Mary Miles Minter

Mary Miles Minter has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for her contributions to Motion Pictures, at 1724 Vine St. Today O'Neal lives in New York City, where she works hard at staying sober as she struggled throughout her life with substance abuse problems, like her mother, her father, her brother actor Griffin O'Neal, and her half-brother Redmond, whose mother is Farrah Fawcett. She died from heart failure in Santa Monica, California. The book includes the unhappily ever after story of her marriage to the tempermental tennis star McEnroe, their divorce, and their struggle with child custody. She commented that she had never been happy with her Hollywood career and was content to live without it. O'Neal wrote a book A Paper Life (ISBN 0060540974) in which she made allegations of child molestation and other crimes committed against her by associates of her parents and famous Hollywood stars, including Melanie Griffith, her father drug's dealer (with the complicity of her father), and that at age 12 she was kissed by a 17 year old Michael Jackson. She left Hollywood and lived the rest of her life in obscurity. They have three children: Kevin, Sean, and Emily.

The studio terminated her contract as soon as it became clear that her reputation had been destroyed. She went on to become the first wife of tennis superstar John McEnroe. She made two more films after this, but her public had rejected her. She also played a starring role in The Bad News Bears and Little Darlings (1980). Minter was at the height of her success, having starred in more than 50 films and the revelation of her association with Taylor caused a sensation. In 1974, she became the youngest person ever to receive a regular Academy Award, winning Best Supporting Actress honors for her performance in Paper Moon. The ensuing scandal was the subject of widespread media speculation, and as allegations about Taylor's questionable past began to circulate, it was revealed that several intimate letters written by Minter had been found in his house after his death. He and former long-time love, Farrah Fawcett, have recently reunited after many years of separation.

In 1922 Taylor was murdered in his home. Father Ryan is struggling with a form of leukemia. A close relationship developed between them and Minter began to distance herself from her mother. Tatum Beatrice O'Neal (born November 5, 1963 in Los Angeles, California) is an American actress, and the daughter of actor Ryan O'Neal and actress Joanna Moore who starred with Elvis Presley in "Follow That Dream." Moore died in 1997 of lung cancer. Her first film for director William Desmond Taylor was Anne of Green Gables in 1919, and Taylor actively promoted Minter as a star of great potential. Minter specialised in playing demure and innocent young girls, and with her gentle features and curly hair, both emulated and rivalled Mary Pickford.

Changing her name to Mary Miles Minter, she made her first film in 1915 and over the next few years steadily built her career. Until the age of 15, she was rarely unemployed and was greatly admired for both her talent and her beauty. Her mother pushed her towards a stage career, and by the age of 5 she had appeared in her first play. Born Juliet Reilly in Shreveport, Louisiana, she was the daughter of an ambitious but unsuccessful actress named Charlotte Shelby.

Mary Miles Minter (April 1, 1902 - August 4, 1984) was a US film actress in silent films.