Trivia

Hazel-eyed American child actress of the 1940s, the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Arthur V. Nilsson. Her father was a professor of anatomy at the Los Angeles College of Chiropractic. Acting on radio from the age of three, she had become the highest paid radio child actress in America by 1947. From the mid-50s, she acted in juvenile roles on television.

At 8, her picture was featured on the cover of the July 21, 1946, issue of Radio Life magazine.

According to a 1946 newspaper article by Louella Parsons, Norma Jean had an IQ of 162.

On October 30, 1955, she & 14 other actresses are chosen as WAMPAS Baby Stars of 1956 by a group of veteran actors & actresses, including Ginger Rogers. The other Baby Stars are Phyllis Applegate, Roxanne Arlen, Jolene Brand, Donna Cooke, Barbara Huffman, Jewell Lain, Barbara Marx, Lita Milan, Dawn Richard, Ina Poindexter, Violet Rensing, Fay Spain, Doreen Stevens, & Delfin Thursday.