Trini Mitchum’s Biography; Career and Parents
Trini Mitchum is an actress and producer. She is the daughter of actor Robert Mitchum and Dorothy Mitchum. Trini was featured on the movie The Mechanic in 1972. In 2017, she ventured into film production and became the associate producer of the movie James Stewart, Robert Mitchum: The Two Faces of America. She also produced an episode of the TV series The Old Horse.
Details of Trini Mitchum Early Life
Trini Mitchum was born on March 3, 1954 in Los Angeles. Her parents are actress Dorothy and actor Robert Mitchum. She is the sibling of James Mitchum and Christopher Mitchum. Trini has been married to her childhood partner John S Richardson since November 1, 1989. Growing up, Trini had a deep love for art and culture and pursued various artistic roles over the years.
Trini appeared in interviews and documentaries talking about her experience growing up in a Hollywood family and the major influence her father had on her. She also helped preserve her father’s legacy, sharing stories and memories of Robert Mitchum with his fans those who admired his work. Trini’s mother, Dorothy Mitchum, was an actress who played a role on the film The Big Steal in 1949. Dorothy died on 12 April 2014 in Santa Barbara, California.
Robert Mitchum’s Career and Marriage
Robert Mitchum is an American actor and leading stars of the 1940s and 1950s. He is rated number 23 on the American Film Institute’s list of the greatest male actors of the classic American cinema. His early years in Hollywood were filled with minor roles and his charismatic personality and intense screen presence made him stand out from the crowd.
He first gained widespread recognition in 1944. His first big role was in the film Crossfire, which is based on a novel by Richard Brooks. Robert’s deep voice, cool personality and physical presence made him a natural fit for varieties of the genre including dramas, comedies and crime. Some of his known roles include Out of the Past, Harry Powell; and Cape Fear, Gung Ho, Corvette K-225, When Strangers Marry, Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo and Till the End of Time.
Robert earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor for his performance in The Sundowners. He married his longtime girlfriend Dorothy Spence in 1940. The couple went on and had three children: James and Peter, and a daughter, Trini. His children followed in his footsteps and James became a director, Peter became an actor and Trini Mitchum became an actress and producer.
Despite his successful career in Hollywood, Mitchum’s career was not without controversy. He was arrested in 1948 for marijuana possession, an incident that briefly affected his career and led to a tarnished public image. Robert died in his sleep on July 1 1997, in his home in Santa Barbara, California. He had been receiving treatment for long cancer and emphysema due to his smoking habit. His body was cremated and ashes scattered into the Pacific Ocean in a private ceremony.
