Mary Morris (American actress)

Mary Morris (June 24, 1895 – January 16, 1970)[1] was an American stage actress with a long and varied career. She was born to George Perry Morris and Martha Sophia (née Turner).

Mary Morris
BornJune 24, 1895
Swampscott, Massachusetts
DiedJanuary 16, 1970
New York City, New York
OccupationActress
Years active1916-1956
Spouse(s)James E Meigham Jr.
Reginald R. Richard

She was educated in the Brookline, Massachusetts Public Schools and at Radcliffe College. She began in Amateur theatricals at the Bandbox Theatre, before becoming an Understudy with the Washington Square Players. She made her professional debut with the WSP in San Francisco in 1916 in The Clod.[2][3]

Morris appeared in only one film Double Door in 1934, hence her name is lost to modern audiences.

Selected stageography
  • The Seagull (1916)
  • The Spook Sonata (1923)
  • The Crime in the Whistler Room (1924)
  • Desire Under the Elms (1924)
  • Hidden (1927)
  • At the Bottom (1930)
  • Night Over Taos (1932)
  • Camille (1932)
  • Granite (1936)
  • The Father (1949)
  • A Month in the Country (1956)

References
  1. Who Was Who on Screen 2nd edit. p. 334 c. 1977 by Evelyn Mack Truitt
  2. Who Was Who in the Theatre: 1912-1976 vol3 I-P pgs.1752-1753 ; from editions originally published annually by John Parker; final edition here published by Gale Research
  3. Great Actors & Actresses of the American Stage in Historic Photographs p.66 c.1983 by Stanley Appelbaum


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