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STAGE NAME: VONDELL DARR

BIRTH NAME: Vondell Dorothy Darr DOB: April 18, 1919 BIRTH PLACE: Los Angeles, California
DOD: September 10, 2012 PLACE OF DEATH: Los Angeles, California CAUSE OF DEATH: Lived to be 93 years old!
CEMETERY: Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills)
Memorial Services were held on September 18, 2012 at First United Methodist Church in North Hollywood.

CLAIM TO FAME: Promoted in 1928 Casting Directory to be the first child to do an All Talking Picture.
MEMORABILIA / ENDORSEMENTS: TBA

EDUCATION:
Holmby School for Girls
Beverly Hills High School
Graduated from UCLA in 1941

SPECIAL SKILLS & HOBBIES: Gourmet Cook, Painting, Playing Bridge
OTHER OCCUPATIONS: Homemaker

FAMILY
PARENTS MARRIED: DATE/PLACE

FATHER: Ralph Warren Darr DOB: December 27, 1893 BIRTH PLACE: Atkins, Arkansas
DOD: January 14, 1945 PLACE OF DEATH: Abilene, Texas CAUSE OF DEATH: TBA
OCCUPATION: Motorman, Department Store Clerk

MOTHER MAIDEN NAME: Homa Dupree DOB: October 31, 1897 BIRTH PLACE: Alabama
DOD: May 18, 1980 PLACE OF DEATH: Los Angeles, California CAUSE OF DEATH: TBA
Divorced by 1940 census

SIBLINGS: (#)
BROTHER/SISTER: N/A DOB: N/A DOD: N/A CAUSE OF DEATH: TBA

MARRIAGES
MARRIED: In Catalina July 8, 1941 (until his death)
Vondell met Fred in high school at the age of 15.
SPOUSE: Fred C. Wilson DOB: 1919 BIRTH PLACE: TBA
DOD: 2006 PLACE OF DEATH: TBA CAUSE OF DEATH: TBA
OCCUPATION: Navy

CHILDREN: (3 Daughters)
DAUGHTER: Sharon Merz (Nee Wilson) DOB: TBA BIRTH PLACE: TBA
DOD: Preceded Vondell in death (Sharon, her husband Ron Merz and son Billy Peschelt) PLACE OF DEATH: TBA CAUSE OF DEATH: Accident?

DAUGHTER: Marlene Friedman (Nee Wilson) DOB: TBA BIRTH PLACE: TBA

DAUGHTER: Rhonda Kozacik (Nee Wilson) DOB: TBA BIRTH PLACE: TBA

GRANDCHILDREN: (6)
GREAT GRANDCHILDREN: (8)

"The Pony Express" (1925)

1925 Casting Directory AD