Green, Mitzi (1920–1969)

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Green, Mitzi (1920–1969)

American stage and screen actress. Name variations: Little Mitzi. Born Elizabeth Keno, Oct 22, 1920 in The Bronx, NY; died May 24, 1969, in Huntington Beach, California; dau. of Joseph and Rosie Green (vaudevillians); m. Joseph Pevney (actor), 1942; children: four.

Made stage debut in vaudeville with parents at age 4 at the Orpheum, St. Louis; was a child film star of Paramount early talkies (1929–35) in such parts as Becky Thatcher in Tom Sawyer and the title role in Little Orphan Annie; made Broadway debut as Billie Smith in Babes in Arms (1937); also starred in Billion Dollar Baby and on tour in Gypsy.

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