Sharyn Moffett
Patricia Sharyn Moffett (September 12, 1936 – December 23, 2021) was an American child actress who appeared in films during the 1940s.
Sharyn Moffett | |
|---|---|
| Born | Patricia Sharyn Moffett September 12, 1936 Alameda, California, U.S. |
| Died | December 23, 2021 (aged 85) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1944–1951 |
| Spouse | James Forrest (1955 - 2011, his death) |
| Children | 3 |
| Relatives | Gregory Moffett (brother) |
Life and career edit
Moffett was born in Alameda, California on September 12, 1936, to a show business family. Her parents were singer R.E. Moffett and dancer Gladyce Lloyd Roberts.[1] [2] Her younger brother, Gregory Moffett, was also a child actor.[3]
At the age of 11 months, Moffett appeared in In Old Chicago for 20th Century Fox. When she was four, her parents moved to Beverly Hills, California to explore her potential as a movie actress.[4]
By age five, she had appeared in the 1942 Three Stooges short film Even as IOU as a daughter whose family was dispossessed.[5] At age 7, she had her feature screen debut playing the lead in the film My Pal Wolf (1944).[6][7] In 1944, she signed a seven-year contract with RKO Pictures.[1]
Overall, she appeared in a dozen films, including The Body Snatcher (1945),[8] the film noir The Locket (1946), Child of Divorce (1946), Banjo (1947), and Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948). In later years, she made occasional appearances at conventions and film festivals.
In 1955, Moffett married minister James Forrest and ministered with him in churches for more than 50 years. They had three children. He died in 2011.[3] She died in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on December 23, 2021, at the age of 85.[9]
Filmography edit
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1938 | In Old Chicago | |
| 1942 | Even as IOU | Mrs. Blake's daughter |
| 1944 | My Pal Wolf | Gretchen Anstey |
| 1945 | The Body Snatcher | Georgina Marsh |
| The Falcon in San Francisco[10] | Annie Marshall | |
| 1946 | A Boy, a Girl and a Dog | Button |
| Child of Divorce | Roberta Carter | |
| The Locket | Nancy, age 10 | |
| 1947 | Banjo | Pat Warren |
| 1948 | The Judge Steps Out | Nan |
| Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House | Joan Blandings | |
| Rusty Leads the Way | Penny Waters | |
| 1951 | Her First Romance | Leona Dean |
References edit
- ^ a b "Sharyn Moffett Gets Contract With Studio". La Grande Observer. Oregon, La Grande. June 1, 1944. p. 3. Retrieved December 4, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Foster, Jim (February 2018). "Sharyn Moffett:RKO's Youngest Actress". Classic Images (512): 66–69.
- ^ a b "Sharyn Moffett, 85". Classic Images. March 2022. p. 42.
- ^ Picture show annual 1948. Amalgamated Press. 1947. ASIN B00B5HGPHE.
- ^ "Even As IOU (1942)". Threestooges.net. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
- ^ Hopper, Hedda (July 22, 1944). "Hedda Hopper's Hollywood". Harrisburg Telegraph. Harrisburg Telegraph. p. 15. Retrieved October 25, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bob Hope Heads Cast in Comedy to Come Friday". Waterloo Daily Courier. Waterloo Daily Courier. October 29, 1944. p. 22. Retrieved October 25, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sharyn Moffett and Lanny Rees may be first kid co-star team". The Milwaukee Journal. September 25, 1946. Retrieved February 28, 2014.
- ^ Barnes, Mike (January 22, 2022). "Sharyn Moffett, Young Actress in Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House and The Body Snatcher, Dies at 85". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
- ^ "Abbott-Costello Comedy Now at Lowe Poli Theatre". The Centralia Enterprise and Tribune. The Centralia Enterprise and Tribune. October 19, 1945. p. 15. Retrieved October 25, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
Further reading edit
- Best, Marc. Those Endearing Young Charms: Child Performers of the Screen (South Brunswick and New York: Barnes & Co., 1971), pp. 192–196.
External links edit
- Sharyn Moffett at IMDb
- Sharyn Moffett at the American Film Institute