Mae Marsh (born Mary Wayne Marsh; November 9, 1894U.S. Census records for 1900, El Paso, Texas, Sheet No. 6 – February 13, 1968) was an American film actress with a career spanning over 50 years.

Early life

Mae Marsh was born Mary Wayne Marsh in

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, on November 9, 1894. She was one of five children of Charles Marsh and Mary Wayne Marsh, and she attended Convent of the Sacred Heart School in Hollywood as well as public school. A frequently told story of Marsh's childhood is "Her father, a railroad auditor, died when she was four. Her family moved to San Francisco, California, where her stepfather was killed in the great earthquake of 1906. Her great-aunt then took Mae and er older sisterMarguerite to Los Angeles, hoping her show business background would open doors for jobs at various movie studios needing extras." However, her father, S. Charles Marsh, was a bartender, not a railroad auditor, and he was alive at least as late as June 1900, when Marsh was nearly six. Her stepfather, oil-field inspector William Hall, could not have been killed in the 1906 earthquake, as he was alive, listed in the 1910 census, living with her mother and sisters. Marsh worked as a salesgirl and loitered around the sets and locations while her older sister worked on a film, observing the progress of her sister’s performance. She first started as an extra in various movies, and played her first substantial role in the film '' Ramona'' (1910) at the age of 15. “I tagged my way into motion pictures,” Marsh recalled in ''The Silent Picture''. “I used to follow my sister Marguerite to the old Biograph studio and then, one great day, Mr. Griffith noticed me, put me in a picture and I had my chance. I love my work and though new and very wonderful interests have entered my life, I still love it and couldn’t think of giving it up.”

Career rise

Marsh worked with

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in small roles at Biograph when they were filming in California and in New York. Her big break came when

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, resident star of the Biograph lot and a married woman at that time, refused to play the bare-legged, grass-skirted role of Lily-White in ''

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''. Griffith announced that if Pickford would not play that part in ''Man’s Genesis'', she would not play the coveted title role in his next film, ''

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''. The other actresses stood behind Pickford, each refusing in turn to play the part, citing the same objection. Years later, Marsh recalled in an interview in ''The Silent Picture'': “...and he called rehearsal, and we were all there and he said, ‘Well now, Miss Marsh, you can rehearse this.’ And Mary Pickford said ‘What!’ and Mr. Griffith said ‘Yes, Mary Pickford, if you don’t do what I tell you I want you to do, I’m going to have someone else do ''The Sands of Dee''. Mary Pickford didn’t play ''Man’s Genesis'' so Mae can play ''The Sands of Dee''.’ Of course, I was thrilled, and she was very much hurt. And I thought, ‘Well it's all right with me. That is something.’ I was, you know, just a lamebrain.” Working with Mack Sennett and D. W. Griffith, she was a prolific actress, sometimes appearing in eight movies per year and often paired with fellow Sennett protégé

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in romantic roles. In ''

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'' (1915) she played the innocent sister who waits for her brothers to come home from war and who, in one of the film's most racially charged scenes, leaps to her death rather than submit to the lustful advances of Gus, the so-called "renegade Negro" who later is killed by the

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. In '' Intolerance'' (1916) she plays the wife who has her baby taken away after her husband is imprisoned unjustly. She signed a lucrative contract with Samuel Goldwyn worth $2,500 per week after ''Intolerance'', but none of the films she made with him were particularly successful. After her marriage to Lee Arms, a publicity agent for Goldwyn, in 1918, her film output decreased to about one per year. She starred in the 1918 film ''Fields of Honor''. Marsh's last notable starring role was as a

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for Griffith in '' The White Rose'' (1923) with

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and

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. She re-teamed with Novello for the film version of his hit stage play '' The Rat'' (1925). In 1955, Marsh was awarded the George Eastman Award, given by

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for distinguished contribution to the art of film.

Sound films

Marsh returned from retirement to appear in sound films and played a role in Henry King’s remake of '' Over the Hill'' (1931). She gravitated toward character roles, and worked in this manner for the next several decades. Marsh appeared in numerous popular films, such as ''

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'' (1932) and '' Little Man, What Now?'' (1934). She also became a favorite of director

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, appearing in ''

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'' (1940), ''

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'' (1941), ''

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'' (1948), and ''

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'' (1956). Marsh has a star on the

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located at 1600 Vine Street.

Personal life

She married Sam Goldwyn's publicity agent Louis Lee Arms, in 1918; they had three children together. They were married until her death in 1968. Louis Arms died in June 1989 at age 101. They are buried together in Section 5 at Pacific Crest Cemetery in Redondo Beach, California.

Filmography

Silent

*'' Ramona'' (1910, Short) *''Serious Sixteen'' (1910, Short) *'' Fighting Blood'' (1911, Short) *''The Siren of Impulse'' (1912, Short) *''

A Voice from the Deep ''A Voice from the Deep'' is a 1912 American short comedy film featuring Roscoe Arbuckle and Mabel Normand. Cast * Mabel Normand * Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle as (as Roscoe Arbuckle) * Edward Dillon as Percy * Fred Mace as Harold * Marguerite M ...

'' (1912, Short) as On Beach (uncredited) *''

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'' (1912, Short) as In Club *'' One Is Business, the Other Crime'' (1912, Short) *'' The Lesser Evil'' (1912, Short) as The Young Woman's Companion *''The Old Actor'' (1912, Short) *''When Kings Were the Law'' (1912, Short) as At Court (uncredited) *'' A Beast at Bay'' (1912, Short) as The Young Woman's Friend *'' Home Folks'' (1912, Short) as At Barn Dance *''

A Temporary Truce ''A Temporary Truce'' is a 1912 American short silent Western film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Blanche Sweet. A print of the film survives in the film archive of the Library of Congress. Plot Mexican Jim, the villain, kidnaps Alic ...

'' (1912, Short) as A Murdered Settler (uncredited) *''Lena and the Geese'' (1912, Short) as The 'Adopted' Daughter *''

The Spirit Awakened ''The Spirit Awakened'' is a 1912 American short silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Blanche Sweet. Cast * Blanche Sweet - The Young Woman * W. Chrystie Miller - The Young Woman's Father * Kate Bruce - The Young Woman' ...

'' (1912, Short) as The Renegade Farmhand's Sweetheart *''The School Teacher and the Waif'' (1912, Short) as Schoolgirl *''An Indian Summer'' (1912, Short) as The Widow's Daughter *''Man’s Genesis'' (1912, Short) as Lillywhite *''

'' (1912, Short) as Mary *'' The Inner Circle'' (1912, Short) *''The Kentucky Girl'' (1912, Short) as Belle Hopkins - Bob's Sister *''The Parasite'' (1912, Short) as Rose Fletcher *''

Two Daughters of Eve ''Two Daughters of Eve'' is a 1912 American silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith. Cast * Claire McDowell - The Mother * Henry B. Walthall - The Father * Florence Geneva - The Actress * Gertrude Bambrick - Backstage * Elmer Booth - B ...

'' (1912, Short) *''For the Honor of the Seventh'' (1912, Short) as The Girl in Town *'' Brutality'' (1912, Short) as The Young Woman *'' The New York Hat'' (1912, Short) as Second Gossip *''The Indian Uprising at Santa Fe'' (1912, Short) as Juan *'' Three Friends'' (1913, Short) as The Wife's Friend *'' The Telephone Girl and the Lady'' (1913, Short) as The Telephone Girl *''

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'' (1913, Short) as The Girl *'' The Tender Hearted Boy'' (1913, Short) as The Tender-Hearted Boy's Sweetheart *''

Love in an Apartment Hotel ''Love in an Apartment Hotel'' is a 1913 American drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Blanche Sweet. Cast * Blanche Sweet - The Young Woman * Adolph Lestina - The Young Woman's Father * Henry B. Walthall - The Young Woman's Fia ...

'' (1913, Short) as Angelina Millingford, a Maid *''

Broken Ways ''Broken Ways'' is a 1913 American short silent Western film directed by D. W. Griffith, starring Henry B. Walthall and Blanche Sweet. A print of the film survives. Cast * Henry B. Walthall as The Road Agent * Blanche Sweet as The Road Agent' ...

'' (1913, Short) as Minor Role (uncredited) *'' A Girl’s Stratagem'' (1913, Short) as The Young Woman *''

Near to Earth ''Near to Earth'' is a 1913 American silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith. Cast * Lionel Barrymore as Gato * Robert Harron as Gato's Brother * Gertrude Bambrick as Gato's Sweetheart * Mae Marsh as One of Gato's Sweetheart's Friends * ...

'' (1913, Short) as One of Marie's Friends *'' Fate'' (1913, Short) as Mother, Loving Family *''The Perfidy of Mary'' (1913, Short) as Mary *''

The Little Tease ''The Little Tease'' is a 1913 silent black and white film directed by D. W. Griffith, produced by Biograph Company and starring Henry B. Walthall and Mae Marsh. Cast See also * D. W. Griffith filmography *Lionel Barrymore filmography *Lillia ...

'' (1913, Short) as The Little Tease, as an Adult *''

The Lady and the Mouse ''The Lady and the Mouse'' is a 1913 American short drama film directed by D. W. Griffith. A print of the film survives. Lillian and Dorothy Gish play sisters in the film. The only other two films where the Gishes play sisters are ''An Unseen ...

'' (1913, Short) as Minor Role (uncredited) *'' The Wanderer'' (1913, Short) as The Other Parents' Daughter, as an Adult *''His Mother’s Son'' (1913, Short) as The Daughter *'' A Timely Interception'' (1913, Short) as Minor Role (uncredited) *'' The Mothering Heart'' (1913, Short) as Minor Role (uncredited) *''Her Mother’s Oath'' (1913, Short) as In Church *''The Reformers'' (1913, Short) as The Daughter *''

Two Men of the Desert ''Two Men of the Desert'' (also known as ''Two Men on the Desert'' and ''Two Men in a Desert'') is a 1913 American short silent Western film written and directed by D. W. Griffith. Based on a story by Jack London, the film was shot on locati ...

'' (1913, Short) *''Primitive Man'' (1913, Short) *''For the Son of the House'' (1913, Short) as The Young Woman *''Influence of the Unknown'' (1913, Short) as The Young Woman *''

The Battle at Elderbush Gulch ''The Battle at Elderbush Gulch'' (also known as ''The Battle of Elderbush Gulch'') is a 1913 American silent Western film directed by D. W. Griffith and featuring Mae Marsh, Lillian Gish, and Alfred Paget. Plot Salley (Mae Marsh) and her li ...

'' (1913, Short) as Sally Cameron *''

Judith of Bethulia ''Judith of Bethulia'' (1914) is an American film starring Blanche Sweet and Henry B. Walthall, and produced and directed by D. W. Griffith, based on the play "Judith and the Holofernes" (1896) by Thomas Bailey Aldrich, which itself was an adapt ...

'' (1913) as Naomi *''

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'' (1914, Short) as Lillywhite *'' The Great Leap; Until Death Do Us Part'' (1914) as Mary Gibbs *'' Home, Sweet Home'' (1914) as Apple Pie Mary Smith *'' The Escape'' (1914) as Jennie Joyce *'' The Avenging Conscience'' (1914) as The Maid *''Moonshine Molly'' (1914, Short) as Molly Boone *''

'' (1915) as Flora Cameron - The Pet Sister *''The Outcast'' (1915) as The Girl of the Slums *'' The Outlaw's Revenge'' (1915) as The American lover *''The Victim'' (1915, Short) as Mary Hastings, Frank's Wife *''Her Shattered Idol'' (1915) as Mae Carter *''Big Jim’s Heart'' (1915, Short) *''

Hoodoo Ann ''Hoodoo Ann'' is a 1916 American comedy-drama silent film, written by D.W. Griffith, directed by Lloyd Ingraham and released by Triangle Film Corporation. Plot Ann (Mae Marsh) is a young girl who has lived in an orphanage since infancy. Sh ...

'' (1916) as Hoodoo Ann *''A Child of the Paris Streets'' (1916) as Julie / the Child-Wife *''A Child of the Streets'' (1916) *''The Wild Girl of the Sierras'' (1916) as The Wild Girl *''The Marriage of Molly-O'' (1916) as Molly-O *'' Intolerance'' (1916) as The Dear One *''The Little Liar'' (1916) as Maggie *'' The Wharf Rat'' (1916) as Carmen Wagner *''

Polly of the Circus ''Polly of the Circus'' may refer to: * ''Polly of the Circus'' (1907 play), written by Margaret Mayo, or its two screen adaptations: ** ''Polly of the Circus'' (1917 film), featuring Mae Marsh and Vernon Steele ** ''Polly of the Circus'' (1932 ...

'' (1917) as Polly *''

Sunshine Alley ''Sunshine Alley'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by John W. Noble and produced by Samuel Goldwyn. It was written by screenwriter Mary Rider specifically as a vehicle for actress Mae Marsh. Plot The film—which was lauded for ...

'' (1917) as Nell * ''

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'' (1917) as Marjorie Caner *''Field of Honor'' (1918) as Marie Messereau * '' The Beloved Traitor'' (1918) as Mary Garland *''Fields of Honor'' (1918) * ''

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'' (1918) as Jane Ridgeway *''

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'' (1918) as Susan Sweeney *'' The Glorious Adventure'' (1918) as Carey Wethersbee *''Money Mad'' (1918) as Elsie Dean *'' Hidden Fires'' (1918) as Peggy Murray / Louise Parke *''The Racing Strain'' (1918) as Lucille Cameron *''The Bondage of Barbara'' (1919) as Barbara Grey *''

Spotlight Sadie ''Spotlight Sadie'' is a lost 1919 American silent film drama directed by Laurence Trimble and starring Mae Marsh and Wallace MacDonald. It was produced and distributed by Goldwyn Pictures. It was alternately known as ''The Saintly Show Girl''. ...

'' (1919) as Sadie Sullivan *''The Mother and the Law'' (1919) as The Little Dear One * ''

The Little 'Fraid Lady ''The Little 'Fraid Lady'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by John G. Adolfi and starring Mae Marsh.''Guide to the Silent Years of American Cinema'', p. 187 Cast * Mae Marsh as Cecilia Carne * Tully Marshall as Giron * Kathleen ...

'' (1920) as Cecilia Carne *'' Nobody's Kid'' (1921) as Mary Cary *'' Till We Meet Again'' (1922) as Marion Bates *'' Flames of Passion'' (1922) as Dorothy Hawke *'' Paddy the Next Best Thing'' (1923) as Paddy *'' The White Rose'' (1923) as Bessie 'Teazie' Williams *''

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'' (1924) as Ruth Atkins *''

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'' (1924) as Arabella *'' Tides of Passion'' (1925) as Charity *'' The Rat'' (1925) as Odile Etrange *''Racing Through'' (1928)

Sound

*'' Over the Hill'' (1931) as Ma Shelby *''

'' (1932) as Aunt Jane *'' That's My Boy'' (1932) as Mom Scott *''

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'' (1933) as Sheep *'' Little Man, What Now?'' (1934) as Wife of Karl Goebbler *''

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'' (1934) as Mrs. Mary Barth *'' Black Fury'' (1935) as Mrs. Mary Novak *''

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'' (1936) as Carlotta Blakeford *'' Drums Along the Mohawk'' (1939) as Pioneer Woman (uncredited) *'' Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence'' (1939) as Empire State Building Tourist (uncredited) *'' Swanee River'' (1939) as Mrs. Jonathan Fry (uncredited) *'' The Man Who Wouldn't Talk'' (1940) as Mrs. Stetson *''

'' (1940) as Muley's Wife (uncredited) *''

Four Sons ''Four Sons'' is a 1928 American silent drama film directed and produced by John Ford and written for the screen by Philip Klein from a story by I. A. R. Wylie first published in the ''Saturday Evening Post'' as "Grandmother Bernle Learns Her ...

'' (1940) as Townswoman (uncredited) *''

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'' (1940) as Maria Liggett *'' Tobacco Road'' (1941) as County Clerk's Assistant (uncredited) *''

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'' (1941) as Office Worker (uncredited) *''

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'' (1941) as Night Manager (uncredited) *'' Belle Starr'' (1941) as Preacher's Wife (uncredited) *''

Great Guns ''Great Guns'' is a 1941 film directed by Monty Banks, and produced by Sol M. Wurtzel for 20th Century Fox starring Laurel and Hardy. It is also known as ''Forward March''. Plot The young, spoiled but feeble Daniel Forrester IV (Dick Nelson), ...

'' (1941) as Aunt Martha *''

Swamp Water ''Swamp Water'' is a 1941 American film noir crime film directed by Jean Renoir and starring Walter Brennan and Walter Huston. Based on the novel by Vereen Bell, it was produced at 20th Century Fox. The film was shot on location at Okefenokee Sw ...

'' (1941) as Mrs. McCord (uncredited) *''

'' (1941) as Miner's Wife (uncredited) *''

Remember the Day ''Remember the Day'' is a 1941 film released by 20th Century Fox, directed by Henry King, and starring Claudette Colbert and John Payne. Plot Elderly schoolteacher Nora Trinell reflects on her life and teaching career while waiting to see Dew ...

'' (1941) as Teacher (uncredited) *'' Blue, White and Perfect'' (1942) as Mrs. Bertha Toby *'' Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake'' (1942) as Mrs. Purdy (uncredited) *'' It Happened in Flatbush'' (1942) as Aunt Mae, Team Co-Owner (uncredited) *''

Tales of Manhattan ''Tales of Manhattan'' is a 1942 American anthology film directed by Julien Duvivier. Thirteen writers, including Ben Hecht, Alan Campbell, Ferenc Molnár, Samuel Hoffenstein, and Donald Ogden Stewart, worked on the six stories in this film. Ba ...

'' (1942) as Molly (Robinson sequence) *'' Just Off Broadway'' (1942) as Autograph Seeker (uncredited) *'' The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe'' (1942) as Mrs. Phillips (uncredited) *'' The Man in the Trunk'' (1942) as Mrs. Inge (uncredited) *''

Quiet Please, Murder ''Quiet Please, Murder'' is a 1942 drama film directed by John Larkin and starring George Sanders, Gail Patrick and Richard Denning. Based on the short story ''Death Walks in Marble Halls'' by Lawrence G. Blochman that appeared in the September ...

'' (1942) as Miss Hartwig (uncredited) *'' The Meanest Man in the World'' (1943) as Old Lady (uncredited) *''

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'' (1943) as Mrs. Sloan *''

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'' (1943) as Villager (uncredited) *'' Tonight We Raid Calais'' (1943) as French Townswoman (uncredited) *'' The Song of Bernadette'' (1943) as Madame Blanche - Townswoman (uncredited) *''

Jane Eyre ''Jane Eyre'' ( ; originally published as ''Jane Eyre: An Autobiography'') is a novel by the English writer Charlotte Brontë. It was published under her pen name "Currer Bell" on 19 October 1847 by Smith, Elder & Co. of London. The first ...

'' (1943) as Leah (uncredited) *''

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'' (1944) as Neighbor of Mrs. Griffin (uncredited) *''

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'' (1944) as Arcade Customer (uncredited) *''

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'' (1944) as Apartment House Tenant (uncredited) *'' In the Meantime, Darling'' (1944) as Emma (uncredited) *'' A Tree Grows in Brooklyn'' (1945) as Tynmore Sister (uncredited) *'' State Fair'' (1945) as Ring-Toss Spectator (uncredited) *'' The Dolly Sisters'' (1945) as Annie (uncredited) *'' Leave Her to Heaven'' (1945) as Fisherwoman (uncredited) *''

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'' (1946) as Bus Passenger (uncredited) *'' Smoky'' (1946) as Woman Watching Parade (uncredited) *''

My Darling Clementine ''My Darling Clementine'' is a 1946 American Western film directed by John Ford and starring Henry Fonda as Wyatt Earp during the period leading up to the gunfight at the O.K. Corral. The ensemble cast also features Victor Mature (as Doc Hol ...

'' (1946) as Simpson's Sister (uncredited) *''

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'' (1947) as Dressmaker (uncredited) *''

Miracle on 34th Street ''Miracle on 34th Street'' (initially released as ''The Big Heart'' in the United Kingdom) is a 1947 American Christmas comedy-drama film released by 20th Century Fox, written and directed by George Seaton and based on a story by Valentine Davi ...

'' (1947) as Woman in Santa Line (uncredited) *'' Thunder in the Valley'' (1947) as Flower Vendor (uncredited) *''

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'' (1947) as Resort Guest (uncredited) *'' Daisy Kenyon'' (1947) as Woman Leaving Apartment (uncredited) *'' Fort Apache'' (1948) as Mrs. Gates *''

Green Grass of Wyoming ''Green Grass of Wyoming'' is a 1948 American Western film directed by Louis King and starring Peggy Cummins, Charles Coburn and Robert Arthur. The screenplay, written by Martin Berkeley, is based on the third book in the popular, "My Friend ...

'' (1948) as Race Spectator (uncredited) *'' Deep Waters'' (1948) as Molly Thatcher *''

The Snake Pit ''The Snake Pit'' is a 1948 American psychological drama film directed by Anatole Litvak and starring Olivia de Havilland, Mark Stevens, Leo Genn, Celeste Holm, Beulah Bondi, and Lee Patrick. Based on Mary Jane Ward's 1946 semi-autobiogra ...

'' (1948) as Tommy's Mother (uncredited) *''

'' (1948) as Mrs. Perley Sweet *'' A Letter to Three Wives'' (1949) as Miss Jenkins (uncredited) *''

Impact Impact may refer to: * Impact (mechanics), a high force or shock (mechanics) over a short time period * Impact, Texas, a town in Taylor County, Texas, US Science and technology * Impact crater, a meteor crater caused by an impact event * Imp ...

'' (1949) as Mrs. King *''

It Happens Every Spring ''It Happens Every Spring'' is a 1949 American comedy film directed by Lloyd Bacon and starring Ray Milland, Jean Peters and Paul Douglas. Plot A college professor is working on a long-term scientific experiment when a baseball comes through the ...

'' (1949) as Greenleaf's Maid (uncredited) *'' The Fighting Kentuckian'' (1949) as Sister Hattie *'' Everybody Does It'' (1949) as Higgins - the Borlands' Maid (uncredited) *'' When Willie Comes Marching Home'' (1950) as Mrs. Clara Fettles (uncredited) *''

The Gunfighter ''The Gunfighter'' is a 1950 American Western film directed by Henry King and starring Gregory Peck, Helen Westcott, Millard Mitchell and Karl Malden. It was written by screenwriters William Bowers and William Sellers, with an uncredited rewri ...

'' (1950) as Mrs. O'Brien (uncredited) *'' My Blue Heaven'' (1950) as Maid (uncredited) *'' The Jackpot'' (1950) as Mrs. Woodruff in Photo (uncredited) *'' The Model and the Marriage Broker'' (1951) as Talkative Patient (uncredited) *''

The Quiet Man ''The Quiet Man'' is a 1952 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by John Ford. It stars John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara, Barry Fitzgerald, Ward Bond and Victor McLaglen. The screenplay by Frank S. Nugent was based on a 1933 ''Saturday Ev ...

'' (1952) as Father Paul's Mother (uncredited) *'' Night Without Sleep'' (1952) as Maid (uncredited) *'' The Sun Shines Bright'' (1953) as G.A.R. Woman at the Ball *''

Titanic RMS ''Titanic'' was a British passenger liner, operated by the White Star Line, which sank in the North Atlantic Ocean on 15 April 1912 after striking an iceberg during her maiden voyage from Southampton, England, to New York City, Unite ...

'' (1953) as Woman to Whom Norman Gave His Seat (uncredited) *'' Powder River'' (1953) as Townswoman (uncredited) *'' A Blueprint for Murder'' (1953) as Anna Swenson - Lynne's Housekeeper (uncredited) *'' The Robe'' (1953) as Jerusalem Woman Aiding Demetrius (uncredited) *'' A Star Is Born'' (1954) as Malibu Party Guest (uncredited) *'' Prince of Players'' (1955) as Witch in 'Macbeth' (uncredited) *'' The Tall Men'' (1955) as Emigrant (uncredited) *'' The Girl Rush'' (1955) as Casino Patron (uncredited) *''

Good Morning, Miss Dove ''Good Morning, Miss Dove'' is a 1955 DeLuxe Color and CinemaScope film that tells the sentimental story of a beloved schoolteacher who reflects back on her life and former students when she is hospitalized. It stars Jennifer Jones, Robert Stack, ...

'' (1955) as Woman in Bank (uncredited) *'' Hell on Frisco Bay'' (1955) as Mrs. Cobb - Steve's Landlady (uncredited) *'' While the City Sleeps'' (1956) as Mrs. Manners *''

'' (1956) as Dark Cloaked Woman at Fort Guarding Deranged Woman (uncredited) *'' Girls in Prison'' (1956) as 'Grandma' Edwards *''

Julie Julie may refer to: * Julie (given name), a list of people and fictional characters with the name Film and television * ''Julie'' (1956 film), an American film noir starring Doris Day * ''Julie'' (1975 film), a Hindi film by K. S. Sethumadhav ...

'' (1956) as Hysterical Passenger *''

The Wings of Eagles ''The Wings of Eagles'' is a 1957 American Metrocolor film starring John Wayne, Dan Dailey and Maureen O'Hara, based on the life of Frank "Spig" Wead and the history of U.S. Naval aviation from its inception through World War II. The film is ...

'' (1957) as Nurse Crumley (uncredited) *''

Cry Terror! ''Cry Terror!'' (aka ''The Third Rail'') is a 1958 American thriller film starring James Mason, Inger Stevens, and Rod Steiger. The cast also featured Neville Brand, Jack Klugman and Angie Dickinson. The crime story was written and directed by O ...

'' (1958) as Woman in Elevator (replaced by Marjorie Bennett) (scenes deleted) *'' The Last Hurrah'' (1958) as Mourner at Wake (uncredited) *''

Sergeant Rutledge ''Sergeant Rutledge'' is a 1960 American Technicolor Western film directed by John Ford and starring Jeffrey Hunter, Constance Towers, Woody Strode and Billie Burke. Six decades later, the film continues to attract attention because it was one o ...

'' (1960) as Mrs. Nellie Hackett (uncredited) *'' From the Terrace'' (1960) as Sandy's Governess (uncredited) *'' Two Rode Together'' (1961) as Hanna Clegg (uncredited) *''

Donovan's Reef ''Donovan's Reef'' is a 1963 American adventure comedy film starring John Wayne and Lee Marvin. It was directed by John Ford and filmed in Kauai, Hawaii, but is set in French Polynesia. The supporting cast features Elizabeth Allen, Jack Warde ...

'' (1963) as Family Council Member (uncredited) *''

Cheyenne Autumn ''Cheyenne Autumn'' is a 1964 American epic Western film starring Richard Widmark, Carroll Baker, James Stewart, and Edward G. Robinson. It tells the story of a factual event, the Northern Cheyenne Exodus of 1878–79, told in "Hollywood style" ...

'' (1964) as Woman (uncredited) (final film role)

References

;Bibliography * ''When the Movies Were Young'' by Linda Arvidson, New York: Dover Publications, Inc., 1969 * ''Adventures with D.W. Griffith'' by Karl Brown, New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1973 * "Robertson-Cole Offers Mae Marsh in a Sumptuously Produced Play from Novel", "

The Moving Picture World The ''Moving Picture World'' was an influential early trade journal for the American film industry, from 1907 to 1927. An industry powerhouse at its height, ''Moving Picture World'' frequently reiterated its independence from the film studios. I ...

'', 18 December 1920 *''Mae Marsh in an Interview with Robert B. Cushman'' by Anthony Slide in ''The Silent Picture'', New York: Arno Press, 1977

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