Mary Anderson (silent film actress)
Encyclopedia
Mary Anderson was an American actress, who appeared in 77 silent films between 1914 and 1923.
in the same city. Anderson also attended Holy Cross School and made her first appearance in public as a Grecian dancer at charity functions. Anderson had been seen in many productions since the day she first made her bow on the silversheet for the Vitagraph Studios
. A popular player, she had probably done her best work in Irvin Willat
's feature production, The False Faces
(1919), for Ince-Paramount release. Anderson had also made her own production, "Bobbles," which had a splendid reception by the public. She was four feet eleven inches high, weighs one hundred and five pounds, had golden hair and blue eyes, and was an expert swimmer.
She later worked for Famous Players-Lasky
and Canyon Pictures.
, six days before her 89th birthday.
Career
Anderson was born in Brooklyn, New York, and was educated at Erasmus Hall High SchoolErasmus Hall High School
Erasmus Hall Campus High School is a four-year public high school in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, United States operated by the New York City Department of Education....
in the same city. Anderson also attended Holy Cross School and made her first appearance in public as a Grecian dancer at charity functions. Anderson had been seen in many productions since the day she first made her bow on the silversheet for the Vitagraph Studios
Vitagraph Studios
American Vitagraph was a United States movie studio, founded by J. Stuart Blackton and Albert E. Smith in 1897 in Brooklyn, New York. By 1907 it was the most prolific American film production company, producing many famous silent films. It was bought by Warner Bros...
. A popular player, she had probably done her best work in Irvin Willat
Irvin Willat
Irvin Willat was an American film director of the silent film era. He directed 39 films between 1917 and 1937. Early in his career Willat worked as a cinematographer on several films...
's feature production, The False Faces
The False Faces
The False Faces is a 1919 silent drama film directed by Irvin Willat and starring Lon Chaney, Sr. A print of the film survives at George Eastman House...
(1919), for Ince-Paramount release. Anderson had also made her own production, "Bobbles," which had a splendid reception by the public. She was four feet eleven inches high, weighs one hundred and five pounds, had golden hair and blue eyes, and was an expert swimmer.
She later worked for Famous Players-Lasky
Famous Players-Lasky
Famous Players-Lasky Corporation was an American motion picture and distribution company created on July 19, 1916 from the merger of Adolph Zukor's Famous Players Film Company -- originally formed by Zukor as Famous Players in Famous Plays -- and Jesse L...
and Canyon Pictures.
Personal life/death
She was daughter of actress Nellie Anderson. She married cinematographer Pliny Goodfriend but they divorced in 1937. She died in El Cajon, CaliforniaEl Cajon, California
-History:El Cajon is located on the Rancho El Cajon Mexican land grant made in 1845 to María Antonia Estudillo, wife of Miguel Pedrorena. In 1876 Amaziah Lord Knox , a New Englander who had recently moved to California, established a hotel there to serve the growing number of people traveling...
, six days before her 89th birthday.