Mildred Kornman

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Mildred Gene Kornman^[1] (born July 10, 1925), also billed as Ricki VanDusen, is an American former actress, model, businesswoman, and photographer.

Biography[]

Kornman was born in Hollywood.^[2] She is the younger sister of fellow child actress Mary Kornman.^[3] Their mother was actress Verna Kornman, who appeared in several films^{[citation needed]} and their father was Eugene Kornman, a professional still photographer who was employed by Harold Lloyd at the time of Kornman's birth.^[1]

When she was nine months old, Kornman appeared with her sister in The Fourth Alarm.^[3] Along with her sister she was featured in the Our Gang short films series. Mildred was initially a regular in the series with appearances from 1926 to 1928, and returned for a second stint from 1930 until 1935, in uncredited, non-speaking roles when many children were needed for a scene such as a classroom.

After graduating Hollywood High School, she became an adult actress at 20th Century Fox, albeit only in uncredited roles, under the name Ricki VanDusen. and also was a model who featured in magazines including Vogue and Harpers Bazaar, and in television commercials. She majored in art, English, and Spanish at University of California, Los Angeles.^[4] Kornman married Norton Hinsey on December 30, 1943.^[5]

Filmography[]

See also[]

• List of living actors from the Golden Age of Hollywood
• Our Gang filmography

References[]

Lynn Yaeger, (Special Edition, Dec. 2012) "Ricki VanDusen - Mid-Century Model" Vogue Magazine, pp. 4–7.

Trav S.D. (July 10, 2018) "How One of the Little Rascals Became a High Fashion Model"

External links[]

• Mildred Kornman aka Ricki VanDusen home page
• Mildred Kornman at IMDb

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