Mary Wynn

Mary Wynn (March 13, 1902 – December 22, 2001) was an American film actress of the silent film era.

Mary Wynn
Wynn with Harry Edwards in the comedy short Rest in Peace (1921)
Born
Phoebe Isabelle Bassor Watson

March 13, 1902
San Francisco, California
DiedDecember 22, 2001(2001-12-22) (aged 99)
Calabasas, Los Angeles, California
Burial placeOakwood Memorial Park Cemetery

Biography

Born Phoebe Isabelle Bassor Watson in San Francisco, California, she began acting 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 she was or was not in that film has never been confirmed beyond 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. At the time of her death at 99, she was the last living cast member of The Birth of a Nation.

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
1915The Birth of a NationMinor RoleUncredited
1921The Man Who Smiled[1]
1922Shattered IdolsEthel Hathaway
1922The Woman He LovedHelen Comstock
1923The Power DivineSally Slocum
1923DangerPhyllis Baxter
1923The Range Patrol
1928Crashing Through(final film role)

References
  1. Harris M. Lentz III (2002). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2001: Film, Television, Radio, Theatre, Dance, Music, Cartoons and Pop Culture. McFarland & Company. p. 322. ISBN 078641278X. ISSN 1087-9617. OCLC 1071147483.
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