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Kornman Mildred Biography

American actress, model, businesswoman, and photographer, also billed as Ricki VanDusen. She was the younger sister of fellow child actress Mary Kornman. When she was nine months old, Kornman appeared with her sister in The Fourth Alarm (1926). After graduating Hollywood High School, she along with her sister became leading ladies of the silent film genre and 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 parts. She later 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. Kornman was one of the final surviving actors from the Our Gang series, which was produced from 1922 to 1944. She died on 20 August 2022 at age 97. Link to Wikipedia biography Read less