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 Madrid,

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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 Mary Pickford, 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 '' The Birth of a Nation'' (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 flapper for Griffith in '' The White Rose'' (1923) with

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and Carol Dempster. 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 George Eastman House 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 John Ford, appearing in '' The Grapes of Wrath'' (1940), '' How Green Was My Valley'' (1941), ''

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'' (1948), and '' The Searchers'' (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'' (1912, Short) as On Beach (uncredited) *'' Just Like a Woman'' (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 *''

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'' (1912, Short) as A Murdered Settler (uncredited) *''Lena and the Geese'' (1912, Short) as The 'Adopted' Daughter *'' The Spirit Awakened'' (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'' (1912, Short) *''For the Honor of the Seventh'' (1912, Short) as The Girl in Town *''

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'' (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 *''

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'' (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 Fian ...

'' (1913, Short) as Angelina Millingford, a Maid *'' Broken Ways'' (1913, Short) as Minor Role (uncredited) *'' A Girl’s Stratagem'' (1913, Short) as The Young Woman *'' Near to Earth'' (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 film, 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 filmogra ...

'' (1913, Short) as The Little Tease, as an Adult *'' The Lady and the Mouse'' (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'' (1913, Short) as Sally Cameron *'' Judith of Bethulia'' (1913) as Naomi *''

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'' (1914, Short) as Lillywhite *''

The Great Leap; Until Death Do Us Part ''The Great Leap; Until Death Do Us Part'' is a 1914 silent American drama film, directed by Christy Cabanne. It stars Mae Marsh, Robert Harron, and Ralph Lewis, and was released on March 26, 1914. Plot Cast * Mae Marsh as Mary Gibbs * Rob ...

'' (1914) as Mary Gibbs *'' Home, Sweet Home'' (1914) as Apple Pie Mary Smith *''

The Escape The Escape may refer to: Film and television * ''The Escape'' (1914 film), American silent film directed by D. W. Griffith * ''The Escape'' (1926 film), American silent film * ''The Escape'' (1928 film), American film * ''The Escape'' (1939 f ...

'' (1914) as Jennie Joyce *'' The Avenging Conscience'' (1914) as The Maid *''Moonshine Molly'' (1914, Short) as Molly Boone *'' The Birth of a Nation'' (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. She ...

'' (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 ''The Wharf Rat'' is a 1916 American silent film, silent comedy film, comedy drama film directed by Chester Withey and starring Mae Marsh, Robert Harron, and Spottiswoode Aitken.''Guide to the Silent Years of American Cinema'', p. 187 Cast Refe ...

'' (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) * '' The Face in the Dark'' (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'' (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 *'' Daddies'' (1924) as Ruth Atkins *''

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'' (1924) as Arabella *''

Tides of Passion ''Tides of Passion'' is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by J. Stuart Blackton and starring Mae Marsh, Ben Hendricks Jr. and Laska Winter.Munden p.812 Cast * Mae Marsh as Charity * Ben Hendricks Jr. as William Pennland * Laska Wi ...

'' (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 *'' Hollywood Boulevard'' (1936) as Carlotta Blakeford *'' Drums Along the Mohawk'' (1939) as Pioneer Woman (uncredited) *''

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'' (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 *'' The Grapes of Wrath'' (1940) as Muley's Wife (uncredited) *'' Four Sons'' (1940) as Townswoman (uncredited) *'' Young People'' (1940) as Maria Liggett *''

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'' (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) *''

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'' (1941) as Aunt Martha *''

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'' (1941) as Mrs. McCord (uncredited) *'' How Green Was My Valley'' (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'' (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'' (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 ''Tonight We Raid Calais'' is a 1943 American film directed by John Brahm and starring John Sutton, Lee J. Cobb, and Annabella. Plot summary Geoffrey Carter ( John Sutton), a young commando British intelligence officer, is sent into Nazi-occu ...

'' (1943) as French Townswoman (uncredited) *'' The Song of Bernadette'' (1943) as Madame Blanche - Townswoman (uncredited) *'' Jane Eyre'' (1943) as Leah (uncredited) *'' The Fighting Sullivans'' (1944) as Neighbor of Mrs. Griffin (uncredited) *''

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

Sweet and Low-Down ''Sweet and Low-Down'' is a 1944 film directed by Archie Mayo and starring Benny Goodman and Linda Darnell. The film was a fictionalized version of life with Goodman, his band, and their manager while entertaining at military camps. The song "I ...

'' (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) *''

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'' (1945) as Annie (uncredited) *'' Leave Her to Heaven'' (1945) as Fisherwoman (uncredited) *''

Johnny Comes Flying Home ''Johnny Comes Flying Home'' is a 1946 American adventure film directed by Benjamin Stoloff and starring Richard Crane (actor), Richard Crane and Faye Marlowe; the supporting cast features Harry Morgan. The plot involves postwar pilots starting a ...

'' (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 Hollid ...

'' (1946) as Simpson's Sister (uncredited) *'' The Late George Apley'' (1947) as Dressmaker (uncredited) *'' Miracle on 34th Street'' (1947) as Woman in Santa Line (uncredited) *'' Thunder in the Valley'' (1947) as Flower Vendor (uncredited) *'' Mother Wore Tights'' (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'' (1948) as Tommy's Mother (uncredited) *''

'' (1948) as Mrs. Perley Sweet *'' A Letter to Three Wives'' (1949) as Miss Jenkins (uncredited) *'' Impact'' (1949) as Mrs. King *'' It Happens Every Spring'' (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'' (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'' (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'' (1953) as Woman to Whom Norman Gave His Seat (uncredited) *''

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'' (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'' (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 *'' The Searchers'' (1956) as Dark Cloaked Woman at Fort Guarding Deranged Woman (uncredited) *'' Girls in Prison'' (1956) as 'Grandma' Edwards *'' Julie'' (1956) as Hysterical Passenger *'' The Wings of Eagles'' (1957) as Nurse Crumley (uncredited) *''

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'' (1958) as Woman in Elevator (replaced by Marjorie Bennett) (scenes deleted) *''

The Last Hurrah ''The Last Hurrah'' is a 1956 novel written by Edwin O'Connor. It is considered the most popular of O’Connor's works, partly because of a 1958 movie adaptation starring Spencer Tracy. The novel was immediately a bestseller in the United Sta ...

'' (1958) as Mourner at Wake (uncredited) *'' Sergeant Rutledge'' (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'' (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'', 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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