Cause of death heart ailment Role Actress Name Mary Servoss | Years active 1905-1949 Occupation Actress | |
Born June 2, 1888 ( 1888-06-02 ) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. Died November 20, 1968, Los Angeles, California, United States Movies Danger Signal, An Act of Murder, Summer Storm Similar People Robert Florey, Michael Gordon, Douglas Sirk | ||
GENRE FILES: SO PROUDLY WE HAIL (1943)
Mary Servoss (June 2, 1888 – November 20, 1968) was an American stage and screen actress. Her main career was centered on the Broadway stage.
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Biography
She was born to Carlos A. Servoss and Mary (née Baker) in Chicago. She made her stage debut in 1905 in a stock company playing a small part in Lorna Doone. In 1922 Portia to David Warfield's Shylock in The Merchant of Venice. In the 1929 play Street Scene later a 1931 film by King Vidor. Also in the 1931 play Counsellor-At-Law starring Paul Muni which was later filmed with John Barrymore. She appeared as the Queen Gertrude in performances of Hamlet by both Raymond Massey(1931) and Leslie Howard(1936).
Films
She was a veteran stage actress when she made her first film in 1940 and made over 20 films by the time of her last film in 1949.
Hobby
When not in the theatre her hobby was restoring old farmhouses.
Death
Mary Servoss died in Los Angeles on November 20, 1968.