Mary Wynn Explained

Mary Wynn
Birth Name:Phoebe Isabelle Bassor Watson
Birth Date:1902 3, df=yes
Birth Place:San Francisco, California
Death Place:Calabasas, California
Burial Place:Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery

Phoebe Isabelle Bassor Watson (13 March 1902 – 22 December 2001), known professionally as Mary Wynn, was an American film actress of the silent film era.

Biography

Born Phoebe Isabelle Bassor Watson in San Francisco, California,[1] she began her acting career with a 1914 role in False Pride, starring Jennie Lee and Charles Gorman. Her biggest film, in which she had a minor role, was in the 1915 classic film The Birth of a Nation, starring Lillian Gish, Mae Marsh, and directed by D. W. Griffith. In 1920 she would star opposite James Harrison in Hot Stuff.

From 1920 to 1923 she appeared in nineteen films. Some sources have her possibly credited with a role in the 1929 film Crashing Through, but as to whether or not she is in that film has never been confirmed beyond a doubt. Not including that film, she is officially credited with having appeared in twenty-one films during her short career. She was residing in Calabasas, California at the time of her death on December 22, 2001. And at the age of 99, she was the last living cast member of The Birth of a Nation.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1915The Birth of a NationMinor RoleUncredited
1921The Man Who Smiled[2]
1922Shattered IdolsEthel Hathaway
1922The Woman He LovedHelen Comstock
1923The Power DivineSally Slocum
1923DangerPhyllis Baxter
1923The Range Patrol
1928Crashing Through(final film role)

Notes and References

  1. News: Phoebe Rosenfeld Obituary . 21 November 2024 . Los Angeles Times . 13 January 2002.
  2. Book: Harris M. Lentz III. Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2001: Film, Television, Radio, Theatre, Dance, Music, Cartoons and Pop Culture. McFarland & Company. 2002. 322. 078641278X. 1087-9617. 1071147483.