TCM celebrating Margaret O Brien Day

Margaret O’Brien is an American film actress born on 15 January 1937. She was the most famous and highly appreciated child actress in the history of the cinema. Her father was a circus performer and died after one month of her birth. Her mother was a dancer. She performed in a number of films but her most memorable role was as “Tootie” in Meet me in St. Louis opposite Judy Garland in the year 1944. She won a special miniature Oscar at the 1945 ceremony.

TCM will present the television premiere of Meet Me in St. Louis (1944) on Sunday, Aug. 15 for turner classical Movies Margaret O’Brien Day. TCM is going to show some more movies of Margaret O’Brien. But among this entire collection Meet Me in St. Louis is the best one to watch.