Collin Wilcox Paxton

Collin Wilcox Paxton

Collin Wilcox Paxton, an actress in the 1962 film 'To Kill A Mockingbird,' died October 14, 2009. She was 74. She played the little girl who accused a black man of raping her in the film adaptation of the classic novel.

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Collin Wilcox , the actress who played a white woman who falsely accuses a black man of raping her in ‘To Kill a Mockingbird ‘ and who later appeared in several TV shows and movies such as ‘Jaws 2,’ has died in her North Carolina home. She was 74 years of age. Scott Paxton , her husband, revealed that the popular actress died on October 14th of brain cancer. Wilcox played Mayella Violet Ewell, a woman who accused Brock Peters ‘ character of rape.  She gives a speech in court that is one of the most remarkable scenes in ‘Mockingbird.’  During her cross-examination from ... Read Full Story
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Collin Wilcox Paxton , the actress who played the little girl who claimed a black man raped her in the 1962 film To Kill A Mockingbird , died October 14 at 74 of brain cancer. She had lived in Highlands, North Carolina since the '80s when she left her career as an actress to take care of her mother in her hometown. Collin Wilcox Paxton died at 74 on October 14. ( Wilcox made her film debut in Mockingbird , and then went on to act in films like Crazy October and Strange Interlude . She also appeared in TV shows such as Columbo ... Read Full Story
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Note to family and friends: Updates on Mr. AOW are being added to this post, last updated on October 28.Collin Wilcox Paxton portrayed Mayella Violet Ewell, the rape accuser in the 1962 film To Kill A Mockingbird.She died of brain cancer on October 14.Read her obituary HERE.The movie trailer is below the fold.  
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HIGHLANDS, N.C. - Collin Wilcox-Paxton, the actress who portrayed the false accuser in the movie classic “To Kill a Mockingbird,’’ has died of brain cancer just months after the diagnosis. She was 74.  
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Collin Wilcox-Paxton, 74, who portrayed the false accuser in the movie classic To Kill a Mockingbird, died of brain cancer Oct. 14 in Highlands, N.C. She was diagnosed Aug. 11 with three brain tumors, said her husband, Scott Paxton.  
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Character actress Collin Wilcox-Paxton passed away last week in North Carolina. She was best known for playing the white woman who accused an innocent black man (played by Brock Peters) of rape in the film classic To Kill a Mockingbird. Ms. Wilcox-Paxton also appeared in many TV series as a guest star as well as feature films such as Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, Jaws 2 and Catch-22. When diagnosed with brain cancer, the actress...  
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HIGHLANDS, N.C. – Actress Collin Wilcox-Paxton, who portrayed the false accuser in the movie classic "To Kill a Mockingbird," died of brain cancer just months after the diagnosis. She was 74. Her husband, Scott Paxton, confirmed Thursday that she died Oct. 14 in Highlands in the southwest part of the state. No funeral was held. Instead, the family held a service before her death. "It's pretty special being at your own memorial," said her...  
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