Mary Forbes

Mary Forbes

Date of Birth:

Dec 30, 1882

Place of Birth:

Hornsey, Middlesex [now in Haringey, London], England, UK

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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.

filmography:

It Had to Be You It Had to Be You

1947

Florian Florian

1940

The Brat The Brat

1931

The Silent Witness The Silent Witness

1932

All This, and Heaven Too All This, and Heaven Too

1940

Dangerous Blondes Dangerous Blondes

1943

Klondike Fury Klondike Fury

1942

Cigarette Girl Cigarette Girl

1947

Vanity Fair Vanity Fair

1932

Earl Carroll Vanities Earl Carroll Vanities

1945

Wedding Present Wedding Present

1936

Wee Willie Winkie Wee Willie Winkie

1937

Shock Shock

1934

Another Dawn Another Dawn

1937

Three Smart Girls Grow Up Three Smart Girls Grow Up

1939

These Glamour Girls These Glamour Girls

1939

Fast and Loose Fast and Loose

1939

Born to Love Born to Love

1931

The White Angel The White Angel

1936

We Live Again We Live Again

1934

The Perfect Gentleman The Perfect Gentleman

1935

Women of Glamour Women of Glamour

1937

The Judge Steps Out The Judge Steps Out

1947

Cavalcade Cavalcade

1933

Ninotchka Ninotchka

1939

I Stole a Million I Stole a Million

1939

Twin Beds Twin Beds

1942

Her Private Life Her Private Life

1929

You Gotta Stay Happy You Gotta Stay Happy

1948

Private Affairs Private Affairs

1940

I'll Remember April I'll Remember April

1945

Anna Karenina Anna Karenina

1935

This Above All This Above All

1942

One Hundred Men and a Girl One Hundred Men and a Girl

1937

Sadie McKee Sadie McKee

1934

Holiday Holiday

1930

The Ice Follies of 1939 The Ice Follies of 1939

1939

Dizzy Dames Dizzy Dames

1935

Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln

1930

Stage Door Stage Door

1937

The Picture of Dorian Gray The Picture of Dorian Gray

1945

What Do You Think? (Number Three) What Do You Think? (Number Three)

1938

Stranded Stranded

1935

The Widow from Monte Carlo The Widow from Monte Carlo

1935

The Great Impersonation The Great Impersonation

1942

Sherlock Holmes in Washington Sherlock Holmes in Washington

1943

So This Is London So This Is London

1930

The Exile The Exile

1947

The Rage of Paris The Rage of Paris

1938

Mr. Lucky Mr. Lucky

1943

Jane Eyre Jane Eyre

1943

South of Suez South of Suez

1940

Hollywood Cavalcade Hollywood Cavalcade

1939

Outside These Walls Outside These Walls

1939

Sunny Side Up Sunny Side Up

1929

The Trespasser The Trespasser

1929

Tender Comrade Tender Comrade

1944

British Agent British Agent

1934

Nothing But the Truth Nothing But the Truth

1941

Rendezvous Rendezvous

1935

Houseboat Houseboat

1958

The Thirteenth Chair The Thirteenth Chair

1929

Back Street Back Street

1941

Les Miserables Les Miserables

1952

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

1939

Captain Blood Captain Blood

1935

A Farewell to Arms A Farewell to Arms

1932

You Can't Take It with You You Can't Take It with You

1938

Almost Married Almost Married

1942

Laddie Laddie

1935

Terror by Night Terror by Night

1946

You Can't Cheat an Honest Man You Can't Cheat an Honest Man

1939

The Awful Truth The Awful Truth

1937

She Was a Lady She Was a Lady

1934

Roberta Roberta

1935

Les Misérables Les Misérables

1935

Bombshell Bombshell

1933

The Man Who Came Back The Man Who Came Back

1931

East Is West East Is West

1930

Risky Business Risky Business

1939

Most Precious Thing in Life Most Precious Thing in Life

1934

Ivy Ivy

1947

Blame It on Love Blame It on Love

1940

Blind Date Blind Date

1934

Women Who Win Women Who Win

1919

Laddie Laddie

1940

The Devil to Pay! The Devil to Pay!

1930

Happiness Ahead Happiness Ahead

1934

Two Heads on a Pillow Two Heads on a Pillow

1934

The Life of the Party The Life of the Party

1937

Strictly Unconventional Strictly Unconventional

1930

Outside of Paradise Outside of Paradise

1938

Chances Chances

1931

The Sun Never Sets The Sun Never Sets

1939

Lady on a Train Lady on a Train

1945

You Can't Buy Everything You Can't Buy Everything

1934

Always Goodbye Always Goodbye

1938

A Lost Lady A Lost Lady

1934

The Woman's Portion The Woman's Portion

1918

Three Loves Has Nancy Three Loves Has Nancy

1938

Everybody Sing Everybody Sing

1938

Working Girls Working Girls

1931

Two Tickets to London Two Tickets to London

1943

Theodora Goes Wild Theodora Goes Wild

1936

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