person

Mary Forbes

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1882-12-30

Place of Birth

Hornsey, Middlesex [now in Haringey, London], England, UK

Mary Forbes

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Mary Forbes (1 January 1883 – 22 July 1974), born Ethel Louise Young, was a British-American film actress, based in the United States in her latter years, where she died. She appeared in more than 130 films between 1919 and 1958. Forbes was born in Hornsey, England. 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. Her American stage debut came in Romance at Maxine Elliott's Theatre in 1913. She took over management of the Ambassadors Theatre in 1913 and had several years experience on stage in Britain and America before her appearances in Hollywood films. Two of her three children by her first marriage in the first quarter of 1904 to Ernest J. Taylor, Ralph and Dorothy Brenda, known as Brenda, were also actors. The middle child of the three, Phyllis Mary Taylor, was not in the acting business. Her second husband was British actor Charles Quartermaine, who married in 1925; the union ended in divorce. She married her third husband, Wesley Wall, an American businessman, in 1935; the couple remained married until her death in 1974. She became a naturalized United States citizen in 1943, with one of her character references being Lucile Webster Gleason, actress and wife of actor James Gleason.

Also Known For

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Theodora Goes Wild

Nov 12, 1936

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Terror by Night

Feb 01, 1946

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Laddie

Mar 18, 1935

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NA

Almost Married

May 22, 1942

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61

A Farewell to Arms

Dec 08, 1932

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74

You Can't Take It with You

Sep 01, 1938

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68

You Can't Cheat an Honest Man

Feb 17, 1939

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72

The Awful Truth

Oct 21, 1937

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65

Bombshell

Oct 13, 1933

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71

Les Misérables

Apr 20, 1935

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70

Roberta

Mar 07, 1935

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NA

She Was a Lady

Aug 22, 1934

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72

Captain Blood

Dec 26, 1935

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69

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

Sep 01, 1939

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55

British Agent

Sep 15, 1934

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63

Tender Comrade

May 30, 1944

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66

The Trespasser

Nov 11, 1929

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75

Outside These Walls

May 04, 1939

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73

Sunny Side Up

Dec 25, 1929

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71

Nothing But the Truth

Oct 10, 1941

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48

Rendezvous

Oct 25, 1935

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54

Les Miserables

Aug 14, 1952

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72

Back Street

Feb 07, 1941

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49

The Thirteenth Chair

Oct 19, 1929

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64

Houseboat

Nov 19, 1958

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35

The Man Who Came Back

Jan 11, 1931

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40

East Is West

Oct 23, 1930

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68

Always Goodbye

Jun 24, 1938

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70

You Can't Buy Everything

Jan 26, 1934

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66

Lady on a Train

Aug 03, 1945

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70

Chances

Jul 18, 1931

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48

The Sun Never Sets

May 31, 1939

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61

A Lost Lady

Sep 29, 1934

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The Woman's Portion

Jan 01, 1918

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60

Two Tickets to London

Jun 14, 1943

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68

Working Girls

Dec 12, 1931

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47

Everybody Sing

Feb 04, 1938

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42

Three Loves Has Nancy

Sep 02, 1938

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NA

Outside of Paradise

Feb 08, 1938

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35

Strictly Unconventional

May 03, 1930

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70

Blind Date

Jul 20, 1934

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25

Blame It on Love

Jun 18, 1940

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68

Ivy

Jun 26, 1947

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60

Risky Business

Mar 03, 1939

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52

Most Precious Thing in Life

Jun 15, 1934

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Women Who Win

Jan 02, 1919

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60

Laddie

Jan 18, 1940

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52

The Life of the Party

Sep 03, 1937

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Two Heads on a Pillow

Oct 02, 1934

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60

Happiness Ahead

Oct 27, 1934

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59

The Devil to Pay!

Dec 18, 1930

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53

Hollywood Cavalcade

Oct 13, 1939

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50

South of Suez

Nov 16, 1940

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72

The White Angel

Jun 25, 1936

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50

Born to Love

Apr 17, 1931

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56

Fast and Loose

Feb 17, 1939

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71

Three Smart Girls Grow Up

Mar 24, 1939

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55

These Glamour Girls

Aug 18, 1939

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66

We Live Again

Nov 01, 1934

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45

The Perfect Gentleman

Nov 22, 1935

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75

Ninotchka

Nov 23, 1939

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55

Cavalcade

Feb 08, 1933

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70

The Judge Steps Out

Dec 15, 1947

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50

Women of Glamour

Mar 09, 1937

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62

Another Dawn

Jun 26, 1937

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60

Shock

Jul 19, 1934

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72

All This, and Heaven Too

Jul 05, 1940

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55

The Silent Witness

Feb 07, 1932

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56

The Brat

Aug 23, 1931

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65

It Had to Be You

Dec 07, 1947

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10

Florian

Jun 05, 1940

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60

Dangerous Blondes

Sep 23, 1943

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42

Klondike Fury

Mar 20, 1942

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66

Wee Willie Winkie

Jul 30, 1937

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65

Wedding Present

Oct 09, 1936

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50

Earl Carroll Vanities

Apr 05, 1945

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NA

Cigarette Girl

Feb 13, 1947

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40

Vanity Fair

Mar 15, 1932

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60

I Stole a Million

Aug 01, 1939

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32

Twin Beds

Apr 30, 1942

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58

The Great Impersonation

Dec 18, 1942

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50

The Widow from Monte Carlo

Dec 19, 1935

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58

Stranded

Jun 29, 1935

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71

The Picture of Dorian Gray

Mar 03, 1945

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60

What Do You Think? (Number Three)

Jan 15, 1938

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67

Sherlock Holmes in Washington

Mar 24, 1943

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70

So This Is London

May 23, 1930

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68

Jane Eyre

Dec 24, 1943

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70

Mr. Lucky

Jul 01, 1943

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58

The Rage of Paris

Jun 09, 1938

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61

The Exile

Oct 17, 1947

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70

Stage Door

Oct 08, 1937

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54

Abraham Lincoln

Nov 08, 1930

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65

Anna Karenina

Aug 30, 1935

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40

I'll Remember April

Apr 01, 1945

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NA

Private Affairs

Jul 05, 1940

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10

Her Private Life

Aug 25, 1929

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64

You Gotta Stay Happy

Oct 28, 1948

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This Above All

May 12, 1942

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64

One Hundred Men and a Girl

Sep 05, 1937

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60

Dizzy Dames

May 29, 1935

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The Ice Follies of 1939

Mar 10, 1939

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Holiday

Jul 03, 1930

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Sadie McKee

May 09, 1934

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The Lady Clare

Jan 01, 1919

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52

The Black Arrow

Mar 18, 1948

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Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Oct 02, 1955

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Suspicion

Sep 30, 1957