Spoiler : Born in Canton, Ohio 2/3/1932; died 10/16/1984 of cancer in Woodland Hills, California. Married and divorced to Kenton Foster Brown (?-?); actor Richard Hayes (1951-1953); actor Albert Salmi (1956-1983). John Powers child-model before her screen debut in Little Miss Thoroughbred (1938). 1945 Academy Award for being the most promising juvenille actress of the year. Esther Smith on Meet Me In St. Louis for NBC-Radio (1950). Guest star on television programs including Revlon Mirror Theatre for CBS (1953); Ford Star Jubilee for CBS (1955-1956). Babs Smith on Two Girls Names Smith for ABC-TV (1951).