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Ann Rutherford in Gone with the Wind (1939)

Reginald Owen and Ann Rutherford in A Christmas Carol (1938)

Lana Turner, Paulette Goddard, Jean Chatburn, Virginia Grey, Alan Marshal, Luise Rainer, and Ann Rutherford in Dramatic School (1938)

Judy Garland, Mickey Rooney, Lana Turner, and Ann Rutherford in Love Finds Andy Hardy (1938)

Lew Ayres, Lana Turner, Jane Bryan, Mary Beth Hughes, Marsha Hunt, Anita Louise, and Ann Rutherford in These Glamour Girls (1939)

Lana Turner, Jane Bryan, Mary Beth Hughes, Marsha Hunt, Anita Louise, and Ann Rutherford in These Glamour Girls (1939)

Donna Reed and Ann Rutherford in The Donna Reed Show (1958)

Lee Bowman and Ann Rutherford in Wyoming (1940)

Virginia Grey and Ann Rutherford in Dramatic School (1938)

Lew Ayres, Lana Turner, Tom Brown, Jane Bryan, Richard Carlson, Owen Davis Jr., Sumner Getchell, Peter Lind Hayes, Mary Beth Hughes, Marsha Hunt, Anita Louise, and Ann Rutherford in These Glamour Girls (1939)

Rags Ragland, Jean Rogers, Ann Rutherford, and Red Skelton in Whistling in Brooklyn (1943)

Jean Rogers, Ann Rutherford, and Red Skelton in Whistling in Brooklyn (1943)

Ray Collins, Rags Ragland, Ann Rutherford, and Red Skelton in Whistling in Brooklyn (1943)

Ann Rutherford and Red Skelton in Whistling in Brooklyn (1943)

Lee Bowman, Ann Rutherford, and Bobs Watson in Wyoming (1940)

Frank Morgan, Irene Rich, and Ann Rutherford in Keeping Company (1940)

Dan Dailey, Ann Rutherford, and John Shelton in Keeping Company (1940)

Raymond Burr, Barbara Hale, and Ann Rutherford in Perry Mason (1957)

John Wayne, Etta McDaniel, and Ann Rutherford in The Lonely Trail (1936)

Ann Rutherford in Tales of Wells Fargo (1957)

Vivien Leigh, Evelyn Keyes, Barbara O'Neil, and Ann Rutherford in Gone with the Wind (1939)

Vivien Leigh, Evelyn Keyes, and Ann Rutherford in Gone with the Wind (1939)

Evelyn Keyes and Ann Rutherford in Gone with the Wind (1939)

Tom Conway, Richard Lane, and Ann Rutherford in Two O'Clock Courage (1945)

Tom Conway and Ann Rutherford in Two O'Clock Courage (1945)

Ann Rutherford in Two O'Clock Courage (1945)

Ann Rutherford and Robert Sterling in This Time for Keeps (1942)

Ann Rutherford in They Only Kill Their Masters (1972)

Lana Turner, Richard Carlson, and Ann Rutherford in Dancing Co-Ed (1939)

Lana Turner and Ann Rutherford in Dancing Co-Ed (1939)

Lana Turner, Leon Errol, and Ann Rutherford in Dancing Co-Ed (1939)

Tom Brown and Ann Rutherford in These Glamour Girls (1939)

Diana Lewis, Ann Rutherford, and Red Skelton in Whistling in Dixie (1942)

Ann Rutherford and Red Skelton in Whistling in Dixie (1942)

Ann Rutherford in Whistling in Dixie (1942)

Guy Kibbee, Rags Ragland, Ann Rutherford, Red Skelton, and Celia Travers in Whistling in Dixie (1942)

Guy Kibbee, Ann Rutherford, and Robert Sterling in This Time for Keeps (1942)

Lana Turner, Ann Rutherford, Artie Shaw, and Artie Shaw and His Orchestra in Dancing Co-Ed (1939)

Ann Rutherford was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

The daughter of a former Metropolitan Opera singer, John Rutherford, and her actress mother, Lillian Mansfield, was destined for show business.

Not long after her birth, her family moved to California, where she made her stage debut in 1925.

Ann appeared in many plays and on radio for the next nine years before making her first screen appearance in Waterfront Lady (1935).

Ann's talent was readily apparent, and she was signed to three films in 1935: Waterfront Lady (1935), Melody Trail (1935), and The Fighting Marines (1935).

By now, she was a leading lady in the fabled Westerns with two legends, John Wayne and Gene Autry.

By the time Ann was 17, she inked a deal with MGM, where she would gain star status for her portrayal of "Polly Benedict" in the popular "Andy Hardy" series with Mickey Rooney. Ann's first role as "Polly" was in 1938, in You're Only Young Once (1937).

Three more Hardy films were produced that same year: Out West with the Hardys (1938), Love Finds Andy Hardy (1938), and Judge Hardy's Children (1938).

Ann found time to play in other productions, too. One that is still loved today is the Charles Dickens' classic A Christmas Carol (1938), in which she played the sweet role of the Spirit of Christmas Past.

In 1939, Ann played the role of "Annie Hawks" in Of Human Hearts (1938) in addition to three more Andy Hardy films.

That year also saw Ann land a role in the most popular film in film history. She played "Careen O'Hara," Scarlett's little sister, in Gone with the Wind (1939). Plenty of fans of the Andy Hardy series went to see it just for Ann. The film was unquestionably a super hit.

She then resumed making other movies. While working for MGM, Ann, along with the other stars, was under the watchful eye of movie mogul Louis B. Mayer.

Mayer was no different from any other film tycoon except for the fact that he ran the classiest studio in Hollywood. The bottom line was profit, and Mayer couldn't really maximize profits unless he kept performers' salaries minimized as much as possible. Most tried to get raises and failed. Even Mickey Rooney was decidedly underpaid during his glory years at MGM.

But not Ann Rutherford. When she asked for a raise, she took out her bankbook and, showing him the amount it contained, and told Mayer she had promised her mother a new house. Ann got her raise.

In 1942 at the age of 22, Ann appeared in her last Andy Hardy film, Andy Hardy's Double Life (1942).

She then left MGM and freelanced her talent. Ann was still in demand.

In 1943, she appeared in Happy Land (1943), but it was a little later in her career when she appeared in two big hits.

In 1947, she played Gertrude Griswold in The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947) and Donna Elena in Adventures of Don Juan (1948) in 1948.

After that, Ann appeared in several TV programs and didn't return to the silver screen until 1972, in They Only Kill Their Masters (1972).

Her last role came in 1976 in the dismal Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976), whereupon she retired.

Ann was approached to play the older Rose in 1998's mega hit Titanic (1997) but turned it down.

She happily enjoyed her retirement being constantly deluged with fan mail and granting several interviews and appearances.

She died at her Beverly Hills home on June 11, 2012 with her close friend Anne Jeffreys by her side. She was 94 years old.

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