Mary Servoss

Mary Servoss
Mary Servoss
Born	June 2, 1888; Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Died	November 20, 1968 (aged 80); Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1905–1949

Mary Servoss (June 2, 1888 – November 20, 1968)[1] was an American stage and screen actress. Her main career was centered on the Broadway stage.

Biography

She was born to Carlos A. Servoss and Mary (née Baker) in Chicago. She made her stage debut in 1905 in a stock company playing a small part in Lorna Doone.[2] In 1922, she played Portia to David Warfield's Shylock in The Merchant of Venice, and she appeared in the 1929 play Street Scene, in the 1931 play Counsellor-at-Law starring Paul Muni, and as Queen Gertrude in Hamlet by both Raymond Massey(1931) and Leslie Howard(1936).

Films

She was a veteran stage actress when she made her first film in 1940 and made over 20 films by the time of her last film in 1949.

Hobby

When not in the theatre, her hobby was restoring old farmhouses.[3]

Death

Mary Servoss died in Los Angeles on November 20, 1968.[4][5]

Papers

Servoss' papers are housed in the Charles E. Young Research Library at UCLA. The collection includes "correspondence, photographs, books, scrapbooks, and printed materials related to Servoss' life and career."[6]

Select stage credits

Bedford's Hope (1906)
The Master of the House (1912)
Consequences (1914)
Upstairs and Down (1916)
Behold the Bridegroom (1927)
Street Scene (1929)
Tortilla Flat (1938)
Swan Song (1946)
Medea (1949)

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1940	The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date	Mrs. Colby
1942	All Through the Night	Woman	uncredited
1942	In This Our Life	Charlotte Fitzroy
1942	The Postman Didn't Ring	Helen Allen
1943	The Human Comedy	Mrs. Beaufrere	uncredited
1943	So Proudly We Hail!	Capt. 'Ma' McGregor
1944	Four Jills in a Jeep	Nurse Lieutenant	uncredited
1944	Uncertain Glory	Drover's Wife	uncredited
1944	Summer Storm	Mrs. Kalenin
1944	Youth Runs Wild	Cora Hauser
1944	Mrs. Parkington	Mrs. Graham
1944	Experiment Perilous	Miss Wilson
1945	Roughly Speaking	Rose the Maid	uncredited
1945	Conflict	Landlady	uncredited
1945	Mildred Pierce	Nurse	uncredited
1945	Danger Signal	Mrs. Fenchurch
1946	My Reputation	Mary
1946	A Stolen Life	Practical Nurse	uncredited
1947	High Wall	Martha Ferguson	uncredited
1948	An Act of Murder	Julia
1949	Beyond the Forest	Mrs. Wetch	uncredited, final film role

References

Great Actors and Actresses of the American Stage in Historic Photographs p.66 c.1983 by Stanley Appelbaum
Who Was Who in the Theatre: 1912–1976 vol.2 D-H p.2149; originally published annually by John Parker ; this final edition by Gale Research Company
Who Was Who...Parker, John; Gale Research
Silent Film Necrology p.479 2nd Edit. c.2001 by Eugene M. Vazzana
Who Was Who on Screen 2nd edit. p.418 c.1977 by Evelyn Mack Truitt
"Finding Aid for the Mary Servoss Papers, 1910-1968". Online Archive of California. Archived from the original on 11 October 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2017.

External links

Mary Servoss at the Internet Broadway Database
Mary Servoss at IMDb
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[1] Great Actors and Actresses of the American Stage in Historic Photographs p.66 c.1983 by Stanley Appelbaum

[2] Who Was Who in the Theatre: 1912–1976 vol.2 D-H p.2149; originally published annually by John Parker ; this final edition by Gale Research Company

[3] Who Was Who...Parker, John; Gale Research

[4] Silent Film Necrology p.479 2nd Edit. c.2001 by Eugene M. Vazzana

[5] Who Was Who on Screen 2nd edit. p.418 c.1977 by Evelyn Mack Truitt

[6] "Finding Aid for the Mary Servoss Papers, 1910-1968". Online Archive of California. Archived from the original on 11 October 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2017.