Mary Jane Irving

Mary Jane Irving (October 20, 1913^{[citation needed]} – July 17, 1983) was an American actress. She appeared in 58 films between 1917 and 1938.

Mary Jane Irving
Jane Irving in 1925
Born	(1913-10-20)October 20, 1913 United States
Died	July 17, 1983(1983-07-17) (aged 69) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Other names	Jane Irving
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1917–1938
Spouse	Robert Carson ​ ​ (m. 1938; died 1983)​

Biography

Irving debuted in films when she was 2 years old. She "played a lot of baby roles, then disappeared from the picture."^[1] She returned to film in The Godless Girl (1928).^[1] Irving portrayed Mary in the film Tom Sawyer (1930).^[2] Her "first grown-up characterization" came in Arsène Lupin (1932).^[1]

Irving's off-screen work as an adult included being the stand-in for Janet Gaynor. The two looked enough alike that Irving was sometimes mistaken for Gaynor.^[3]

Irving attended Hollywood High School.^[4]

Irving was married to screenwriter Robert Carson until his death in 1983.^[5] Seven months after her husband's death, Irving died in Los Angeles, California.^{[citation needed]}

Filmography

Los Angeles Fire Chief R. J. Scott with actress Lois Wilson and child actresses Mae Giraci and Mary Jane Irving (right) in Safety Engineering (January 1921).

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1917	The Square Deal Man	Blossom - the child
1918	The One Woman	Girl
	An Alien Enemy	Fräulein Bertha Meyer
	Patriotism	Mimi
	The White Lie	Mary Jane
	The Heart of Rachael	Rachael's daughter
	The Temple of Dusk	Blossom
1919	Will You Be Staying for Supper?
	The Brand	The Child
	Tangled Threads	Little Barbara
	The Woman Michael Married	Girl
	The Westerners	Little Molly Welch
	The Gray Horizon	Kenneth Furthman
	Desert Gold	The Child
	Almost a Husband	Little Girl	Uncredited
1920	Live Sparks	Undetermined Role
	The Luck of Geraldine Laird	Child
	A Woman Who Understood	Peggy Knight
1921	The Home Stretch	Gwen Duffy
	A Certain Rich Man	Young Janet Barclay
	A Broken Doll	Rosemary
1922	The Cradle	Doris Harvey
	Travelin' On	Mary Jane Morton
	When Romance Rides	Bostie Bostil
	Golden Dreams	Child Clown	Credited as Jane Irving
	The Top of New York	Susan Gray
	Borderland	Totty
	Heart's Haven	Ella Laird
1923	Lost and Found on a South Sea Island	Baby Madge	Alternative titles: Captain Blackbird Lost and Found Passion of the Sea
	Little Church Around the Corner	Little Hetty (As a child)
	An Old Sweetheart of Mine	Mary Ellen Anderson (As a girl)
	Cordelia the Magnificent	François
	The Age of Desire	Margy (age 10)
	The Light That Failed	Young Maisie
1924	The Stranger	Maizie Darrant
	Fair Week	Tinkle
	Good Bad Boy	Judge Fawcett's daughter
1925	The Golden Bed	Margaret (As a child)	Uncredited
	The Shining Adventure	Lamey
	Sky's the Limit	Richard Hamilton's daughter
	The Tower of Lies	Little girl
	The Splendid Road	Hester Gephart
1926	Lovey Mary	Asia	Alternative title: Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
	Scotty of the Scouts	Mary Andrews
	The Flaming Forest	Ruth McTavish
1927	Night Life	Daughter of War Profiteer
1929	The Godless Girl	The Victim
1930	The Florodora Girl	Vibart Child	Alternative title: The Gay Nineties
	Tom Sawyer	Mary
1932	Without Honor	Bernice Donovan	Alternative title: Without Honors
	Arsène Lupin	Marie
	Probation	Gwen	Alternative title: Second Chances
	Mother's Holiday	The Daughter
1933	Malay Nights	Salvation Lass	Alternative title: Shadows of Singapore
1934	Student Tour	Student	Uncredited
	Gunfire	Sally Moore
1936	Follow the Fleet		Uncredited
1937	A Star Is Born		Uncredited
1938	Having Wonderful Time	Camp Guest	Uncredited