Vondell Darr Wilson (April 18, 1919 – September 10, 2012) was an American actress. She was born in Los Angeles. She achieved success in the late 1920s as a child actor and later played bit parts in her adult years. Her last role was in The Chocolate Soldier in 1941. Darr died on September 10, 2012.
Earned stardom in the film On Trial (1928) and is unofficially considered the first child actress to ever talk in films. Was given a Warner Bros. contract but made only one more film The Dummy (1929) before dropping out of films at age 10.
Was a peachy-cheeked, curly golden blonde-locked child actress of the late 1920's often billed as "Baby Vondell Darr".
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Returned to films for a time in 1938 as an MGM bit part player.
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Got out of the business while young and went to school at both the Holmby School for Girls and Beverly Hills High. She later attended and graduated from UCLA in 1941.
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After a full retirement from acting, he became a gourmet cook. She also painted on the side.
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Interred at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Glendale, California.
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Became friends with Mickey Rooney and appeared in several of his films.
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Friends with Mickey Rooney in the late 1930's.
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Child actress, at various times under contract with MGM, Paramount and Warner Brothers.