Mary Anderson (actress, born 1897) explained

Mary Anderson
Birth Place:	Brooklyn, New York, US
Birth Date:	28 June 1897
Death Place:	El Cajon, California, US
Yearsactive:	1914 - 1923

Mary Anderson (June 28, 1897  - June 22, 1986) was an American actress, who performed in over 77 silent films between 1914 and 1923.

Career

Anderson was born in Brooklyn, New York, where she also attended Erasmus Hall High School.^[1] Anderson later attended Holy Cross School and there made her first public performances as a Grecian dancer at charity functions.^[2] Anderson had been seen in many productions since the day she first made her bow on the silver screen for Vitagraph Studios.

A popular player, she probably did her best work in Irvin Willat's feature production, The False Faces (1919), for release through Ince-Paramount. Anderson produced her own film, Bubbles (1920), which had a splendid reception by the public. She was four feet and eleven inches in height and weighed one hundred and five pounds, and had golden hair and blue eyes. She was an expert swimmer.^[3]

She later worked for Famous Players–Lasky and Canyon Pictures.

Personal life/death

She was daughter of actress Nellie Anderson.^[4] She married cinematographer Pliny Goodfriend but they divorced in 1937. She died in El Cajon, California, six days before her 89th birthday.

Selected filmography

• C.O.D. (1914) Vitagraph Company of America (Broadway Star Feature)^[5]
• My Official Wife (1914)^[6]
• The Silent Plea film short (1915) Vitagraph Company of America (Broadway Star Feature)
• The Human Caldron film short (1915) Vitagraph Company of America (Broadway Star Feature)
• Cal Marvin's Wife film short (1915) Vitagraph Company of America (Broadway Star Feature)
• The Flower of the Desert (1916) Vitagraph Company of America (Broadway Star Feature)
• Horse Shoe for Luck (1916) Vitagraph Company of America (Broadway Star Feature)
• Her Loving Relations (1916) Vitagraph Company of America (Broadway Star Feature)
• The Last Man (1916)^[7]
• The Flaming Omen (1917)^[8]
• When Men Are Tempted (1917)^[9]
• The Divorcee (1917)^[10]
• Sunlight's Last Raid (1917)^[11]
• By Right of Possession (1917)^[12]
• The Magnificent Meddler (1917)^[13]
• The Warning (1917)
• Playthings (1918)^[14]
• His Birthright (1918)^[15]
• The Hushed Hour (1919)^[16]
• The False Faces (1919)^[17]
• Johnny Get Your Gun (1919)^[18]
• The Spender (1919)^[19]
• Bubbles (1920)^[20]
• Vanishing Trails (1920)^[21]
• Two Minutes to Go (1921)^[22]
• Too Much Married (1921)^[23]
• Bluebeard, Jr. (1922)^[24]
• The Half Breed (1922)^[25]
• Wildness of Youth (1922)^[26]
• Shell Shocked Sammy (1923)^[27]
• Enemies of Children (1923)^[28]

External links

• • • Mary Anderson at Find a Grave

Notes and References

1. https://archive.org/details/motionpicturestu00moti/page/68 "Motion Picture Studio Directory"
2. Book: Fox . Charles Donald . Silver . Milton L. . Who's who on the Screen . 1920 . Ross publishing Company . 332 .
3. Book: Fox, Charles Donald . Who's Who on the Screen . 1920 . Milton L. Silver . New York City. Ross Publishing . Mary Anderson. (Note: Not currently in copyright)
4. Web site: Mary Anderson Autographs, Memorabilia & Collectibles Page 1 HistoryForSale . HistoryForSale - Autographs, Collectibles & Memorabilia . 28 October 2021 . en.
5. Web site: C.O.D. (1914) . AFI Catalog of Featured Films . 28 October 2021.
6. Web site: My Official Wife. AFI Catalog of Featured Films . 28 October 2021.
7. Web site: The Last Man. AFI Catalog of Featured Films . 28 October 2021.
8. Web site: The Flaming Omen. AFI Catalog of Featured Films . 28 October 2021.
9. Web site: When Men Are Tempted. AFI Catalog of Featured Films . 28 October 2021.
10. Web site: The Divorcee. AFI Catalog of Featured Films . 28 October 2021.
11. Web site: Sunlight's Last Raid. AFI Catalog of Featured Films . 28 October 2021.
12. Web site: By Right of Possession. AFI Catalog of Featured Films . 28 October 2021.
13. Web site: The Magnificent Meddler. AFI Catalog of Featured Films . 28 October 2021.
14. Web site: Playthings. AFI Catalog of Featured Films . 28 October 2021.
15. Web site: His Birthright. AFI Catalog of Featured Films . 28 October 2021.
16. Web site: The Hushed Hour. AFI Catalog of Featured Films . 28 October 2021.
17. Web site: The False Faces. AFI Catalog of Featured Films . 28 October 2021.
18. Web site: Johnny Get Your Gun. AFI Catalog of Featured Films . 28 October 2021.
19. Web site: The Spender. AFI Catalog of Featured Films . 28 October 2021.
20. Web site: Bubbles. AFI Catalog of Featured Films . 28 October 2021.
21. Web site: Silent Era : Progressive Silent Film List . www.silentera.com . 28 October 2021.
22. Web site: Two Minutes to Go. AFI Catalog of Featured Films . 28 October 2021.
23. Web site: Too Much Married . AFI Catalog of Featured Films . 28 October 2021.
24. Web site: Bluebeard, Jr. . AFI Catalog of Featured Films . 28 October 2021.
25. Web site: The Half Breed. AFI Catalog of Featured Films . 28 October 2021.
26. Web site: Wildness of Youth. AFI Catalog of Featured Films . 28 October 2021.
27. Web site: Shell Shocked Sammy. AFI Catalog of Featured Films . 28 October 2021.
28. Web site: Enemies of Children. AFI Catalog of Featured Films . 28 October 2021.