Vondell Darr
{{short description|American actress}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2018}}
{{Infobox person
|name = Vondell Darr
|image = On Trial lobby card.jpg
|caption = Lobby card for On Trial (1928), Darr at center
|birth_date = {{Birth date|1919|4|18}}
|birth_place = Los Angeles, California, United States
|death_date = {{death date and age|2012|9|10|1919|4|18}}
|death_place = Los Angeles, California, United States
|occupation = Actress
|years_active = 1924–1941
}}
Vondell Darr Wilson (April 18, 1919 – September 10, 2012) was an American actress. She achieved success in the late 1920s as a child actor and later played bit parts in her adult years. Her last role was in The Chocolate Soldier in 1941. Darr died on September 10, 2012.{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/latimes/obituary.aspx?n=vondell-darr-wilson&pid=159872564#fbLoggedOut|title=Vondell Darr's obituary|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121116081435/http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/latimes/obituary.aspx?n=vondell-darr-wilson&pid=159872564#fbLoggedOut|archivedate=November 16, 2012|url-status=live|df=dmy-all|access-date=September 14, 2012}}
Early years
Vondell Darr was born in Los Angeles to Ralph Darr and Homa Dupree Darr.The Motion Picture Almanac 1929. p 18. Accessed 21 April 2019. She attended the Normandie Grammar School and the Ambassador School for Girls.{{cite news |title=Former Abilene Child Hikes Film Honors In Sound Picture 'On Trial' |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/abilene-reporter-news-vondell-darr/150698238/ |access-date=July 5, 2024 |work=Abilene Reporter-News |date=December 30, 1928 |page=13|via = Newspapers.com }}
Personal life
Darr met her husband, Fred Wilson, in high school, and the pair lived in Encino, Rancho Mirage and Lake Arrowhead during their marriage. The couple had three children.[https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/latimes/obituary.aspx?n=vondell-darr-wilson&pid=159872564 Obituaries]. Los Angeles Times. 14 September 2012. Accessed 21 April 2019.
Partial filmography
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- The City That Never Sleeps (1924) - Baby Molly
- One Glorious Night (1924) - Mary
- Border Vengeance (1925) - Bumps Jackson
- The Pony Express (1925) - Baby
- The Golden Cocoon (1925)
- The Blind Goddess (1926)
- Silence (1926) - Flower girl
- On Trial (1928) - Doris Strickland
- The Dummy (1929) - Peggy Meredith
- That Certain Age (1938) - Friend
- Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever (1939) - Prompter (uncredited)
- Scouts to the Rescue (1939) - Mary Scanlon
- Strike Up the Band (1940) - Indian Love Lyrics Student (uncredited)
- Little Nellie Kelly (1940) - Girl Dancing with Boy at Dance (uncredited)
- More Trifles of Importance (1941) (short) - Patient
- Men of Boys Town (1941) - Agnes, Whitey's Marysport Dance Partner (uncredited)
- The Chocolate Soldier (1941) - Autograph Seeker (uncredited)
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References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|0201576}}
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Category:American silent film actresses
Category:American child actresses
Category:20th-century American actresses
Category:21st-century American women
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