Portland Mason

Portland Mason (; 26 November 1948 – 10 May 2004) was a British-American child actress and writer.

Early life Mason was born on 26 November 1948 and was the elder child of English actors James Mason and Pamela Mason. She was named after Portland Hoffa, the wife of James Mason's friend Fred Allen.

She enjoyed a luxurious upbringing in her parents' Hollywood mansion, allowed to wear makeup and stiletto heels, and owning her own mink coat and diamonds by the age of nine. Her highly publicized life began with her father becoming violent towards a photographer at the little girl's christening. When she attended high school, Mason was dropped off every morning by a Rolls-Royce and picked up every evening by a white Cadillac. Her father introduced her to smoking at the age of three in hope it would put her off it in later life. The family sometimes claimed reports of her extravagant childhood were exaggerated, and a London reporter who interviewed her in 1966 found her "surprisingly , somewhat shy and unassuming".

Her most notable role was Georgina in The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery in 1966. Following her final film role in 1968's Sebastian, she took up her mother's profession as a writer. Portland Mason had a debilitating stroke shortly after her father's ashes were spread in Vevey, Switzerland in November 2000.

Death After a long illness, Mason died on 10 May 2004, survived by her husband Rob Schuyler.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1954 The Child Sally short1956 The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit Janey Rath Bigger Than Life Nancy uncredited 1958 Cry Terror! Patty's Friend on Schoolbus 1966 The Great St. Trinian's Train Robbery Georgina 1968 Sebastian 'UG' Girl Television Year Title Role Notes 1954 The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show Porty 1 episode 1955 The Ed Sullivan Show Herself 1 episode 1956 The Steve Allen Show Herself 1 episode1957 Panic! – 1 episode Playhouse 90 Jane Millet 1 episode 1958 Tonight Starring Jack Paar Herself 2 episodes 1959 December Bride Niece 1 episode 1960 Shirley Temple's Storybook Princess Elizabeth 1 episode 1961 Bringing Up Buddy Norma Nicky Marlo 1 episode1962 Here's Hollywood Herself 2 episodes Hennesey Yvette Fandlebusch 1 episode 1966 Bob Hope Comedy Special Herself 1 episode