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Mary Alden

From Wikipedia Mary Maguire Alden (June 18, 1883 – July 2, 1946) was an American motion picture and stage actress. She was one of the first Broadway actresses to work in Hollywood. Born in New York City, Alden began her career on the Broadway stage. She spent five years on Broadway before moving to Hollywood where she worked for the Biograph Company and Pathé Exchange in the first portion of her career. Her most popular role in movies came in Birth of a Nation directed by D.W. Griffith in 1915. Alden played the role of a mulatto girl in love with a northern politician. The following year she was in Griffith's Intolerance with Mae Marsh, Miriam Cooper, and Vera Lewis. After making Less Than The Dust with Mary Pickford in 1917, she took a temporary leave from motion pictures, acting for a while on the stage. Critics acclaimed Alden's portrayal of the mother, Mrs. Anthon, in The Old Nest (1921) and her characterization of an old lady in The Man With Two Mothers (1922). The latter feature was produced by Sam Goldwyn. Alden was prolific as a motion picture actress throughout the 1920s and into the early 1930s. A sampling of movies in which she had roles are The Plastic Age (1925), The Joy Girl (1927), Ladies of the Mob (1928), and Port of Dreams (1929). The final films she received screen credit for are Hell's House, Rasputin and the Empress, and Strange Interlude, each from 1932. Alden died at the Motion Picture Country Home in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California in 1946. This had been her residence for the last four years of her life. She was 63 years of age. Alden was interred at the Pierce Brothers Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery in North Hollywood, California.


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Born:
Jun 18, 1883
Movie/TV Credits:
27
First Appeared:
In the movie Home, Sweet Home 1914-05-16
Latest Project:
Movie One More Spring 1935-02-15
Known For
Poster of Hell's House
Poster of Ladies of the Mob
Poster of Honest Hutch
Poster of Pillars of Society
Filmography
Movie One More Spring 1935-02-15
Movie Hell's House Lucy Mason 1932-01-30
Movie Strange Interlude Mary, Leeds' Maid 1932-12-30
Movie Politics Mary Evans 1931-02-26
Movie The Bad Sister Minor Role (uncredited) 1931-03-29
Movie Fools for Luck Mrs. Hunter 1928-06-11
Movie The Cossacks Lukashka's mother 1928-06-23
Movie The Sawdust Paradise Mother 1928-06-28
Movie Ladies of the Mob Soft Annie 1928-06-30
Movie The Potters Ma Potter 1927-01-15
Movie The Joy Girl Mrs. Courage 1927-09-03
Movie Brown of Harvard Mrs. Brown 1926-05-02
Movie April Fool Amelia Rosen 1926-11-15
Movie Faint Perfume Ma Crumb 1925-06-08
Movie The Plastic Age Mrs. Carver 1925-12-15
Movie Siege 1925-09-27
Movie Painted People Mrs. Bryne 1924-01-28
Movie Honest Hutch Mrs. Hutchins 1920-09-19
Movie An Innocent Magdalene The Woman 1916-06-18
Movie The Good Bad Man Jane Stuart 1916-04-21
Movie Macbeth Lady Macduff 1916-01-02
Movie Pillars of Society Lona Tonnesen 1916-08-27
Movie Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages Uplifter 1916-09-04
Movie Less Than the Dust Mrs. Bradshaw 1916-11-04
Movie Ghosts Helen Alving 1915-05-31
Movie The Lily and the Rose Mrs. Fairfax 1915-11-06
Movie Home, Sweet Home The Mother 1914-05-16
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