Ann Rutherford, an actress whose small role as Scarlett's younger sister Carreen in the 1939 film "Gone With the Wind" was her most enduring, has died. She was 94.
Rutherford, who also portrayed Mickey Rooney's teenage girlfriend in the Andy Hardy movies, died Monday evening at her home in Beverly Hills, said her close friend and fellow actress Anne Jeffreys. Rutherford had been in declining health with heart problems.
As she became one of the last surviving cast members of "Gone With the Wind," Rutherford made a second career out of attending festivals featuring the beloved Civil War epic. ...
She was born Nov. 2, 1917, in Vancouver to John Rutherford, a concert tenor, and his wife, Lucille Mansfield, a silent-film actress. Her older sister had a brief acting career in the 1930s as Judith Arlen; she died in 1968 at 54.
At 9, Rutherford moved with her family from San Francisco to Los Angeles. ...
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