Mary Ainslee (born Florence Stiegler; October 12, 1914 – November 1, 1991) was an American film actress. She appeared in approximately 15 films between 1939 and 1952.

Early years

Ainslee was a native of Newport News, Virginia, and the daughter of Mrs. Clifton E. Rudd. She attended

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and

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Career

Ainslee left Newport News in 1935 to try acting in New York. Before she began working in films, she performed in stock theater with the

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and other groups in the eastern United States. Ainslee's film debut was in ''

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''. She appeared in several

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films such as ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Hokus Pokus'', and ''

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''.

Personal life and death

Ainslee was married to Universal producer John DeSilva. They were divorced on May 11, 1938. She married Edwin Hutzler II in 1943 and postponed her career for the duration of the war, planning to return to acting after it ended. They lived in

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, and she took courses at the

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. They were divorced on June 17, 1949. In the mid-1980s, she suffered a

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and never fully recovered. She died on November 1, 1991. She was buried in Riverside Memorial Park in

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Filmography

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* 1919 births 1991 deaths 20th-century American actresses American film actresses {{US-film-actor-1910s-stub