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'''Molly O'Day''' (born Suzanne Dobson Noonan; October 16, 1909 – October 22, 1998) was an American film actress and the younger sister of Sally O'Neil. | '''Molly O'Day''' (born Suzanne Dobson Noonan; October 16, 1909 – October 22, 1998) was an American film actress and the younger sister of [[Sally O'Neil]]. | ||
== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
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== Recognition == | == Recognition == | ||
O'Day has a star at 1708 Vine Street in the Motion Pictures category on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. It was dedicated on February 8, 1960. | |||
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<gallery mode="packed" heights="200px" caption="Molly 'Day gallery"> | <gallery mode="packed" heights="200px" caption="Molly 'Day gallery"> | ||
File:Molly_O'Day_motion728.jpg|<ref group="Note">|On the cover of Motion Picture (July 1928)</ref> | File:Molly_O'Day_motion728.jpg|<ref group="Note">|On the cover of Motion Picture (July 1928)</ref> | ||
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== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
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| Molly O'Day | |
.jpg) Molly O'Day in 1928 | |
| Background information | |
| Born as: | Suzanne Dobson Noonan |
| Born | Oct 16, 1909 Bayonne, New Jersey |
| Died | Oct 22, 1998 - at age 89 Avila Beach, California Colon cancer |
| Spouse(s): | Jack Durant
(1934 - 1951) div James Kenaston |
| Relatives: | Sally O'Neill [Note 1] |
| Occupation: | Actress |
| Nationality: | American |
| Ethnicity: | Caucasian |
Molly O'Day (born Suzanne Dobson Noonan; October 16, 1909 – October 22, 1998) was an American film actress and the younger sister of Sally O'Neil.
Biography
Born in Bayonne, New Jersey, she was the youngest of eleven children of Judge Thomas Francis Patrick Noonan and his spouse, Hannah Kelly, a vocalist with the Metropolitan Opera. Following their father's demise, O'Day and her two sisters relocated to Hollywood. In addition to O'Day, another sister, Isabelle, also participated in cinematic productions.
O'Day's first appearance was in the Laurel and Hardy short 45 Minutes from Hollywood in 1926. She also appeared in Hal Roach's "Our Gang" series.
At only 16, she defeated 2,000 contenders in an audition for the tough girl heroine in the 1927 prizefighter movie The Patent Leather Kid.
Like O'Neil in 1926, O'Day became one of the WAMPAS Baby Stars in 1928. Additionally, in 1928, she underwent surgery to "remove several pounds of flesh from her hips and legs." An Associated Press news story reported: "The actress has been gaining weight steadily for the last year and although under contract to a film studio has been idle. Her excessive weight was the cause of her lack of work, Miss O'Day said, and after other flesh reducing methods failed, she decided on the surgeon's knife as the final resort."
After appearing in several dozen films during the 1930s, she retired.
Personal life and death
O'Day married actor Jack Durant in 1934 in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico. They divorced on July 10, 1951, in Los Angeles, California. They had four children together.
O'Day died in Avila Beach, California, one day before her 89th birthday.
Recognition
O'Day has a star at 1708 Vine Street in the Motion Pictures category on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. It was dedicated on February 8, 1960.
Filmography
- Wikipedia article: Molly O'Day Filmography
- Molly 'Day gallery
![[Note 2]](/a/File:Molly_O%27Day_motion728.jpg)
Notes
- ↑ Sally O'Neil (born Virginia Louise Concepta Noonan; October 23, 1908 – June 18, 1968) was an American film actress of the 1920s. She appeared in more than 40 films, often with her name above the title.[1]
- ↑ |On the cover of Motion Picture (July 1928)
External links
- Molly O'Day at the Internet Movie Database
- Hollywood Walk of Fame webpage
- Obituary in the L.A. Times
- Molly O'Day at Virtual History
- More information is available at [ Wikipedia:Molly_O'Day ]
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