Mary Carr
Mary Kennevan Carr ( born March 14, 1874 in German Town, Pennsylvania, † June 24, 1973 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California ) was an American actress.
Life
Mary Carr was born as Mary Kennevan in German Town, a suburb of Philadelphia. They first took the profession of a school teacher, but gave these up soon, to join itinerant actor squads. Since 1890, she has performed on theater stages. She married the actor William Carr, who has been involved since the beginning of the 20th century as an actor and director in the emerging film industry. Mary Carr appeared since 1915 on in silent films. Your most memorable roles she had when she represented in the years 1919 and 1920 in the films Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch ( directed by Hugh Ford) and Over the Hill to the Poor House (of Harry F. Millarde ) self-sacrificing, maternal female figures. So it was set to the typical for her role stereotypes, good-hearted mothers or grandmothers. Her nickname in Hollywood was The Mother of the Movies, the film - mother.
Among her notable film appearances movies Jesse James (1927, Lloyd Ingraham ) and Second Wife (1930, by Russell Mack ) are counted. For this purpose, especially their collaboration with the comedy duo Laurel and Hardy. In the short film One Good Turn ( 1931) showed in a leading role as antagonist of James Finlayson considerable comedic talent. In the feature film The Devil brothers she played her signature role altmütterliche.
Outside of the film had Mary Carr 's image of a " brisk, youthful matron ," who lived fashion conscious and each film role was concerned with young girlish enthusiasm.
His marriage to William Carr had six children, nearly all of which were active in the film industry. Thomas Carr was director. In his films, Mary Carr often adopted at the end of her film career a minor or major supporting roles.