Margaret O'Brien

Margaret O\'Brien was born Angela Maxine O\'Brien; her name was later changed following the success of the film Journey for Margaret (1942), in which she played the title role. Her father, Lawrence O\'Brien, a circus performer, died before she was born. O\'Brien\'s mother, Gladys Flores, was a well-known flamenco dancer who often performed with her sister Marissa, also a dancer. O\'Brien is of half-Irish and half-Spanish ancestry. She was raised Catholic.\n', '

O\'Brien made her first film appearance in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer\'s Babes on Broadway (1941) at the age of four, but it was the following year that her first major role brought her widespread attention. As a five-year-old in Journey for Margaret (1942), O\'Brien won wide praise for her convincing acting style. By 1943, she was considered a big enough star to have a cameo appearance in the all-star military show finale of Thousands…