Marie Osborne Yeats facts for kids
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Marie Osborne Yeats
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Yeats in 1918
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Helen Alice Myres
November 5, 1911 Denver, Colorado, U.S.
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| Died | November 11, 2010 (aged 99) San Clemente, California, U.S.
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| Years active | 1914–1977 |
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Frank J. Dempsey
(m. 1931; div. 1936)Murray F. Yeats
(m. 1945; died 1975) |
Marie Osborne Yeats (born Helen Alice Myres; November 5, 1911 – November 11, 2010) was a famous child star in early American silent movies. People knew her as Baby Marie from 1914 to 1919. She was one of the first big child stars in Hollywood, along with Jackie Coogan and Diana Serra Cary.
As an adult, she continued to work in films from 1934 to 1950. She often had small, uncredited roles. After she stopped acting, she started a new job in the 1950s. She became a costume designer for Hollywood movies.
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Her Life and Career
Becoming a Child Star
Marie Osborne was born Helen Alice Myres in Denver, Colorado. Later, she was adopted by Leon and Edith Osborn. They changed her name to Marie and added an "e" to their last name, making it Osborne.
Her foster parents moved to Long Beach, California. They started working at Balboa Studios, a movie company. This is how Marie got into silent films. She made her first movie in 1914. It was a short drama called Kidnapped in New York. She was credited as Baby Osbourne.
By the time she was five, Marie was a big star. She signed a good contract with Balboa Films. She worked with director Henry King. Her most famous movie was Little Mary Sunshine from 1916. This is one of the few movies she made that still exists today.
Some of her other films include Maid of the Wild (1915) and Sunshine and Gold (1917). She also starred in What Baby Forgot (1917) and Daddy's Girl (1918). Other movies were The Locked Heart (1918) and Winning Grandma (1918). Her last films as a child star were The Sawdust Doll (1919) and Daddy Number Two (1919).
At age eight, she made her last film as a child star, Miss Gingersnap (1919). In total, she appeared in 29 films in just six years. Most of her movies were made at Diando Studios in Glendale, California.
Working in Later Films
Marie Osborne returned to movies 15 years later in 1934. Director Henry King asked her to be in his film Carolina. This movie starred Janet Gaynor and Lionel Barrymore. A young Shirley Temple also had a small role in it.
For the next 16 years, Marie worked as a film extra. This means she was in the background of scenes. She also worked as a stand-in. A stand-in takes the place of a main actor for lighting and camera tests. She was a stand-in for famous actresses like Ginger Rogers and Betty Hutton. She appeared in more than a dozen films. Her last on-screen role was in Bunco Squad (1950).
Becoming a Costumer
In the 1950s, Marie started a new career. She became a costumer for Western Costume. This company provides clothes for movies. A costumer helps design and manage the outfits actors wear.
Marie worked on the costumes for many famous films. These included Around the World in 80 Days (1956) and How to Murder Your Wife (1965). She also worked on The Godfather: Part II (1974) and Harry and Walter Go to New York (1976). In 1963, she was a special costumer for Elizabeth Taylor in the big movie Cleopatra. Marie retired in 1977 and moved to San Clemente, California.
Personal Life
Marie Osborne married Frank J. Dempsey in 1931. They had one child, a daughter named Joan, born in 1932. They later divorced.
In 1945, Marie married actor Murray F. Yeats. They were married until he passed away in 1975.
Marie Osborne Yeats died on November 11, 2010, in San Clemente, California. She passed away six days after her 99th birthday. She was buried at Mission San Luis Rey Cemetery. She was survived by her daughter, Joan, and five grandchildren.
See also
In Spanish: Marie Osborne para niños
