Ann E. Todd

Ann E. Todd
Born Ann Todd Phillips
(1931-08-26) August 26, 1931
Denver, Colorado, U.S.
Occupation Child actress
Years active 1939-53
Spouse(s) Robert Basart (1951–1993; his death)
Children 2

Ann E. Todd (born Ann Todd Phillips, August 26, 1931) is an American former child actress.

Early years

Todd was born in 1931 in Denver, Colorado to Burrill L. and Alberta C. (née Mayfield) Phillips. She had a younger brother, Stephen (1937–1986). She is a distant relative of Mary Todd Lincoln. Due to the privations of the Great Depression, she and her younger brother were reportedly raised by her maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Ulysses Mayfield,[1] her adoptive name was Ann Todd Mayfield.[2] (A Newspaper Enterprise Association story published June 13, 1940, refers to Mrs. A.U. Mayfield as Todd's mother.)[3]

In 1942, Todd was hospitalized in critical condition when blood poisoning developed after she cut her foot playing a game in her backyard.[4]

Career

In 1939, Todd made her acting debut in Zaza directed by George Cukor. In a career spanning over 14 years, she appeared in almost 40 movies alongside notable stars such as Ingrid Bergman, Shirley Temple, James Stewart, Bette Davis, Barbara Stanwyck and Marlene Dietrich.

Due to the similarities between her name and the then already established British actress Ann Todd, she added the initial "E." to her name.[5] Todd was a regular in The Stu Erwin Show between 1950–53[6] before quitting show business for good. She became a teacher and librarian in her later life before retiring in California.[7]

Filmography

Year Title Role
1939 Zaza Toto
Calling Dr. Kildare Jenny
The Zero Hour Beth
Stronger Than Desire Susan Flagg
Intermezzo Ann Marie
Bad Little Angel Libbit Creighton, age 9
Tower of London Princess
Destry Rides Again Claggett girl
1940 The Blue Bird Child
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet Marianne
Granny Get Your Gun Charlotte
Little Orvie Patsy Balliser
All This, and Heaven Too Berthe
Brigham Young Mary Kent
Keeping Company First stooge
1941 Blood and Sand Carmen, as a child
Bad Men of Missouri Amy Younger
Private Nurse Barbara Winton
How Green Was My Valley Ceinwen
The Men in Her Life Rose
Remember the Day Kate Hill
1942 Kings Row Randy Monaghan, as a child
On the Sunny Side Betty
Beyond the Blue Horizon Tama, as a child
That Other Woman Young girl
Over My Dead Body Tailor's little girl
1943 Dixie Dugan Imogene Dugan
1945 Roughly Speaking Louise Randall, as a child
Pride of the Marines Loretta Merchant
1946 My Reputation Gretchen Van Orman
The Jolson Story Ann Murray, as a child
Margie Joyce Fontayne
1947 Homesteaders of Paradise Valley Melinda Hill
Dangerous Years Doris Martin
1948 Three Daring Daughters Ilka Morgan
Arthur Takes Over Valarie Jeanne Bradford
1949 Cover Up Cathie Weatherby
1951 The Lion Hunters Jean Forbes

References

  1. ↑ Kiley, Bill (January 8, 1940). "Air Notes and Anecdotes". Greenfield Daily Reporter. p. 2. Retrieved October 2, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ Joseph F. Clarke (1977). Pseudonyms. BCA. p. 161.
  3. ↑ Harrison, Paul (June 13, 1940). "At 6 (?), Ann Todd Looks Like Shirley Temple's Successor, But She Doesn't Look Like Shirley". Mount Carmel Item. Pennsylvania, Mount Carmel. Newspaper Enterprise Association. p. 3. Retrieved January 8, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Child Film Star Is Critically Ill". Albuquerque Journal. May 28, 1942. p. 1. Retrieved October 2, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Ann E. Todd profile". Allmovie. Retrieved November 15, 2013.
  6. ↑ Terrace, Vincent (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010. McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN 978-0-7864-6477-7. P. 1109.
  7. ↑ "Little Orvie". TCM. Retrieved November 15, 2013.
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