Vondell Darr

American actress

Vondell Darr
Born	(1919-04-18)April 18, 1919 Los Angeles, California, United States
Died	September 10, 2012(2012-09-10) (aged 93) 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.^[1]

Partial filmography

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)

Personal life

Vondell Darr was born in Los Angeles Ralph Darr and Homa Dupree Darr.^[2] She 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.^[3]

References

^ "Vondell Darr's obituary". Archived from the original on 16 November 2012. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
^ The Motion Picture Almanac 1929. p 18. Accessed 21 April 2019.
^ Obituaries. Los Angeles Times. 14 September 2012. Accessed 21 April 2019.