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\n\tAnn Blyth, the actress of Hollywood\u2019s Golden Age whose breakout got here in 1945\u2019s Mildred Pierce, has died. She was 98.<\/p>\n
\n\tThe Academy Award nominee \u201cdied peacefully of pure causes\u201d on Wednesday, in line with KABC\u2019s George Pennacchio, who famous her passing comes two months earlier than her 99th birthday.<\/p>\n
\n\tBorn Aug. 16, 1927 in Mount Kisko, New York, Blyth started acting on kids\u2019s radio reveals at age 6, earlier than touchdown her first Broadway position in Lillian Hellman\u2019s Watch on the Rhine in 1941. Whereas touring with the present in Los Angeles, she landed a contract with Common Studios.<\/p>\n
\n\tMaking her onscreen debut within the 1944 teen musical Chip Off the Previous Block, Blyth gave her breakout efficiency in Mildred Pierce (1945) as Veda Pierce, the scheming daughter of Joan Crawford\u2019s titular character. The position earned 16-year-old Blyth an Oscar nomination for Finest Supporting Actress.<\/p>\n
\n\tBlyth went on to seem in such movies as Killer McCoy (1947), Brute Pressure (1947), Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid (1948), Our Very Personal (1950) and The Nice Caruso (1951), in addition to episodes of Wagon Practice, The Twilight Zone, Quincy M.E. and Homicide She Wrote.<\/p>\n
\n\tOn stage, she starred in reveals like The King and I, The Sound of Music and Present Boat.<\/p>\n
\n\tBlyth is survived by her 5 kids, whom she shared with late husband Dr. James McNulty, in addition to 10 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n