Mildred Kornman
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Mildred Kornman also known as Ricki VanDusen, is a former American child actress
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Mildred, the younger sister of Mary Kornman
, leading lady of the silent film
Our Gang
series, was featured as a regular in the series from 1926–1928 and made more appearances from 1929 until 1935. She had no speaking roles and appeared when many children were needed for a scene such as a classroom.
Mildred appeared in many Our Gang shorts, known as a short subject
, and later achieved fame as an adult fashion model under the name Ricki VanDusen. Both Mildred and Mary are the daughters of Eugene Kornman, a still photographer at Hal Roach Studios. Verna Kornman, Gene's wife and mother of the sisters also appeared in several films. Mildred is presently enjoying a rich family life and travels quite frequently.
Child actor
The term child actor or child actress is generally applied to a child acting in motion pictures or television, but also to an adult who began his or her acting career as a child; to avoid confusion, the latter is also called a former child actor...
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Mildred, the younger sister of Mary Kornman
Mary Kornman
Mary Kornman was an American child actress who was the leading female star of the Our Gang series during the Pathé silent era.-Our Gang:...
, leading lady of the silent film
Silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...
Our Gang
Our Gang
Our Gang, also known as The Little Rascals or Hal Roach's Rascals, was a series of American comedy short films about a group of poor neighborhood children and the adventures they had together. Created by comedy producer Hal Roach, the series is noted for showing children behaving in a relatively...
series, was featured as a regular in the series from 1926–1928 and made more appearances from 1929 until 1935. She had no speaking roles and appeared when many children were needed for a scene such as a classroom.
Mildred appeared in many Our Gang shorts, known as a short subject
Short subject
A short film is any film not long enough to be considered a feature film. No consensus exists as to where that boundary is drawn: the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences defines a short film as "an original motion picture that has a running time of 40 minutes or less, including all...
, and later achieved fame as an adult fashion model under the name Ricki VanDusen. Both Mildred and Mary are the daughters of Eugene Kornman, a still photographer at Hal Roach Studios. Verna Kornman, Gene's wife and mother of the sisters also appeared in several films. Mildred is presently enjoying a rich family life and travels quite frequently.