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Mary Kornman

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Actress

The Resume

    (December 27, 1915-June 1, 1973)
    Born in Idaho Falls, Idaho
    Birth name was Mary Agnes Evans
    Appeared in three dozen ‘Our Gang’ shorts (1923-26)
    Appeared in fourteen ‘The Boyfriends’ shorts (1930-32)
    Appeared in the films ‘College Humor’ (1933), ‘Queen of the Jungle’ (1935), ‘Youth on Parole’ (1937), ‘I Am a Criminal’ (1938), and ‘On the Spot’ (1940)

Why she might be annoying:

    She was cast in the ‘Our Gang’ series because her stepfather Gene was a photographer for producer Hal Roach.
    Most of her roles as an adult were in B pictures.
    Coming full circle, she appeared in a couple of ‘Our Gang’ shorts as an adult playing a teacher (1933-37).

Why she might not be annoying:

    She was considered the leading lady of ‘Our Gang’ during the silent film era.
    She said about her days as a child star, ‘I have no regrets…. I think we had a privileged childhood working in those films.’
    After her second marriage, she retired from the screen to help her husband run a ranch and raise horses.

Credit: C. Fishel


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 14 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 7 Votes: 28.57% Annoying