Cora Sue Collins | 04/19/1927 | 94

Cora Sue Collins is a former child star who appeared in a number of movies during the Golden Years of Hollywood. Born in Beckley, West Virginia, she and her family later moved to Los Angeles, where she debuted in Hollywood at the age of five in the movie The Unexpected Father. Her reported income in 1934 was $250 per week, which is equivalent to $4,836 today.

Throughout the 1930s and 1940s, Collins starred in prolific films, including Anna Karenina, Queen Christina, Heaven Too, and All This. At first, she was cast as Becky Thatcher in 1938’s The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, but her part was changed to Amy Lawrence instead because she was considered too tall for the former role. Her last film appearance was in the year 1945 when she decided to retire from the entertainment scene at the age of 18. Collins has 47 acting credits to her name.