MILDRED KORNMAN — 96 YEARS OLD

Former actress and model Mildred Kornman is known professionally as Ricki VanDusen. She started very young in the field of entertainment when she took roles in the silent comedy film, The Fourth Alarm, at the age of only 9 months with her sister. After graduating from high school, Mildred and her sister, Mary Kornman, landed in several silent films. For many years, Mildred was a regular talent in the short film series, Our Gang. 

Eventually, she shifted her career to modeling for various magazines including Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar, and though she wasn’t the most popular actress in her years of acting, she definitely earned more as a model and photographer. Though she might have shifted gears on the way to her destination, Kornman still attained the fame and fortune that she sought out. She found her passion in a different field but it still, to her credit, led to success in the long run.