Sharyn Moffett

Sharyn Moffett (born Patricia Sharyn Moffett; September 12, 1936) is an American former child actress who appeared in films during the 1940s.

Sharyn Moffett
Born
Patricia Sharyn Moffett

(1936-09-12) September 12, 1936
Alameda, California, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active1944–1951
RelativesGregory Moffett (brother)

Early years

Moffett was born in Alameda, California, to a show business family. Her parents were R.E. Moffett and Gladyce Lloyd Roberts,[1] a singer and dancer, respectively.[2] When she was four years old, her parents moved to Beverly Hills, California to explore her potential as a movie actress.[3] Her younger brother, Gregory Moffett, was also a child actor.

Film

At the age of 11 months, Moffett appeared in In Old Chicago for 20th Century Fox. By age five, she appeared in the 1942 Three Stooges short film Even as IOU as a daughter whose family was dispossessed.[4] At age 7, Moffett played the lead in the film My Pal Wolf (1944),[5] which marked her screen debut.[6] In 1944, she signed a seven-year contract with RKO Pictures.[1]

Overall, she appeared in a dozen films, including The Body Snatcher (1945),[7] the film noir The Locket (1946), Child of Divorce (1946), Banjo (1947), and Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948).

Filmography
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[8] 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
The Judge Steps Out Nan
1948 Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House Joan Blandings
Rusty Leads the Way Penny Waters
1951 Her First Romance Leona Dean

References
  1. "Sharyn Moffett Gets Contract With Studio". La Grande Observer. Oregon, La Grande. June 1, 1944. p. 3. Retrieved December 4, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. Foster, Jim (February 2018). "Sharyn Moffett:RKO's Youngest Actress". Classic Images (512): 66–69.
  3. Picture show annual 1948. Amalgamated Press. 1947. ASIN B00B5HGPHE.
  4. "Even As IOU (1942)". https://threestooges.net/. Retrieved 28 April 2020. External link in |website= (help)
  5. Hopper, Hedda (July 22, 1944). "Hedda Hopper's Hollywood". Harrisburg Telegraph. p. 15. Retrieved October 25, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Bob Hope Heads Cast in Comedy to Come Friday". Waterloo Daily Courier. October 29, 1944. p. 22. Retrieved October 25, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Sharyn Moffett and Lanny Rees may be first kid co-star team". The Milwaukee Journal. September 25, 1946. Retrieved February 28, 2014.
  8. "Abbott-Costello Comedy Now at Lowe Poli Theatre". The Centralia Enterprise and Tribune. October 19, 1945. p. 15. Retrieved October 25, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.

Further reading
  • Best, Marc. Those Endearing Young Charms: Child Performers of the Screen (South Brunswick and New York: Barnes & Co., 1971), pp. 192–196.


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