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. Her first Broadway credit was in 1899. On stage she scored a memorable hit in 1913 playing opposite

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in the stage version of ''Believe Me, Xantippe''. 1924 saw her on Broadway in ''Dancing Mothers'' opposite John Halliday and

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who played the daughter later made famous by

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in a

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. She was approaching 60 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 ''

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''. She and her husband, actor John Craig, 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. Mary Young died at

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, on June 23, 1971, aged 92.Evelyn Mack Truitt, ''Who Was Who On Screen'' 2nd edit. p. 503, c. 1977

Selected filmography

* ''

The Angel of Crooked Street ''The Angel of Crooked Street'' is a 1922 American silent crime drama film directed by David Smith and starring Alice Calhoun, Ralph McCullough and William McCall.Connelly p.13 Synopsis Jennie Marsh, a young woman working as a maid is unjustl ...

'' (1922) - Mrs. Marsh *''

After Marriage ''After Marriage'' is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Norman Dawn and starring Margaret Livingston, George Fisher, and Helen Lynch Helen Lynch (April 6, 1900 – March 2, 1965) was an American silent film actress, mainly known ...

'' (1925) - Mrs. James Morgan * ''

This Is My Affair ''This Is My Affair'' is a 1937 American crime film directed by William A. Seiter and starring Robert Taylor, Barbara Stanwyck, Victor McLaglen and Brian Donlevy. It was released by 20th Century Fox. Plot In 1901, US President William McKinley ...

'' (1937) - Dowager * ''

The Hound of the Baskervilles ''The Hound of the Baskervilles'' is the third of the four crime novels by British writer Arthur Conan Doyle featuring the detective Sherlock Holmes. Originally serialised in ''The Strand Magazine'' from August 1901 to April 1902, it is set i ...

'' (1939) - Betsy Ann's Mother (uncredited) * '' The Women'' (1939) - Grandma (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1940) - Auntie Maude (uncredited) * ''

The Wife Takes a Flyer ''The Wife Takes a Flyer'' (aka ''Highly Irregular'', UK title: ''A Yank in Dutch'') is a 1942 romantic comedy film made by Columbia Pictures, directed by Richard Wallace. The film stars Joan Bennett and Franchot Tone. The screenplay of ''The Wif ...

'' (1942) - Old Lady (uncredited) * ''

Blondie for Victory ''Blondie for Victory'' is a 1942 American comedy film directed by Frank R. Strayer and starring Penny Singleton and Arthur Lake. It is the 12th entry in the Blondie series. Plot Blondie Bumstead forms a civilian defense group, Housewives of Am ...

'' (1942) - Mrs. Webster, Housewife of America (uncredited) * ''

The Navy Comes Through ''The Navy Comes Through'' is a 1942 American World War II film directed by A. Edward Sutherland. It stars Pat O'Brien, George Murphy and Jane Wyatt. Vernon L. Walker and James G. Stewart were nominated for an Oscar for Best Special Effects. Th ...

'' (1942) - Mrs. Duttson (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1943) - Mrs. Mellie Sewell * '' Address Unknown'' (1944) - Mrs. Delaney * ''

Casanova Brown ''Casanova Brown'' is a 1944 American comedy romantic film directed by Sam Wood, written by Nunnally Johnson, and starring Gary Cooper, Teresa Wright, and Frank Morgan. The film had its world premiere in western France after the Allies had liber ...

'' (1944) - Mrs. Dean (uncredited) * '' The Lost Weekend'' (1945) - Mrs. Deveridge * '' The Stork Club'' (1945) - Mrs. Edith Bates * ''

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'' (1946) - Mrs. Penny (uncredited) * '' To Each His Own'' (1946) - Mrs. Nix * ''

The Bride Wore Boots ''The Bride Wore Boots'' is a 1946 romantic comedy film with Barbara Stanwyck in the title role, playing opposite Robert Cummings. A very young Natalie Wood is seen in the film, directed by Irving Pichel. This was Stanwyck's last feature comedy ...

'' (1946) - Janet Doughton * ''

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'' (1946) - Mrs. McCormick (uncredited) * ''

Blondie's Holiday ''Blondie's Holiday'' is a 1947 American comedy film directed by Abby Berlin and starring Penny Singleton and Arthur Lake. The film is based on the comic strip of the same name. The screenplay was written by Chic Young and Connie Lee. The fil ...

'' (1947) - Mrs. Breckenbridge * ''

A Likely Story ''A Likely Story'' is a 1947 film directed by H. C. Potter. It starred real-life husband and wife Bill Williams and Barbara Hale. It is also known as ''A Fascinating Nuisance'' and ''Never Say Die''. Plot Bill Baker ( Bill Williams) has recentl ...

'' (1947) - Little Old Lady * '' A Double Life'' (1947) - Actress in 'A Gentleman's Gentleman' * ''

Song of Surrender ''Song of Surrender'' is a 1949 drama film directed by Mitchell Leisen and starring Wanda Hendrix and Claude Rains. Plot Cast *Wanda Hendrix as Abigail Hunt * Claude Rains as Elisha Hunt *Macdonald Carey as Bruce Eldridge *Andrea King as Phyl ...

'' (1949) - Miss Rivercomb (uncredited) * '' One Too Many'' (1950) - Mrs. Sullivan * '' The Mating Season'' (1951) - Spinster * '' The Fat Man'' (1951) - Saleswoman (uncredited) * ''

An American in Paris ''An American in Paris'' is a jazz-influenced orchestral piece by American composer George Gershwin first performed in 1928. It was inspired by the time that Gershwin had spent in Paris and evokes the sights and energy of the French capital d ...

'' (1951) - Flower Lady (uncredited) * ''Joe Palooka in Triple Cross'' (1951) - Mrs. Reed, Tourist Stop Manager * ''

Walk East on Beacon ''Walk East on Beacon'' is a 1952 American film noir drama film directed by Alfred L. Werker and starring George Murphy, Finlay Currie, and Virginia Gilmore. It was released by Columbia Pictures. The screenplay was inspired by a May 1951 ''Re ...

'' (1952) - Old Lady (uncredited) * ''

It Should Happen to You ''It Should Happen to You'' is a 1954 American romantic comedy film starring Judy Holliday, Peter Lawford and Jack Lemmon; it was Lemmon's first major film appearance. The film was directed by George Cukor, and partly filmed on location in New ...

'' (1954) - Elderly Customer at Macy's (uncredited) * '' A Star Is Born'' (1954) - Boardinghouse Woman (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1954) - Mrs. Timberly * ''

The Seven Year Itch ''The Seven Year Itch'' is a 1955 American romantic comedy film directed by Billy Wilder, from a screenplay he co-wrote with George Axelrod from the 1952 three-act play. The film stars Marilyn Monroe and Tom Ewell, who reprised his stage role. ...

'' (1955) - Woman in Train Station (uncredited) * ''

Around the World in Eighty Days ''Around the World in Eighty Days'' (french: link=no, Le tour du monde en quatre-vingts jours) is an adventure novel by the French writer Jules Verne, first published in French in 1872. In the story, Phileas Fogg of London and his newly employe ...

'' (1956) - Extra (uncredited) * ''

Official Detective ''Official Detective'' is an American anthology television series which aired in syndication from 1957 to March 19, 1958. The series was hosted by veteran film actor Everett Sloane.McNeil, Alex (1996). ''Total Television'' (4th ed.). New York: Pen ...

'' (1958, Episode: "The Silk Stocking Gang") - Mrs. Claudia Montgomery * ''

Alias Jesse James ''Alias Jesse James'' is a 1959 American Western comedy film directed by Norman Z. McLeod and starring Bob Hope and Rhonda Fleming.''Harrison's Reports'' film review; March 21, 1959, page 46. Based on a story by Robert St. Aubrey and Bert Lawre ...

'' (1959) - 'Ma' James * ''

Blue Denim ''Blue Denim'' is a 1959 film based on a Broadway play by writer James Leo Herlihy. It starred Carol Lynley and Warren Berlinger who reprised their stage roles. 17-year-old Brandon deWilde appeared in his first "adult" role as the male lead Arth ...

'' (1959) - Aunt Bidda * '' The Trouble with Angels'' (1966) - Mrs. Eldridge * ''

Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round ''Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round'' is a 1966 crime film written and directed by Bernard Girard, and starring James Coburn, Camilla Sparv, Aldo Ray, Nina Wayne, Todd Armstrong, Robert Webber, Rose Marie and Harrison Ford in his film debut. P ...

'' (1966) - Mrs. Galbrace (uncredited)

References

External links

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Portraits (NY Public Library, Billy Rose collection)
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