Cora Sue Collins: “It’s fun to be a housewife from Phoenix”

In the 1930s, several child actors and actresses worked in Hollywood, including Jackie Cooper, Freddie Bartholomew, and Johnny Sheffield. At the same time, two of them, Shirley Temple and Jane With…

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Farewell to Cora Sue Collins (1927-2025) — a remarkably talented child actor of the 1930s and '40s who performed alongside the biggest stars of Hollywood's Golden Age.

I had a chance to meet her in 2015 and it was a delight.

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Cora Sue Who? The 1930s Child Star You Don’t Know – But Should

Even if you love old movies, there’s a good chance you haven’t heard of Cora Sue Collins. And that’s a shame, because the 87-year-old former child star is a living history of classic Hollywood. Col…

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The Scarlet Letter’s opening title card explains while the Puritan customs might be atrocious to modern eyes, “they were a necessity of the times and helped shape the destiny of a nation.” Not on board with the former, but it’s definitely accurate for the latter. Especially since this version of Letter is about a white man avoiding taking any responsibility for […]

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The Scarlet Letter (1934, Robert G. Vignola)

The Scarlet Letter’s opening title card explains while the Puritan customs might be atrocious to modern eyes, “they were a necessity of the times and helped shape the destiny of a nation.” Not on b…

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"With an incredibly sharp mind and quick wit, Cora Sue reminisced about her days as a child actor where the work ethic and energy she dedicated to her trade exemplified, and in some cases surpassed, that of veterans with considerably more experience and fame. Cora Sue knew how to command attention but in such a way that everyone felt included—and it wasn’t an act."

Cora Sue Collins of Old Hollywood

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