Far From Forgotten

Wednesday, 15 August 2018

Boots Mallory

Born: 22 October 1913, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Died: 1 December 1958, Santa Monica, California, USA

Boots Mallory was discovered by Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. while she was still a teenager and appeared in the Ziegfeld Follies of 1931 on Broadway, in New York City. She appeared in only a handful of films in the 1930s including her final film 'Swiss Miss (1938)' with Laurel and Hardy.

Boots was married to William Cagney, James Cagney's brother, who was a film producer. On radio she worked with James Cagney in productions for Lux Radio Theatre.

Hollywood on Parade No. A-9 (1933) as Herself

One of the WAMPAS Baby Stars of 1932.













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