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A Hollywood veteran star has died at the age of 80.
Lauren Chapin passed away after working as an actress for decades in such fare as the popular TV show Father Knows Best and the movie A Star Is Born.
Her son announced the news on social media Tuesday evening.
'After a long hard fought battle over the past 5 years, the time has come. My mother Lauren Chapin passed away from her battle with tonight,' he shared.
Her first acting role was opposite Judy Garland on the 1954 movie A Star Is Born.
And she was also in the CBS series Lux Video Theatre.
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On the 1950s series Father Knows Best she played the youngest child, the precocious Kathy 'Kitten' Anderson. She was on the show from 1954 until 1960; the show had six seasons.
A Hollywood veteran star has died at the age of 80. Lauren Chapin passed away after working as an actress for decades in such fare as the popular TV show Father Knows Best and the movie A Star Is Born
On the 1950s series Father Knows Best she played the youngest child, the precocious Kathy 'Kitten' Anderson. She was on the show from 1954 until 1960; the show had six seasons
Her son announced the news on social media Tuesday evening. 'After a long hard fought battle over the past 5 years, the time has come. My mother Lauren Chapin passed away from her battle with cancer tonight,' he shared
Chapin was only nine-years-old when she first got the big gig.
Her costars were Robert Young, Elinor Donahue, Billy Gray and Jane Wyatt.
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Chapin was born in Los Angeles on May 23, 1945.
Her older brothers, Billy Chapin (The Night of the Hunter) and Michael Chapin (It’s a Wonderful Life), were child actors as well.
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