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Mary Forbes

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91 Years Old

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Mary Forbes (1 January 1883 – 22 July 1974), born Ethel Louise Young, was a British-American film actress, based in the United States in her latter years, where she died. She appeared in more than 130 films between 1919 and 1958. Forbes was born in Hornsey, England. She made her first public appearance on the concert platform giving recitals. Her acting debut was in 1908 on the London stage at Aldwych Theatre. Her American stage debut came in Romance at Maxine Elliott's Theatre in 1913. She took over management of the Ambassadors Theatre in 1913 and had several years experience on stage in Britain and America before her appearances in Hollywood films. Two of her three children by her first marriage in the first quarter of 1904 to Ernest J. Taylor, Ralph and Dorothy Brenda, known as Brenda, were also actors. The middle child of the three, Phyllis Mary Taylor, was not in the acting business. Her second husband was British actor Charles Quartermaine, who married in 1925; the union ended in divorce. She married her third husband, Wesley Wall, an American businessman, in 1935; the couple remained married until her death in 1974. She became a naturalized United States citizen in 1943, with one of her character references being Lucile Webster Gleason, actress and wife of actor James Gleason.

Born

Hornsey, Middlesex [now in Haringey, London], England, UK on 30th December 1882

Died

22nd July 1974

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Suspicion Image
Suspicion
Mrs. Merton
Alfred Hitchcock Presents Image
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Mrs. Herbert Winthrop
Ninotchka Image
Ninotchka
Lady Lavenham (uncredited)
Houseboat Image
Houseboat
British Society Woman (uncredited)
The Picture of Dorian Gray Image
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Lady Agatha
A Farewell to Arms Image
A Farewell to Arms
Miss Van Campen
The Awful Truth Image
The Awful Truth
Mrs. Vance
You Can't Take It with You Image
You Can't Take It with You
Mrs. Anthony P. Kirby
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Image
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Lady Conyngham
Captain Blood Image
Captain Blood
Mrs. Steed
Anna Karenina Image
Anna Karenina
Les Misérables Image
Les Misérables
Mlle. Baptiseme
Sherlock Holmes in Washington Image
Sherlock Holmes in Washington
Mrs. Pettibone
All This, and Heaven Too Image
All This, and Heaven Too
Lady at the Theatre (uncredited)
Jane Eyre Image
Jane Eyre
Mrs. Eshton
Stage Door Image
Stage Door
Cast of Stage Play
Three Loves Has Nancy Image
Three Loves Has Nancy
Mrs. Hanson
Terror by Night Image
Terror by Night
Lady Margaret Carstairs
Cavalcade Image
Cavalcade
Duchess of Churt (uncredited)
Abraham Lincoln Image
Abraham Lincoln
Actress (uncredited)
I Stole a Million Image
I Stole a Million
Flower Shop Customer (uncredited)
Roberta Image
Roberta
Les Miserables Image
Les Miserables
Nun (uncredited)
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man Image
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
Mrs. Bel-Goodie
Three Smart Girls Grow Up Image
Three Smart Girls Grow Up
Mrs. Withers
Two Tickets to London Image
Two Tickets to London
Dame Dunne Hartley
Rendezvous Image
Rendezvous
Lady Cavendish (uncredited)
Mr. Lucky Image
Mr. Lucky
War Relief Worker (uncredited)
The White Angel Image
The White Angel
Lady Disapproving of Florence #1 (uncredited)
Wee Willie Winkie Image
Wee Willie Winkie
Mrs. MacMonachie
The Rage of Paris Image
The Rage of Paris
Woman in Opera Box (uncredited)
Hollywood Cavalcade Image
Hollywood Cavalcade
Mrs. Gaynes
Nothing But the Truth Image
Nothing But the Truth
Mrs. Ralston
Sadie McKee Image
Sadie McKee
Mrs. Alderson (uncredited)
Lady on a Train Image
Lady on a Train
The Black Arrow Image
The Black Arrow
Nun (uncredited)
The Devil to Pay! Image
The Devil to Pay!
Mrs. Hope (uncredited)
This Above All Image
This Above All
Vicar's Wife
Laddie Image
Laddie
Mrs. Anna Pryor
Theodora Goes Wild Image
Theodora Goes Wild
Mrs. Wyatt (uncredited)
Fast and Loose Image
Fast and Loose
Mrs. Torrent
British Agent Image
British Agent
Lady Catherine Trehearne
Bombshell Image
Bombshell
Mrs. Middleton
Ivy Image
Ivy
Lady Crail (uncredited)
Florian Image
Florian
Grandmother
Happiness Ahead Image
Happiness Ahead
Mrs. Travis
Stranded Image
Stranded
Grace Dean (uncredited)
The Ice Follies of 1939 Image
The Ice Follies of 1939
Lady Hilda (uncredited)
It Had to Be You Image
It Had to Be You
Mrs. Kimberly (uncredited)
You Gotta Stay Happy Image
You Gotta Stay Happy
Aunt Martha
The Widow from Monte Carlo Image
The Widow from Monte Carlo
Lady Holloway
Back Street Image
Back Street
Mrs. Williams
Vanity Fair Image
Vanity Fair
Mrs. Sedley
Klondike Fury Image
Klondike Fury
Mrs. Langton
Dangerous Blondes Image
Dangerous Blondes
Isabel Fleming (uncredited)
The Exile Image
The Exile
Second Court Lady
No Image
The Woman's Portion
Lizzie
Holiday Image
Holiday
Mrs. Pritchard Ames (uncredited)
Sunny Side Up Image
Sunny Side Up
Mrs. Cromwell
Everybody Sing Image
Everybody Sing
Miss Colvin
The Judge Steps Out Image
The Judge Steps Out
Margaret (uncredited)
Blind Date Image
Blind Date
Mrs. Hartwell
Outside of Paradise Image
Outside of Paradise
Mrs. Stonewall
The Life of the Party Image
The Life of the Party
Mrs. Saunders
Wedding Present Image
Wedding Present
Mrs. Dodacker
The Brat Image
The Brat
Mrs. Forester
A Lost Lady Image
A Lost Lady
Mrs. Hardy (uncredited)
The Man Who Came Back Image
The Man Who Came Back
Mrs. Gaynes
Tender Comrade Image
Tender Comrade
Jo's Mother (uncredited)
Another Dawn Image
Another Dawn
Mrs. Lydia Benton
One Hundred Men and a Girl Image
One Hundred Men and a Girl
Concert Hall Patron
Always Goodbye Image
Always Goodbye
Aunt Martha Marshall
The Great Impersonation Image
The Great Impersonation
Lady Leslie Clayfair
Earl Carroll Vanities Image
Earl Carroll Vanities
Queen Mother Elena
The Trespasser Image
The Trespasser
Mrs. Ferguson
We Live Again Image
We Live Again
Mrs. Kortchagin
Women of Glamour Image
Women of Glamour
Mrs. Stark
She Was a Lady Image
She Was a Lady
Lady Diana Vane
Chances Image
Chances
Mrs. Ingleside
Most Precious Thing in Life Image
Most Precious Thing in Life
Mrs. Kelsey
The Thirteenth Chair Image
The Thirteenth Chair
Lady Alice Crosby
Twin Beds Image
Twin Beds
The Silent Witness Image
The Silent Witness
Lady Howard
I'll Remember April Image
I'll Remember April
Mrs. Barrington
Private Affairs Image
Private Affairs
Mrs. Stanley
The Perfect Gentleman Image
The Perfect Gentleman
Lady Clyffe-Pembrook
Laddie Image
Laddie
Mrs. Anna Pryor
These Glamour Girls Image
These Glamour Girls
Mrs. Van Reichton (uncredited)
East Is West Image
East Is West
Mrs. Benson
Risky Business Image
Risky Business
Mrs. Jameson
Shock Image
Shock
Lady Heatherly
South of Suez Image
South of Suez
Mrs. Putnam
Born to Love Image
Born to Love
The Duchess (uncredited)
You Can't Buy Everything Image
You Can't Buy Everything
Kate Farley
Outside These Walls Image
Outside These Walls
Gertrude Bishop
Dizzy Dames Image
Dizzy Dames
Mrs. Stokes
Working Girls Image
Working Girls
Mrs. Johnstone
The Sun Never Sets Image
The Sun Never Sets
Mrs. Randolph
Cigarette Girl Image
Cigarette Girl
Mrs. Halstead
Her Private Life Image
Her Private Life
Ladu Wildering
So This Is London Image
So This Is London
Lady Worthing
Almost Married Image
Almost Married
Mrs. Marvin
Two Heads on a Pillow Image
Two Heads on a Pillow
Mrs. Caroline Devonshire
What Do You Think? (Number Three) Image
What Do You Think? (Number Three)
Mrs. Dosier - John's Mother (uncredited)
Women Who Win Image
Women Who Win
Strictly Unconventional Image
Strictly Unconventional
Mrs. Anna Shenstone
Blame It on Love Image
Blame It on Love
Mrs. Wadsworth
The Lady Clare Image
The Lady Clare
Lady Julia Medwin