
Former ‘40s child star Margaret O’Brien recalls how her missing Oscar was returned decades later: 'I'm lucky'
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Margaret O'Brien is still keeping busy. The "Meet Me in St. Louis" icon is starring in the upcoming TV film “Love in Bel-Aire” alongside Joey Lawrence.
O’Brien, who was one of the most sought-after-child stars of the 1940s, has led a successful decades-long career that has allowed her to share the screen with numerous legends of Hollywood’s golden era, including Judy Garland, Elizabeth Taylor, Robert Young and James Cagney – just to name a few. She was one of a dozen child performers who earned a special juvenile Oscar. At age 7, O’Brien was granted the special Academy Award by her idol Bob Hope for "Outstanding Child Actress of 1944," the Los Angeles Times reported. The statuette went missing when O’Brien was 17 and it wouldn’t be discovered until 50 years later, the outlet shared.More Related News