Mary Miles Minter

Mary Miles Minter has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for her contributions to Motion Pictures, at 1724 Vine St. She is the co-founder of Children's Miracle Network with actor John Schneider. She died from heart failure in Santa Monica, California. Currently, Marie hosts her own radio show, Marie and Friends, a nationally syndicated program. She commented that she had never been happy with her Hollywood career and was content to live without it. The film was produced by Jimmy Osmond. She left Hollywood and lived the rest of her life in obscurity. She appeared as herself in the 2001 TV movie Inside the Osmonds, which showed how the brothers' egos, their father's fiscal mismanagement, and the family's quest to build a multi-media empire led to their downfall.

The studio terminated her contract as soon as it became clear that her reputation had been destroyed. She returned to television with brother Donny in 1998 to cohost the Donny and Marie Show, a talk/entertainment show that lasted two seasons. She made two more films after this, but her public had rejected her. She garnered rave reviews as Anna in "The King and I" and Maria in "The Sound of Music" in the mid 90s, taking a break from her country music success. Minter was at the height of her success, having starred in more than 50 films and the revelation of her association with Taylor caused a sensation. She also starred in the TV movies "The Gift of Love" and "I Married Wyatt Earp". The ensuing scandal was the subject of widespread media speculation, and as allegations about Taylor's questionable past began to circulate, it was revealed that several intimate letters written by Minter had been found in his house after his death. Marie played her mother in the TV movie Side by Side: The True Story of the Osmond Family.

In 1922 Taylor was murdered in his home. She has also admitted to a not-always smooth relationship with her current husband. A close relationship developed between them and Minter began to distance herself from her mother. Perhaps the only dent in her squeaky-clean image is her divorce after 2 years of marriage (her religion, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints discourages divorce; her older brother, Tom, divorced his first wife). Her first film for director William Desmond Taylor was Anne of Green Gables in 1919, and Taylor actively promoted Minter as a star of great potential. A regular on QVC, where her "Marie Osmond Fine Porcelain Collector Dolls" is its top-selling line, she has 8 children (5 adopted). Minter specialised in playing demure and innocent young girls, and with her gentle features and curly hair, both emulated and rivalled Mary Pickford. Her husband eventually reached her by cell phone, and convinced her to come home.

Changing her name to Mary Miles Minter, she made her first film in 1915 and over the next few years steadily built her career. She became so despondent, she left her family, planning never to return. Until the age of 15, she was rarely unemployed and was greatly admired for both her talent and her beauty. In October 1999, she disclosed she suffered from severe postpartum depression following the birth of her son. Her mother pushed her towards a stage career, and by the age of 5 she had appeared in her first play. She and Donny also had a hit variety show, Donny & Marie (1976-1979). Born Juliet Reilly in Shreveport, Louisiana, she was the daughter of an ambitious but unsuccessful actress named Charlotte Shelby. She has charted with her brother Donny ("I'm Leaving It All Up To You"; "Deep Purple"), Dan Seals ("Meet Me in Montana"), and Paul Davis ("I Only Wanted You").

Mary Miles Minter (April 1, 1902 - August 4, 1984) was a US film actress in silent films. At age 13, her song "Paper Roses" debuted at #1, the first time in country music history a female artist had done that. The only daughter of George and Olive Osmond and the 8th of their 9 children, Marie has released many albums and appeared on television for over 40 years. Olive Marie Osmond (born October 13, 1959 in Ogden, Utah) is an American entertainer, a member of the show business family, The Osmonds.