collins in 1931
Born (1927-04-19) April 19, 1927
Beckley, West Virginia, U.S.
Occupation Child actress
Years active 1932–1945

Cora Sue Collins (born April 19, 1927) is an American former child actress.

Career

Cora Sue Collins was born on April 19, 1927 in Beckley, West Virginia. In 1932, she made her acting debut in The Unexpected Father at the age of 5.[1][2]

Collins continued to appear in numerous films throughout the 1930s and 1940s. She made her last movie in 1945, when she retired from show business. In total, she had 47 credits to her name. Around 1944, she married a rich rancher from Nevada named Ivan Stauffer.[3][4] In 1960, robbers stole two mink coats from her home while she was on vacation.[5] Around 1961, she married James Morgan Cox.[6] In a 1996 article, she was referred to as 'Susie Nace' and resided in Phoenix, Arizona. Her husband at the time was theatre owner Harry Nace.[7] He died in June 2002 at the age of 87.[8]

Filmography

Cora Sue Collins as Pearl (in green) in The Scarlet Letter (1934)
Year Title Role Notes
1932 Smilin' Through Young Kathleen
Silver Dollar Maryanne Silver-Dollar Echo Honeymoon Martin – as a Girl
The Unexpected Father Pudge
1933 They Just Had to Get Married Rosalie
Picture Snatcher Jerry's little girl
Jennie Gerhardt Vesta at age 6 Uncredited
Torch Singer Sally at 5 years
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
1934 Black Moon Nancy Lane
Treasure Island Young girl at the inn Uncredited
The Scarlet Letter Pearl
The Spectacle Maker The little princess Uncredited
Caravan Latzi, as a child Uncredited
Evelyn Prentice Dorothy Prentice
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 Cora Sue
1945 Youth on Trial Cam Chandler
Roughly Speaking Elinor Randall, as a girl Uncredited
Week-End at the Waldorf Jane Rand

References

  1. ↑ "Tiny actress called genius". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. August 12, 1935. Retrieved April 10, 2014.
  2. ↑ "She cries her way into movies". The Free Lance-Star. March 31, 1932. Retrieved April 10, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Winchell on Broadway". Nevada State Journal. March 9, 1948. p. 7. Retrieved June 27, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Cora Sue Collins". Allmovie. Retrieved November 15, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Behind the Scenes in Hollywood". Valparaiso Vidette Messenger. September 17, 1960. p. 4. Retrieved June 27, 2016.
  6. ↑ Connolly, Mike (March 6, 1964). "Hollywood Mailbag". Amarillo Daily News. p. 49. Retrieved June 27, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Millionaires, movie stars and heads of states tote Vuitton". The Frederick-News Post. September 9, 1996. p. 7. Retrieved June 27, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Phoenix theater pioneer dies". The Daily Courier. June 9, 2002. pp. 5A. Retrieved June 27, 2016.

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