Mary Ryan (actress)
Mary Ryan | |
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 Ryan in 1921 | |
| Born | Mary E. Ryan November 11, 1885 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Died | October 2, 1948 (aged 62) Cranford, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1890s–1936 |
| Spouse | Samuel Forrest[1] |
Mary Ryan (November 11, 1885 – October 2, 1948)[2] was an American stage and screen actress. She began acting as a child and was a popular young ingenue in the first decade of the twentieth century. She later made over 30 silent film shorts. She appeared in the 1906 hit play Brewster's Millions starring Edward Abeles. She was the leading lady to young John Barrymore in his first breakout Broadway success, The Fortune Hunter (1909). In 1912 she signed with the Philadelphia-based Lubin Manufacturing Company to appear in their short films. She is not to be confused with actress Mary Nash who was also born as Mary Ryan.
Personal life
Ryan was married to Sam Forrest from 1908 until his death in 1944. She died October 2, 1948 from undisclosed causes, at age 62.[3]
Filmography
- The Sheriff's Prisoner (1912) (short)
- The Uprising (1912) (short)
- The Forest Ranger (1912) (short)
- The Family Next Door (1912) (short)
- The Way of the Mountains (1912) (short)
- Chief White Eagle (1912) (short)
- His Western Way (1912) (short)
- The Blind Cattle King (1912) (short)
- The Power of Silence (1912) (short)
- His Blind Power (1913)
- Courageous Blood (1913) (short)
- Who Is the Savage? (1913) (short)
- The Unknown (1913) (short)
- An Adventure on the Mexican Border (1913) (short)
- In the Land of the Cactus (1913) (short)
- Pedro's Treachery (1913) (short)
- A Girl Spy in Mexico (1913) (short)
- The Penalty of Jealousy (1913) (short)
- The Accusing Hand (1913) (short)
- The Weaker Mind (1913) (short)
- A Dash For Liberty (1913) (short)
- The Fatal Scar (1913) (short)
- The Reformed Outlaw (1913) (short)
- The Clod (1913) (short)
- The Higher Law (1913) (short)
- The Evil Eye (1913) (short)
- The Rattlesnake (1913) (short)
- Hiawanda's Cross (1913) (short)
- The Circle's End (1914) (short)
- The Man from the West (1914) (short)
- Stop Thief! (1915)
- Home-Keeping Hearts (1921)
References
- ^ Who Was Who in the Theatre: 1912-1976 p.2099 v.4 compiled from original annual editions by John Parker; this 1976 edition published by Gale Research Company
- ^ Who Was Who on Screen 3rd Edition, p. 636 by Evelyn Mack Truitt c. 1983
- ^ Silent Film Necrology 2nd Edition, p. 462 by Eugene Michael Vazzana, c.2001
External links
- Mary Ryan at the Internet Broadway Database
- Mary Ryan at IMDb
- portrait gallery (New York Public Library/Billy Rose collection)
- Lubin Company portrait (University of Washington/Sayre collection)
- Mary Ryan and Jack Barrymore on the cover of the sheet music to The Fortune Hunter 1909
