Mary Mersch (January 4, 1887 – February 26, 1956), sometimes credited as May Mersch, was an American actress active from the silent era up to 1938.[1] She was under contract with Fox, and often worked with directors like William Farnum and Frank Lloyd.[2]
Mary Mersch | |
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_-_3.jpg) Mersch with William Farnum in Riders of the Purple Sage | |
| Born | January 4, 1887 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Died | February 26, 1956 (aged 69) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1916–1938 |
| Spouse | Tom Forman (divorced 1923) |
| Children | 1 |
Biography
editMary was born in Los Angeles, California, to Theodore Mersch and Clara Dominguez. She began her acting career on the stage in New York City with May Robson and the Manhattan Players, appearing in plays like Martha-by-the-Day.[3][4][5] She was married for a time to actor-director Tom Forman; the couple — who had a son together — divorced in 1923.[2]
Selected filmography
edit- Squadron of Honor (1938)
- Wells Fargo (1937)
- Counterfeit Lady (1936)
- Empty Saddles (1936)
- Star for a Night (1936)
- The Cowboy and the Kid (1936)
- Song of the Saddle (1936)
- Ever Since Eve (1934)
- The Top of the World (1925)
- The Whispered Name (1924)
- The Rainbow Trail (1918)[6]
- Riders of the Purple Sage (1918)
- The Claw (1918)
- A Mother's Secret (1918)
- Blue Blood (1918)
- Who Killed Walton? (1918)[7]
- Rimrock Jones (1918)
- The Trouble Buster (1917)
- One of Many (1917)
- Her Own People (1917)
- Common Ground (1916)
- The Dream Girl (1916)[8]
- The Making of Maddalena (1916)
- David Garrick (1916)
References
edit- ^ Photoplay Magazine. Cloud Publishing Company. 1916.
- ^ a b "Hubby's Pay Crux in Divorce Action". The Santa Ana Register. 27 Apr 1923. Retrieved 2019-08-16.
- ^ "Actresses, Leads". Motion Picture Studio Directory: 109. 1919 – via Ancestry.com.
- ^ "Summer Theatre". The Dayton Daily News. 3 Aug 1912. Retrieved 2019-08-16.
- ^ "Martha-by-the-Day Pleases Audiences". The Anaconda Standard. 28 Jan 1915. Retrieved 2019-08-16.
- ^ Solomon, Aubrey (2014-01-10). The Fox Film Corporation, 1915–1935: A History and Filmography. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-8610-6.
- ^ Motography. 1918.
- ^ Higashi, Sumiko (1994-12-02). Cecil B. DeMille and American Culture: The Silent Era. University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-08557-2.
External links
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- Mary Mersch at IMDb
- Mary Mersch at the Internet Broadway Database
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