Marcia Mae Jones

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

68

Gender

Female

Birthday

1924-08-01

Day of death

2007-09-02 (83 years old)

Place of Birth

Los Angeles, California, USA

Marcia Mae Jones

Biography

Marcia Mae Jones was born on August 1, 1924, to an acting family. Her mother, Freda Jones, was an actress, and all three of her siblings - Margaret Jones, Macon Jones, and Marvin Jones - were child actors. But Marcia Mae had the most successful career, and she was the only one of her siblings to become a child star. She made her acting debut when just six months old, when director James Cruze saw her in her baby carriage and immediately cast her as the baby in his film Mannequin (1926). Her first major role was in Night Nurse (1931), in which she played a sick child that a sinister hospital staff was trying to murder. By age 10, Marcia Mae had appeared in several dramatic films. In 1936, she played a terrified victim of school bullying in These Three (1936), a role that brought her much attention. In 1937, she played the crippled Klara in Heidi (1937). The film starred two other child actors, Delmar Watson and Shirley Temple. Despite a four-year age difference, Marcia Mae and Shirley acted well with each other, and they appeared together again in The Little Princess (1939). Besides Shirley Temple and Delmar Watson, Marcia Mae worked with several other child stars of the 1930s, including Jane Withers, Bonita Granville, Jackie Moran, Sybil Jason, and her favorite, Jackie Cooper. Marcia Mae's film career began to slow down in the early 1950s, after which she largely appeared in television roles. Her adult life was marred by the suicide of her second husband, Bill Davenport, and problems with alcohol. She eventually conquered her alcohol dependency and became a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Marcia Mae Jones died on 2 September 2007 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California.

Known For

  • My Three Sons

    My Three Sons

  • Simon & Simon

    Simon & Simon

  • Cannon

    Cannon

  • Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

    Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

  • Family Affair

    Family Affair

  • Mister Ed

    Mister Ed

  • The Streets of San Francisco

    The Streets of San Francisco

  • The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

    The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

  • Racket Squad

    Racket Squad

  • The Way We Were

    The Way We Were

  • The Life of Emile Zola

    The Life of Emile Zola

  • The Little Princess

    The Little Princess

  • The Youngest Profession

    The Youngest Profession

  • The Bishop Murder Case

    The Bishop Murder Case

  • Chicago Calling

    Chicago Calling

  • Haunted House

    Haunted House

  • Tomboy

    Tomboy

  • A Great American Tragedy

    A Great American Tragedy

  • Lady in the Death House

    Lady in the Death House

  • Barefoot Boy

    Barefoot Boy

  • The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

    The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

  • King of Jazz

    King of Jazz

  • Top Man

    Top Man

  • Heidi

    Heidi

  • Arson, Inc.

    Arson, Inc.

  • Trouble Preferred

    Trouble Preferred

  • Mush and Milk

    Mush and Milk

  • Mountain Justice

    Mountain Justice

  • Birthday Blues

    Birthday Blues

  • First Love

    First Love

  • Nobody's Darling

    Nobody's Darling

  • Imitation of Life

    Imitation of Life

  • The Old Swimmin' Hole

    The Old Swimmin' Hole

  • Shirley Temple: America's Little Darling

    Shirley Temple: America's Little Darling

  • What Price Hollywood?

    What Price Hollywood?

  • Live a Little, Love a Little

    Live a Little, Love a Little

  • Employees' Entrance

    Employees' Entrance

  • The Champ

    The Champ

  • Doctor Bull

    Doctor Bull

  • Mannequin

    Mannequin

  • Snafu

    Snafu

  • Two Wise Maids

    Two Wise Maids

  • The Star

    The Star

  • The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady

    The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady

  • These Three

    These Three

  • Mad About Music

    Mad About Music

  • Anne of Windy Poplars

    Anne of Windy Poplars

  • Tucson

    Tucson

  • Meet Dr. Christian

    Meet Dr. Christian

  • Night Nurse

    Night Nurse

  • Nine Girls

    Nine Girls

  • Street Scene

    Street Scene

  • Nice Girl?

    Nice Girl?

  • Secrets of a Co-Ed

    Secrets of a Co-Ed

  • Meet the Family

    Meet the Family

  • Life with Buster Keaton

    Life with Buster Keaton

  • The Spectre of Edgar Allan Poe

    The Spectre of Edgar Allan Poe

  • The Yellow Haired Kid

    The Yellow Haired Kid

  • Hi-Jacked

    Hi-Jacked

  • The Gang's All Here

    The Gang's All Here

  • A Dog of Flanders

    A Dog of Flanders

  • Let's Go Collegiate

    Let's Go Collegiate

  • The Flying Irishman

    The Flying Irishman

  • Lady Behave!

    Lady Behave!

  • This Is the Life

    This Is the Life

  • Street Corner

    Street Corner

  • Shirley Temple: The Biggest Little Star

    Shirley Temple: The Biggest Little Star

  • The Fabulous Fraud

    The Fabulous Fraud