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| name = Cammie King
| name = Cammie King
| image = Cammie_King.jpg
| image = Cammie_King.jpg
| caption = in her role of "Bonnie Blue Butler" in ''[[Gone with the Wind (film)|Gone With the Wind]]'' (1939)
| caption = King as her most famous role of Bonnie Blue Butler in ''[[Gone with the Wind (film)|Gone With the Wind]]'' (1939)
| birth_name = Eleanore Cammack King
| birth_name = Eleanore Cammack King
| birth_date = {{birth date|mf=yes|1934|8|5}}
| birth_date = {{birth date|mf=yes|1934|8|5}}
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| death_place = [[Fort Bragg, California]], [[United States|U.S.]]
| death_place = [[Fort Bragg, California]], [[United States|U.S.]]
| resting_place = [[Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City]]
| resting_place = [[Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City]]
| death_cause = [[Lung cancer]]
| nationality = [[Americans|American]]
| death_cause = Complications from [[lung cancer]]
| occupation = Actress
| occupation = Actress
| notable_works = Bonnie Blue Butler in [[Margaret Mitchell]]'s ''[[Gone with the Wind (1939 film)|Gone with the Wind]]'' (1939) <br> Original voice of young Faline in Disney's ''[[Bambi (1942 film)|Bambi]]'' (1942)
| parents = Winfred Cammack King (father; died 1966) <br> Eleanore "Helen" Brodie (mother; died 1990)
| children = Matthew and Katharine (adopted)
| spouse = Walter "Ned" Pollock (m. 1957-1968; his death) <br> Michael W. Conlon (m. 1971-1975; divorced)
| relatives = [[Herbert Kalmus]] (godfather and stepfather; died 1963)
| years_active = 1939–1942
| years_active = 1939–1942
| alma_mater = [[University of Southern California]]
}}
}}


'''Eleanore Cammack "Cammie" King''' (August 5, 1934 – September 1, 2010) was an American child actress. She is best known for her portrayal of "Bonnie Blue Butler" in ''[[Gone with the Wind (film)|Gone with the Wind]]'' (1939). She also provided the voice for the doe "Faline" as a fawn in the animated [[Disney]] film, ''[[Bambi (1942 movie)|Bambi]]'' (1942).
'''Eleanore Cammack "Cammie" King- Pollock - Conlon''' (August 5, 1934 – September 1, 2010) was a former American child actress. She is best known for her portrayal of the late ill-fated Bonnie Blue Butler in ''[[Gone with the Wind (film)|Gone with the Wind]]'' (1939). She also provided the original voice for the doe "Faline" as a fawn in Walt Disney's 5th animated feature, ''[[Bambi (1942 film)|Bambi]]'', which was originally released in the summer of 1942.


==Life and career==
==Life and career==
King was born in [[Los Angeles]], [[California]] to Winfred Cammack King (1898-1966) and Eleanore "Helen" Brodie (1905-1990).<ref name="ReferenceA">Ancestry.com. Various records on her family and marriages.</ref> While her acting career only spanned four years during her childhood, she appeared in two of the biggest movies of the era, ''Gone with the Wind'' and ''Bambi''.
King was born on Sunday, August 5, 1934, in [[Los Angeles]], [[California]] to her expecting parents, Winfred Cammack King (1898-1966) and Eleanore "Helen" Brodie (1905-1990).<ref name="ReferenceA">Ancestry.com. Various records on her family and marriages.</ref> While her acting career only spanned four years during her childhood, she appeared in two of the biggest movies of the era, ''Gone with the Wind'' and ''Bambi''.


Her parents divorced a few years after the filming of "Gone With the Wind". Her mother, Eleanore, was a columnist for the Los Angeles Examiner. She was the godchild of [[Herbert Kalmus]], co-founder of [[Technicolor]], and became his stepchild in 1949 when he married her mother.<ref name="ReferenceB">September 03, 2010|By Valerie J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times</ref>
Her parents divorced a few years after the filming of "Gone With the Wind". Her mother, Eleanore, was a columnist for the Los Angeles Examiner. She was the godchild of [[Herbert Kalmus]], co-founder of [[Technicolor]], and became his stepchild in 1949 when he married her mother.<ref name="ReferenceB">September 03, 2010|By Valerie J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times</ref>
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King graduated from USC with a bachelor's degree in communications in 1956 and went to work as a production assistant on "Climax!" a CBS-TV anthology series.
King graduated from USC with a bachelor's degree in communications in 1956 and went to work as a production assistant on "Climax!" a CBS-TV anthology series.


She married Walter "Ned" Pollock in 1957. Together they adopted 2 children, Matthew and Katharine. Pollock died of cancer in 1968. She then married Michael W Conlon in 1971, and he adopted her 2 children. She and Conlon divorced in 1975.<ref name="ReferenceA"/><ref name="accessaltlanta">{{cite web|url=http://www.accessatlanta.com/atlanta-movies/actress-who-played-rhett-605586.html | author=Boone, Christine | publisher=''[[The Atlanta Journal-Constitution]]'' | title=Actress who played Rhett and Scarlett's daughter dies | date=2010-09-02 | accessdate=2010-09-02 | quote=Conlon, who married twice and had two children, eventually settled north of San Francisco, working as a marketing coordinator for the [[Fort Bragg, California|Fort Bragg]]-[[Mendocino County, California|Mendocino]] Coast [[Chamber of Commerce]].}}</ref> Her father-in-law from her second marriage, [[Judd Conlon]], was a musical arranger for many Disney films including ''[[Alice in Wonderland (1951 film)|Alice in Wonderland]]'' (1951) and ''[[Peter Pan (1953 film)|Peter Pan]]'' (1953).{{Citation needed|date=September 2010}}
She married Walter "Ned" Pollock in 1957. Together they adopted 2 children, Matthew and Katharine. Pollock died of cancer in 1968. She then married Michael W. Conlon in 1971, and he adopted her 2 children. She and Conlon divorced in 1975.<ref name="ReferenceA"/><ref name="accessaltlanta">{{cite web|url=http://www.accessatlanta.com/atlanta-movies/actress-who-played-rhett-605586.html | author=Boone, Christine | publisher=''[[The Atlanta Journal-Constitution]]'' | title=Actress who played Rhett and Scarlett's daughter dies | date=2010-09-02 | accessdate=2010-09-02 | quote=Conlon, who married twice and had two children, eventually settled north of San Francisco, working as a marketing coordinator for the [[Fort Bragg, California|Fort Bragg]]-[[Mendocino County, California|Mendocino]] Coast [[Chamber of Commerce]].}}</ref> Her father-in-law from her second marriage, [[Judd Conlon]], was a musical arranger for many Disney films including ''[[Alice in Wonderland (1951 film)|Alice in Wonderland]]'' (1951) and ''[[Peter Pan (1953 film)|Peter Pan]]'' (1953).{{Citation needed|date=September 2010}}


In 1980, she moved to Northern California and had a long public-relations career that included working for the Mendocino Coast Chamber of Commerce.<ref name="ReferenceB"/>
In 1980, she moved to Northern California and had a long public-relations career that included working for the Mendocino Coast Chamber of Commerce.<ref name="ReferenceB"/>
In the early 2000s, King made a guest appearance as a contestant on the TV game show ''[[To Tell the Truth]]'', hosted by [[John O'Hurley]]. Upon reflecting on her film career, King once joked, "I peaked at 5." She spent 40 years working as a marketing coordinator for the Fort Bragg-Mendocino Coast [[Chamber of Commerce]].<ref name="accessaltlanta" />
In the early 2000s, King made a guest appearance as a contestant on the TV game show ''[[To Tell the Truth]]'', hosted by [[John O'Hurley]]. Upon reflecting on her film career, King once joked, "I peaked at 5." She spent 40 years working as a marketing coordinator for the Fort Bragg-Mendocino Coast [[Chamber of Commerce]].<ref name="accessaltlanta" />


King privately published a small book ''Bonnie Blue Butler: A Gone With the Wind Memoir'' in 2009, mainly selling copies directly to fans via personal appearances and the internet. King died on September 1, 2010, at her home in [[Fort Bragg, California]], at age 76, from [[lung cancer]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/cammie-king-dies-gone-with-the-wind/ | author=Soares, Andre | title=Cammie King Dies: Played Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh’s Daughter in GONE WITH THE WIND | date=2010-09-02 | accessdate=2010-09-02 | publisher=''Alt Film Guide''}}</ref> survived by her two children Matthew Ned Conlon of Chicago and Katie Conlon Byrne of Hawaii<ref name="ReferenceB"/>
King privately published a small book ''Bonnie Blue Butler: A Gone With the Wind Memoir'' in 2009, mainly selling copies directly to fans via personal appearances and the internet. King eventually died on Wednesday, September 1, 2010, at her home in [[Fort Bragg, California]], from [[lung cancer]], just one month after her 76th birthday.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/cammie-king-dies-gone-with-the-wind/ | author=Soares, Andre | title=Cammie King Dies: Played Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh’s Daughter in GONE WITH THE WIND | date=2010-09-02 | accessdate=2010-09-02 | publisher=''Alt Film Guide''}}</ref> survived by her two children Matthew Ned Conlon of Chicago and Katie Conlon Byrne of Hawaii<ref name="ReferenceB"/>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==

Revision as of 02:02, 20 June 2016

Cammie King
King as her most famous role of Bonnie Blue Butler in Gone With the Wind (1939)
Born
Eleanore Cammack King

(1934-08-05)August 5, 1934
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
DiedSeptember 1, 2010(2010-09-01) (aged 76)
Fort Bragg, California, U.S.
Cause of deathComplications from lung cancer
Resting placeHoly Cross Cemetery, Culver City
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of Southern California
OccupationActress
Years active1939–1942
Notable workBonnie Blue Butler in Margaret Mitchell's Gone with the Wind (1939)
Original voice of young Faline in Disney's Bambi (1942)
Spouse(s)Walter "Ned" Pollock (m. 1957-1968; his death)
Michael W. Conlon (m. 1971-1975; divorced)
ChildrenMatthew and Katharine (adopted)
Parent(s)Winfred Cammack King (father; died 1966)
Eleanore "Helen" Brodie (mother; died 1990)
RelativesHerbert Kalmus (godfather and stepfather; died 1963)

Eleanore Cammack "Cammie" King- Pollock - Conlon (August 5, 1934 – September 1, 2010) was a former American child actress. She is best known for her portrayal of the late ill-fated Bonnie Blue Butler in Gone with the Wind (1939). She also provided the original voice for the doe "Faline" as a fawn in Walt Disney's 5th animated feature, Bambi, which was originally released in the summer of 1942.

Life and career

King was born on Sunday, August 5, 1934, in Los Angeles, California to her expecting parents, Winfred Cammack King (1898-1966) and Eleanore "Helen" Brodie (1905-1990).[1] While her acting career only spanned four years during her childhood, she appeared in two of the biggest movies of the era, Gone with the Wind and Bambi.

Her parents divorced a few years after the filming of "Gone With the Wind". Her mother, Eleanore, was a columnist for the Los Angeles Examiner. She was the godchild of Herbert Kalmus, co-founder of Technicolor, and became his stepchild in 1949 when he married her mother.[2]

King graduated from USC with a bachelor's degree in communications in 1956 and went to work as a production assistant on "Climax!" a CBS-TV anthology series.

She married Walter "Ned" Pollock in 1957. Together they adopted 2 children, Matthew and Katharine. Pollock died of cancer in 1968. She then married Michael W. Conlon in 1971, and he adopted her 2 children. She and Conlon divorced in 1975.[1][3] Her father-in-law from her second marriage, Judd Conlon, was a musical arranger for many Disney films including Alice in Wonderland (1951) and Peter Pan (1953).[citation needed]

In 1980, she moved to Northern California and had a long public-relations career that included working for the Mendocino Coast Chamber of Commerce.[2] In the early 2000s, King made a guest appearance as a contestant on the TV game show To Tell the Truth, hosted by John O'Hurley. Upon reflecting on her film career, King once joked, "I peaked at 5." She spent 40 years working as a marketing coordinator for the Fort Bragg-Mendocino Coast Chamber of Commerce.[3]

King privately published a small book Bonnie Blue Butler: A Gone With the Wind Memoir in 2009, mainly selling copies directly to fans via personal appearances and the internet. King eventually died on Wednesday, September 1, 2010, at her home in Fort Bragg, California, from lung cancer, just one month after her 76th birthday.[4] survived by her two children Matthew Ned Conlon of Chicago and Katie Conlon Byrne of Hawaii[2]

Filmography

  • 1939: Gone with the Wind — Bonnie Butler
  • 1939: Blondie Meets the Boss — Millie (uncredited)
  • 1942: Bambi — Young Faline (uncredited)

References

  1. ^ a b Ancestry.com. Various records on her family and marriages.
  2. ^ a b c September 03, 2010|By Valerie J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times
  3. ^ a b Boone, Christine (2010-09-02). "Actress who played Rhett and Scarlett's daughter dies". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved 2010-09-02. Conlon, who married twice and had two children, eventually settled north of San Francisco, working as a marketing coordinator for the Fort Bragg-Mendocino Coast Chamber of Commerce. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  4. ^ Soares, Andre (2010-09-02). "Cammie King Dies: Played Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh's Daughter in GONE WITH THE WIND". Alt Film Guide. Retrieved 2010-09-02. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
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