text: She resumed her career a year later and achieved some successes, most notably in Little Lord Fauntleroy (1936), and The Magnificent Ambersons (1942). She retired permanently from acting following her appearance in This Is the Army (1943), again under the direction of Michael Curtiz.
  Making a rare radio appearance, Costello appeared as the Danish Countess Elsa on the radio program Suspense on August 28, 1943. The title of the episode was The King's Birthday, written by Corporal Leonard Pellitier, U.S. Army.
  Later years
  In 1939, she married Dr. John Vruwink, an obstetrician who was her physician during her pregnancies, but they divorced in 1950. Costello spent the remaining years of her life in semi-seclusion, managing an avocado farm. Her film career largely was ruined by the destructive effects of early film makeup, which ravaged her complexion too severely to camouflage. Her final film was This Is the Army (1943). In the 1970s, her house was inundated in a flashflood that caused a good deal of damage to her property and memorabilia from her movie career and life with John Barrymore.
  Costello has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for her contributions to motion pictures at 1645 Vine Street.
  Filmography
  Child roles
  Costello appeared as a child actress in many films made from 1909 to 1915. Among them are:
  Adult roles
  She restarted her movie career in 1923 after spending several years modeling in New York.