Vivian Mason (July 12, 1918August 24, 2009) was an American actress who appeared in over 30 television shows and films between 1937 and 1955.

Career

Mason is familiar to modern viewers for roles in

the Three Stooges The Three Stooges were an American vaudeville and comedy team active from 1922 until 1970, best remembered for their 190 short subject films by Columbia Pictures. Their hallmark styles were physical farce and slapstick. Six Stooges appeared ...

films '' A Missed Fortune'' and '' Shot in the Frontier''. In addition, she also appeared in the films '' White Christmas'', '' The Fuller Brush Man'', ''

Penthouse Rhythm ''Penthouse Rhythm'' is a 1945 American comedy film directed by Edward F. Cline and written by Stanley Roberts and Howard Dimsdale. The film stars Kirby Grant, Lois Collier, Edward Norris, Maxie Rosenbloom, Eric Blore, Minna Gombell and Edwa ...

'' and ''

The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms ''The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms'' is a 1953 American science fiction monster film directed by Eugène Lourié, with special effects by Ray Harryhausen. The film stars Paul Christian, Paula Raymond, Cecil Kellaway, and Kenneth Tobey. The screen ...

''.

Death

Mason died of

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(a lack of food and water) and

dementia Dementia is a disorder which manifests as a set of related symptoms, which usually surfaces when the brain is damaged by injury or disease. The symptoms involve progressive impairments in memory, thinking, and behavior, which negatively affe ...

on August 24, 2009, in

Seattle Seattle ( ) is a seaport city on the West Coast of the United States. It is the seat of King County, Washington. With a 2020 population of 737,015, it is the largest city in both the state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest regio ...

, Washington. She was a resident of the Ida Culver House-Broadview nursing home at the time of her death, and was cremated.''The Three Stooges Journal'' #133 (2010) p. 2

Filmography

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* 1918 births 2009 deaths American television actresses American film actresses Actresses from Seattle 20th-century American actresses 21st-century American women {{US-tv-actor-1910s-stub