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Shirley Olivia Mills (April 8, 1926 – March 31, 2010) was an American actress. Mills' most notable role was in the 1938 film Child Bride, made when she was only twelve years old. As the title character, she is shown nude in a "skinny dipping" scene, which became the basis for Child Bride being exhibited for many years as an exploitation film. Born in Tacoma, Washington, Mills started her career as a dancer, and later starred in such films as The Grapes of Wrath, Child Bride, and the Shirley Temple film Young People. She stopped making films in her early twenties, and went on to be a... MORE

Shirley Olivia Mills (April 8, 1926 – March 31, 2010) was an American actress. Mills' most notable role was in the 1938 film Child Bride, made when she was only twelve years old. As the title character, she is shown nude in a "skinny dipping" scene, which became the basis for Child Bride being exhibited for many years as an exploitation film. Born in Tacoma, Washington, Mills started her career as a dancer, and later starred in such films as The Grapes of Wrath, Child Bride, and the Shirley Temple film Young People. She stopped making films in her early twenties, and went on to be a singer and a data processing salesperson. She was married to Mel Hanson from 1977 until his death in 1995; they had no children. Shirley Hanson died in Arcadia, California on March 31, 2010, eight days before her 84th birthday, from complications of pneumonia. She was a devout Christian. LESS