Eleanore Cammack "Cammie" King (August 5, 1934 – September 1, 2010) was an American actress and public relations officer. She is best known for her portrayal of Bonnie Blue Butler in Gone with the Wind (1939). She also provided the voice for the doe Faline as a fawn in the animated Disney film, Bambi (1942).
King was born in Los Angeles, California, on August 5, 1934.[1] Her parents were W. Cammack King, a chemical plant manager, and Eleanore King, a schoolteacher. Her older sister, Diane, was a child actress.[2] Her parents divorced a few years after the filming of Gone With the Wind. Her mother then married Herbert Kalmus, co-founder of Technicolor, in 1949.[3]
Acting careeredit
Though King's acting career only spanned years, she appeared in two of the biggest films of the era, Gone with the Wind and Bambi. She landed the part of Bonnie Blue Butler in Gone With the Wind at the age of four, after casting directors had tested 250 applicants for the role, including her seven-year-old sister Diane. After Diane was deemed too old for the part, she told the staff, "My sister looks like me and is only four and she can read lines".[2] Cammie did remember her lines, but she was unable to keep her eyelids from moving during Bonnie's death scene and was fitted with a death mask. An adult male small person served as a body double for Bonnie's fall from the horse.[3]
Cammie provided the voice of Faline as a fawn in Disney's 1942 film Bambi.[3] According to the Los Angeles Times, she was cast in a third role in the early 1940s but broke out with chicken pox on the day filming began and was dropped from the cast list.[3] Reflecting on her film career, she once joked, "I peaked at 5".[3]
Education and later careeredit
King studied at Marymount High School[1] and went on to attend the University of Southern California, graduating in 1956 with a bachelor's degree in communications. Afterwards she worked as a production assistant on Climax!, a CBS-TV anthology series.[3]
In 1980, she moved to Northern California and had a long public-relations career that included working for the Mendocino Coast Chamber of Commerce.[3] In the early 2000s, King made a guest appearance as a contestant on the TV game show To Tell the Truth, hosted by John O'Hurley. She spent 40 years working as a marketing coordinator for the Fort Bragg-Mendocino Coast Chamber of Commerce.[4]
King often appeared at retrospectives with the surviving Gone With the Wind cast members.[3] In 2009, she privately published a small book, Bonnie Blue Butler: A Gone With the Wind Memoir, mainly selling copies directly to fans via personal appearances and the internet.
Personal lifeedit
She married Walter "Ned" Pollock in 1957. Together they adopted two children, Matthew and Katharine. Pollock died of cancer in 1968. She then married Michael W Conlon in 1971, and he adopted her two children. She and Conlon divorced in 1975.[4] Her father-in-law from her second marriage, Judd Conlon, was a musical arranger for many Disney films including Alice in Wonderland (1951) and Peter Pan (1953).[citation needed]
^ abBoone, Christine (September 2, 2010). . The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Archived from the original on September 7, 2010. Retrieved September 2, 2010. Conlon, who married twice and had two children, eventually settled north of San Francisco, working as a marketing coordinator for the Fort Bragg-Mendocino Coast Chamber of Commerce.
^Soares, Andre (September 2, 2010). "Cammie King Dies: Played Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh's Daughter in GONE WITH THE WIND". Alt Film Guide. Retrieved September 2, 2010.
^"Blondie Meets the Boss (1939)". American Film Institute Catalog. 2019. Retrieved February 28, 2020.
^"Gone With the Wind (1939)". American Film Institute Catalog. 2019. Retrieved February 28, 2020.
^"Bambi (1942)". American Film Institute Catalog. 2019. Retrieved February 28, 2020.
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Eleanore Cammack Cammie King August 5 1934 September 1 2010 was an American actress and public relations officer She is best known for her portrayal of Bonnie Blue Butler in Gone with the Wind 1939 She also provided the voice for the doe Faline as a fawn in the animated Disney film Bambi 1942 Cammie KingKing as Bonnie Blue Butler inGone With the Wind 1939 BornEleanore Cammack King 1934 08 05 August 5 1934Los Angeles California U S DiedSeptember 1 2010 2010 09 01 aged 76 Fort Bragg California U S Resting placeHoly Cross Cemetery Culver CityOccupationActressYears active1938 1967Children2 Matthew amp Katie ConlonClark Gable and Cammie King in Gone With the Wind 1939 Contents 1 Early life and family 2 Acting career 3 Education and later career 4 Personal life 5 Filmography 6 References 7 External linksEarly life and family editKing was born in Los Angeles California on August 5 1934 1 Her parents were W Cammack King a chemical plant manager and Eleanore King a schoolteacher Her older sister Diane was a child actress 2 Her parents divorced a few years after the filming of Gone With the Wind Her mother then married Herbert Kalmus co founder of Technicolor in 1949 3 Acting career editThough King s acting career only spanned years she appeared in two of the biggest films of the era Gone with the Wind and Bambi She landed the part of Bonnie Blue Butler in Gone With the Wind at the age of four after casting directors had tested 250 applicants for the role including her seven year old sister Diane After Diane was deemed too old for the part she told the staff My sister looks like me and is only four and she can read lines 2 Cammie did remember her lines but she was unable to keep her eyelids from moving during Bonnie s death scene and was fitted with a death mask An adult male small person served as a body double for Bonnie s fall from the horse 3 Cammie provided the voice of Faline as a fawn in Disney s 1942 film Bambi 3 According to the Los Angeles Times she was cast in a third role in the early 1940s but broke out with chicken pox on the day filming began and was dropped from the cast list 3 Reflecting on her film career she once joked I peaked at 5 3 Education and later career editKing studied at Marymount High School 1 and went on to attend the University of Southern California graduating in 1956 with a bachelor s degree in communications Afterwards she worked as a production assistant on Climax a CBS TV anthology series 3 In 1980 she moved to Northern California and had a long public relations career that included working for the Mendocino Coast Chamber of Commerce 3 In the early 2000s King made a guest appearance as a contestant on the TV game show To Tell the Truth hosted by John O Hurley She spent 40 years working as a marketing coordinator for the Fort Bragg Mendocino Coast Chamber of Commerce 4 King often appeared at retrospectives with the surviving Gone With the Wind cast members 3 In 2009 she privately published a small book Bonnie Blue Butler A Gone With the Wind Memoir mainly selling copies directly to fans via personal appearances and the internet Personal life editShe married Walter Ned Pollock in 1957 Together they adopted two children Matthew and Katharine Pollock died of cancer in 1968 She then married Michael W Conlon in 1971 and he adopted her two children She and Conlon divorced in 1975 4 Her father in law from her second marriage Judd Conlon was a musical arranger for many Disney films including Alice in Wonderland 1951 and Peter Pan 1953 citation needed King died on September 1 2010 at her home in Fort Bragg California at age 76 from lung cancer 5 Filmography editYear Title Role Notes1939 Blondie Meets the Boss Millie Uncredited 6 1939 Gone with the Wind Bonnie Blue Butler 7 1942 Bambi Voice of Young Faline Uncredited 8 2010 Change in the Wind Narrator VoiceReferences edit a b Eleanore Cammack King Conlon Los Angeles Times September 19 2010 Retrieved February 28 2020 a b Tiny Girl Wins Coveted Role Santa Ana Register February 23 1940 p 4 via Newspapers com nbsp a b c d e f g h Nelson Valerie J September 3 2010 Actor played daughter in Gone With the Wind Los Angeles Times p 19 via Newspapers com nbsp a b Boone Christine September 2 2010 Actress who played Rhett and Scarlett s daughter dies The Atlanta Journal Constitution Archived from the original on September 7 2010 Retrieved September 2 2010 Conlon who married twice and had two children eventually settled north of San Francisco working as a marketing coordinator for the Fort Bragg Mendocino Coast Chamber of Commerce Soares Andre September 2 2010 Cammie King Dies Played Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh s Daughter in GONE WITH THE WIND Alt Film Guide Retrieved September 2 2010 Blondie Meets the Boss 1939 American Film Institute Catalog 2019 Retrieved February 28 2020 Gone With the Wind 1939 American Film Institute Catalog 2019 Retrieved February 28 2020 Bambi 1942 American Film Institute Catalog 2019 Retrieved February 28 2020 External links edit nbsp Biography portalCammie King at IMDb Cammie King at Find a Grave Cammie King Conlon obituary Obituary Cammie King Conlon dies at 76 actress played Bonnie Blue Butler in Gone With the Wind latimes com Interview biography and photos Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cammie King amp oldid 1189472235, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
