Alice Brady
American actress (1892–1939) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Alice Brady (born Mary Rose Brady; November 2, 1892 – October 28, 1939) was an American actress of stage and film. She began her career in the theatre in 1911, and her first important success came on Broadway in 1912 when she created the role of Meg March in the original production of Marian de Forest's Little Women. As a screen actress she first appeared in silent films and was one of the few actresses to survive the transition into talkies. She worked until six months before her death from cancer in 1939. Her films include My Man Godfrey (1936), in which she plays the flighty mother of Carole Lombard's character, and In Old Chicago (1937) for which she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.
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Born | Mary Rose Brady (1892-11-02)November 2, 1892 New York City, U.S. |
Died | October 28, 1939(1939-10-28) (aged 46) New York City, U.S. |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1914–1939 |
Spouse | James L. Crane (m.1919–div.1922) |
Children | 1[1] |
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In 1960, Brady received a motion pictures star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for her contributions to the film industry. Her star is located at 6201 Hollywood Boulevard.[2]