Mary Duncan

Mary Duncan
Mary Duncan
Born August 13, 1895(1895-08-13)
Luttrellville, Virginia, U.S.
Died May 9, 1993(1993-05-09) (aged 97)
Palm Beach, Florida, U.S.
Years active 1927 - 1933

Mary Duncan (August 13, 1895 – May 9, 1993) was an American actress.

She began her career as a child actress playing on the Broadway stage from 1910. In 1926 she played the daughter "Poppy" in the smash hit and controversial play The Shanghai Gesture. Florence Reed played her mother called Mother Goddam in which Reed kills Duncan in a startling end to the play. This play was turned into a very sanitized film in 1941 with Gene Tierney.

She met and married Stephen "Laddie" Sanford, who was an international polo player as well as director of the Bigelow-Sanford Carpet Company, in 1933, after which she retired from films. They remained married until his death in 1977. She spent much of her remaining years working with several major charities.

Her last film appearance was with Katharine Hepburn in the 1933 film Morning Glory.

She kept herself active by playing golf twice a week and swimming every morning before breakfast, which helped her maintain her size 8 figure. As an actress, she had followed the ministrations of Sylvia of Hollywood to keep her shape.[1]

Mary Duncan died in her sleep aged 97. She was survived by a niece and great-niece.

Filmography

  • Very Confidential (1927) : Priscilla Travers
  • Soft Living (1928) : Lorna Estabrook
  • 4 Devils (1928) : The lady
  • Thru Different Eyes (1929) : Viola
  • The River (1929) : Rosalee
  • Romance of the Rio Grande (1929) : Carlotta
  • City Girl (1930) : Kate
  • Kismet (1930) : Zeleekha
  • The Boudoir Diplomat (1930) : Mona
  • Men Call It Love (1931) : Helen Robinson
  • Five and Ten (1931) : Muriel Preston
  • The Age for Love (1931) : Nina Donnet
  • State's Attorney (1932) : Nora Dean
  • Thirteen Women (1932) : June Raskob
  • The Phantom of Crestwood (1932) : Dorothy Mears
  • Morning Glory (1933) : Rita Vernon, blonde star

References

  1. ^ Hollywood Undressed: Observations of Sylvia As Noted by Her Secretary (1931) Brentano’s.

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