MILDRED KORNMAN — 96 YEARS OLD

Mildred Kornman was a former actress and model who was professionally known as Ricki VanDusen. Her career in the entertainment industry started when she was very young. In fact, she was only nine months old when she and her sister appeared in the silent comedy film The Fourth Alarm. A few years after graduating from high school, Mildred and her sister, Mary Kornman, starred in several silent films.

Through the years, she became a regular talent in the short film series Our Gang. She shifted career later on and signed a modeling contract with various magazines including Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar. She also majored in art, English and Spanish at UCLA. Even if she didn’t have a stellar acting career, she still managed to get more than enough income as a model and photographer.Kornman married Norton Hinsey on December 30, 1943.