Instead, with the help of an aunt, I moved to Los Angeles and discovered the fresh air of liberal California where I had friends of all colors and creeds with never a problem. I left Alabama when I was 14, refusing to go to the finishing school my father had in mind for me.
While I was there, I went to speak to the dean, to ask about enrolling, and was told, basically, no girls. My horse got sick with a rare disease, and I took him to the vet college for medical research. Originally, I wanted to be a large-animal veterinarian. Was answering a cattle call and winning the chance to play opposite Gregory Peck a dream come true, or was there a shift? You began your acting career at such a young age, and then you put acting aside as an adult. This conversation has been condensed and edited for clarity. Dubose in the national tour of To Kill a Mockingbird Our conversation, by phone during the production's Philadelphia tour stop, revealed how deeply concerned she is that "the world is going backwards to the 1930s," the era when the Mockingbird story takes place.įiercely opposed to racism and bigotry, Badham spoke about the show's mission to fight intolerance everywhere and how Lee's novel has formed her life's work. Taking on the role of the "monster" is a harder part for Badham, who considers herself passionately liberal and intensely political. In the national tour of Aaron Sorkin's stage adaptation, Badham is playing Mrs.
Now, 60 years later, she has returned to the property, but in a much different role.
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Mary Badham played Scout in the beloved movie of Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird and was nominated for an Academy Award at the age of 10.
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