MARILYN KNOWLDEN — 94 YEARS OLD

Marilyn Knowlden became a famous child star at only four years old when she had her first-ever project of the 1931 film, Women Love Once. She’s one of the lucky few to have their first project a commercial success, for which movie she was set and was offered to play 39 other films in the ’30s through the ’40s. With forty movie credits to her name, Knowlden sure did enjoy her booming career even as a child star. For a time, she took a break from the industry to focus on her studies. Fast forward to 2011, she once more made an appearance through publishing her written autobiography entitled Little Girl in Big Pictures, a book full of her insights about her life growing up as a child star in the Golden Age of Hollywood.

Knowlden was born in Oakland, California. She joined a beauty pageant at the tender age of three and was hailed as the winner. She began to take dance classes when she was a toddler. Her teachers spotted her star quality and believed that she could make it big in the entertainment industry. Knowlden was also under the tutelage of the Russian actor, ballet dancer, and choreographer Theodore Kosloff.