S4 Ep10: A Hollywood Classic: Cora Sue Collins

If you are a fan of great movies from Hollywood’s golden era of the 1930’s and 40’s, you are really going to enjoy this episode. 

Our guest, Cora Sue Collins, was born in Beckley, West Virginia in 1927 and at age three moved with her mother and older sister to Los Angeles, California. Almost immediately after arriving in Los Angeles, she was cast in a lead role in the motion picture, “The Unexpected Father” alongside former silent film stars Zasu Pitts and Slim Summerville. 

Cora Sue then went on to act in dozens of films over the next twelve years, working with celebrities like Greta Garbo, Lionel Barrymore, Jackie Cooper, Lana Turner, Max Baer and Jack Dempsey, some of whom became her personal friends.  

In this episode, Cora Sue will share her memories of her life as a child actress in Hollywood, more than eighty years ago!

Photo(s): courtesy of Cora Sue Collins

Music: "With Loved Ones" Jay Man