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Shirley Mills

Apr 28, 1926 - Mar 21, 2010 (83 years old) in Tacoma, Washington, USA

Shirley Olivia Mills was born in Tacoma, Washington in 1926 and moved to southern California while still a child. She became the star of an independent movie which achieved great fame titled Child Bride (1938)when she was 12 years old which she describes in detail on her "official" website on a separate page devoted to memories of that movie along with still photos of it. Other pages on the site are devoted to The Grapes Of Wrath (1940) and also Nine Girls (1944), additional movies where she was a movie actress in featured roles. Mills appeared in major Hollywood studio movies through the 1940s and into the 1950s, during which decade she also appeared on major network television programs.

Date of Birth 8 April 1926, Tacoma, Washington

Date of Death 31 March 2010, Arcadia, California  (complications of pneumonia)

Known For

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The Grapes of Wrath
Ruth Joad
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Five Little Peppers in Trouble
June
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Virginia City
Crying Young Southern Girl (uncredited)
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Top Man
Dancer
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True to Life
Radio Sister (uncredited)
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It's a Small World
Susan Musk at Age 16
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Betty Co-Ed
Gloria Campbell
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Reveille with Beverly
Laura Jean Oliver (uncredited)
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Child Bride
Jennie
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Shadow of a Doubt
Shirley (uncredited)

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