Marilyn Knowlden – 95
Marilyn Knowlden started acting when she was only 4 years old with a role in the 1931 film Women Love Once. She decided to exit the industry in 1944 to pursue further education in music and drama. This is when she met army captain Richard Goates, whom she married.
In the latter part of her career, she focused on making music, writing songs, as well as musical plays. She detailed her life in her autobiography called Little Girl in Big Pictures, which was published in 2011.