Full Name Mary Young Name Mary Young Other names Mary Marsden Young Role Film actress | Occupation Actress Spouse John Craig (m. ?–1932) Years active 1937-1968 | |
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Born June 21, 1879 ( 1879-06-21 ) New York City, New York, U.S. Died June 23, 1971, La Jolla, San Diego, California, United States Movies The Lost Weekend, The Trouble with Angels, Blue Denim, Address Unknown Similar People Billy Wilder, Philip Dunne, Ida Lupino, George Cukor, William Cameron Menzies | ||
Mary Marsden Young (June 21, 1879 – June 23, 1971) was an American stage and film actress whose career spanned the first sixty years of the 20th century. She started her career in the theatre and ended playing elderly ladies in film and lastly on television.
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On stage she scored a memorable hit in 1913 playing opposite John Barrymore in the stage version of Believe Me Xantippe. Her first Broadway credit was in 1899. She was approaching sixty in 1937 when she made her first Hollywood movie. She made many television appearances in the 1950s and 1960s. Her last television appearance was in a 1968 episode of Gomer Pyle.
Family
She and her husband, actor John Craig(1868-1931) had two children, the eldest of whom, Harmon Bushnell Craig, was killed at 22 while serving in World War I. Their other son John Craig Jr. died in Los Angeles in 1945.
Death
Young died at La Jolla, California, on June 23, 1971, aged 92.
Filmography
Actress
1968
Gomer Pyle: USMC (TV Series) as
Mrs. Petrie
- Gomer Goes Home (1968) - Mrs. Petrie
1966
Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round as
Mrs. Galbrace (uncredited)
1966
F Troop (TV Series) as
Widow O'Brien
- Reach for the Sky, Pardner (1966) - Widow O'Brien
1966
The Trouble with Angels as
Mrs. Eldridge
1954
The Jack Benny Program (TV Series) as
Mildred Holmquist / Old Woman
- The Lucille Ball Show (1964) - Old Woman
- Jack Casting for TV Special (1961) - Mildred Holmquist
- The Life of Jack Benny (1954) - Mildred Holmquist
1964
My Three Sons (TV Series) as
Mrs. Sowerby
- The Guys and the Dolls (1964) - Mrs. Sowerby
1963
The Bill Dana Show (TV Series)
- The Hiring of Jose (1964)
- You Gotta Have Heart (1963)
1963
The Patty Duke Show (TV Series) as
Ella
- The President (1963) - Ella
1963
Petticoat Junction (TV Series) as
Lydia
- Is There a Doctor in the Roundhouse? (1963) - Lydia
1963
The Virginian (TV Series) as
Gertrude
- Vengeance Is the Spur (1963) - Gertrude
1960
The Law and Mr. Jones (TV Series) as
Mrs. Walker / Sarah the Housekeeper
- Reunion (1962) - Mrs. Walker
- Christmas Is a Legal Holiday (1960) - Sarah the Housekeeper
1960
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (TV Series) as
Lady in the Hall / Woman in Store
- The Newlyweds Get Settled (1961) - Lady in the Hall
- Bad Day at Blueberry Rock (1960) - Woman in Store
1961
Perry Mason (TV Series) as
Agnes Murdock
- The Case of the Impatient Partner (1961) - Agnes Murdock
1960
The Tom Ewell Show (TV Series) as
Mrs. Pringle
- Salesmanship Lesson (1960) - Mrs. Pringle
1960
Thriller (TV Series) as
Sarah Gedney
- Worse Than Murder (1960) - Sarah Gedney
1954
The Loretta Young Show (TV Series) as
Birdie Pennybaker / Sarah Wynn
- Slight Delay (1960) - Birdie Pennybaker
- Time and Yuletide (1954) - Sarah Wynn
1959
Blue Denim as
Aunt Bidda
1959
Alias Jesse James as
'Ma' James
1958
Hey, Jeannie! (TV Series) as
Mother Flanagan
- The Jam (1958) - Mother Flanagan
1958
The Gale Storm Show: Oh! Susanna (TV Series)
- Happily Unmarried (1958)
1958
Studio 57 (TV Series)
- Stopover in Bombay (1958)
1958
Official Detective (TV Series) as
Mrs. Montgomery
- The Silk Stocking Gang (1958) - Mrs. Montgomery
1957
The Thin Man (TV Series) as
Teresa Trimble
- Acrostic Murders (1957) - Teresa Trimble
1957
The Frank Sinatra Show (TV Series)
- That Hogan Man (1957)
1957
Code 3 (TV Series) as
Mrs. Ellsworth
- Revolt on the Freeway (1957) - Mrs. Ellsworth
1957
Circus Boy (TV Series) as
Mrs. Amelia Lilly
- The Fortune Teller (1957) - Mrs. Amelia Lilly
1957
Wire Service (TV Series) as
Nellie
- Violence Preferred (1957) - Nellie
1956
Around the World in 80 Days as
Extra (uncredited)
1956
Crossroads (TV Series) as
Gigi
- The Singing Preacher (1956) - Gigi
1956
Matinee Theatre (TV Series)
- Bread Upon the Waters (1956)
1955
The Bob Cummings Show (TV Series) as
Mrs. Taylor
- Grandpa's Christmas Visit (1955) - Mrs. Taylor
1955
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin (TV Series) as
Birdie
- Higgins Rides Again (1955) - Birdie
1955
It's a Great Life (TV Series) as
Mrs. Higgins
- Hash House (1955) - Mrs. Higgins
1955
The Seven Year Itch as
Woman in Train Station (uncredited)
1954
Public Defender (TV Series) as
Annette Pike / Mrs. Snyder
- Clifford Pike (1955) - Annette Pike
- Let Justice Be Done (1954) - Mrs. Snyder
1955
Damon Runyon Theater (TV Series) as
Grandma
- Dancing Dan's Christmas (1955) - Grandma
1952
Fireside Theatre (TV Series)
- Luxurious Ladies (1955)
- The Roof (1952)
1955
Father Knows Best (TV Series) as
Grace
- Jim, the Farmer (1955) - Grace
1955
Cavalcade of America (TV Series)
- Petticoat Doctor (1955)
1954
Passport to Danger (TV Series) as
Flower Woman
- Sofia (1954) - Flower Woman
1954
This Is My Love as
Mrs. Timberly
1954
Lux Video Theatre (TV Series) as
Mrs. Lacey
- The Mansion (1954) - Mrs. Lacey
1954
A Star Is Born as
Boardinghouse Woman (uncredited)
1954
General Electric Theater (TV Series) as
Aunt Molly
- Wild Luke's Boy (1954) - Aunt Molly
1954
Mr. & Mrs. North (TV Series) as
Opal Crump
- Homicide Limited (1954) - Opal Crump
1954
Annie Oakley (TV Series) as
Mrs. Johnson - Jaime's Mother
- Annie and the Silver Ace (1954) - Mrs. Johnson - Jaime's Mother
1954
It Should Happen to You as
Elderly Customer at Macy's (uncredited)
1953
Terry and the Pirates (TV Series) as
Martha Witherspoon
- Tea Hee (1953) - Martha Witherspoon
1953
I'm the Law (TV Series) as
Mrs. Crispin
- Husband and Wife Murder Story (1953) - Mrs. Crispin
1953
Schlitz Playhouse (TV Series)
- Happy Ending (1953)
1952
Boston Blackie (TV Series) as
Needles
- The Deadly Payoff (1953) - Needles
- Queen of Thieves (1952) - Needles
- Timely Hour (1952)
1952
Racket Squad (TV Series) as
Miss Hopkins
- A Place for Grandma (1952) - Miss Hopkins
1952
Walk East on Beacon! as
Old Lady (uncredited)
1951
The Range Rider (TV Series) as
Grandma Melton
- The Flying Arrow (1951) - Grandma Melton
1951
Joe Palooka in Triple Cross as
Mrs. Reed, Tourist Stop Manager
1951
An American in Paris as
Flower Lady (uncredited)
1951
The Fat Man as
Saleswoman (uncredited)
1951
The Mating Season as
Spinster
1950
One Too Many as
Mrs. Sullivan
1949
Song of Surrender as
Miss Rivercomb (uncredited)
1949
Kraft Theatre (TV Series)
- Where the Deer and the Antelope Play (1949)
1947
A Double Life as
Actress in 'A Gentleman's Gentleman'
1947
A Likely Story as
Little Old Lady
1947
Blondie's Holiday as
Mrs. Breckenbridge
1946
Temptation as
Mrs. McCormick (uncredited)
1946
The Bride Wore Boots as
Janet Doughton
1946
To Each His Own as
Mrs. Nix
1946
Shock as
Mrs. Penny (uncredited)
1945
The Stork Club as
Mrs. Edith Bates
1945
The Lost Weekend as
Mrs. Deveridge
1944
Casanova Brown as
Mrs. Dean (uncredited)
1944
Address Unknown as
Mrs. Delaney
1943
Watch on the Rhine as
Mrs. Mellie Sewell
1942
The Navy Comes Through as
Mrs. Duttson (uncredited)
1942
Blondie for Victory as
Mrs. Webster, Housewife of America (uncredited)
1942
The Wife Takes a Flyer as
Old Lady (uncredited)
1940
Foreign Correspondent as
Auntie Maude (uncredited)
1939
The Women as
Grandma (uncredited)
1939
The Hound of the Baskervilles as
Betsy Ann's Mother (uncredited)
1937
This Is My Affair as
Dowager
Soundtrack
1945
The Stork Club (performer: "In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree" (1905) - uncredited)
References
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