Mildred Dunnock

Mildred Dunnock has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for her contribution to motion pictures, at 6613 Hollywood Boulevard. She began acting when she was a child. She died in Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts. She was born in Santa Monica, California. Her final film was The Pick-up Artist in (1987). Additionally, she has starred in stage plays both on and off Broadway, receiving a Tony Award nomination in 1970 for her work on the musical Applause. Dunnock was twice nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, for Death of a Salesman in 1951, and for Baby Doll in 1956. Franklin has also been a guest star on a number of other television series and directed several episodes of the 1980s sitcom Charles in Charge.

In addition to her successful career as a character actress in film and theater, Dunnock appeared frequently in numerous television series in guest roles, and later in her career, several made-for-television movies, including a remake of Death of a Salesman in which she played Linda Loman for the third time. Bonnie Franklin (born January 6, 1944) is an American actress, best known for her portrayal of the divorced mother Ann Romano on the long-running television situation comedy (or, since so many of its episodes dealt with serious topics, some have called it a "dramedy") One Day at a Time (1975-1984). Her films include The Trouble with Harry (1955), Love Me Tender (1956), Baby Doll (1956), Peyton Place (1957), The Nun's Story (1959), BUtterfield 8 (1960) and Sweet Bird of Youth (1962). She reprised her role in the 1951 film version. During the 1940s Dunnock performed mostly on stage, and scored another major success with Death of a Salesman in 1948.

The 1945 film version marked her screen debut. After a couple of roles in Broadway productions, Dunnock won praise for her performance as a Welsh school teacher in The Corn is Green (1940). Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Dunnock was a school teacher who did not start acting until she was in her early thirties. Mildred Dunnock (January 25, 1901 – July 5, 1991) was an American theater, film and television actress.