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Mary Forbes Born December 30, 1879
Hornsey, London, U.K.Died July 22, 1974 (aged 94)
Beaumont, California, U.S.Occupation Actress Years active 1919 - 1958 Spouse Charles Quatermaine (?-?)
E.J. Taylor (?-?)Mary Forbes (30 December 1879, Hornsey, London – 22 July 1974, Beaumont, California) was an English film actress. She appeared in over 130 films between 1919 and 1958.
She made her first public appearance on the concert platform giving recitals. Her acting debut was in 1908 on the London stage at Aldwych Theatre. She took over management of the Ambassadors Theatre in 1913 and had several years experience on stage in England and America before her appearances in Hollywood films.
Forbes' son, Ralph, and daughter Brenda were also actors.
Selected filmography
- The Thirteenth Chair (1929)
- The Trespasser (1929)
- Sunny Side Up (1929)
- So This Is London (1930)
- The Man Who Came Back (1931)
- The Brat (1931)
- Vanity Fair (1932)
- Bombshell (1933)
- The Awful Truth (1937)
- Everybody Sing (1938)
- Three Loves Has Nancy (1938)
- You Can't Take It with You (1938)
- Fast and Loose (1939)
- The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939)
- Private Affairs (1940)
- Nothing But the Truth (1941)
- Sherlock Holmes in Washington (1943)
- Women in Bondage (1943)
- Terror by Night (1946)
External links
Categories:- 1879 births
- 1974 deaths
- English film actors
- English silent film actors
- English expatriates in the United States
- People from Hornsey
- People from Beaumont, California
- English film actor stubs
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