Margaret O'Brien

MARGARET O'BRIEN According to Jeanine Basinger, MGM studio head Louis B. Mayer, still miffed that FOX had procured the services of wunderkind Shirley Temple in the thirties, found his own child prodigy as Temple was moving into that awkward stage: her teens. Who did he find? Why five year old water spigot, Margaret O'Brien! Can you imagine the convo between LB and the talent scout who found her? Look LB! Here's that kid you've been looking for! Nah, she can't sing! Cute? Well. If you close one eye and squint out of the other, yeah! Can she dance? Hell no! Did that stop you ... Read Full Story

Margaret O'Brien is an American film actress, and although her career was brief, was one of the most highly regarded child actors in cinema history.Born Angela Maxine O'Brien, she made her first film ... Read Full Story

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