Anne Revere (June 25, 1903 – December 18, 1990) was an American actress and a progressive member of the board of the Screen Actors' Guild. She was best known for her work on

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and her film portrayals of mothers in a series of critically acclaimed films. An outspoken critic of the House Un-American Activities Committee, her name appeared in '' Red Channels: The Report on Communist Influence in Radio and Television'' in 1950 and she was subsequently blacklisted. Revere won an

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for her supporting role in the film ''

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'' (1945). She was also nominated in the same category for '' The Song of Bernadette'' (1943) and ''

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'' (1947). She won a

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for her performance in

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's play '' Toys in the Attic'' in 1960.

Early life

Born in New York City, Revere was a direct descendant of

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hero

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. Her father, Clinton, was a stockbroker, and she was raised on the

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and in Westfield, New Jersey. In 1926, she graduated from Wellesley College. Despite her unsuccessful attempts to join dramatic groups in high school and (initially) in college, she eventually was successful at Wellesley and studied dramatics there. She went on to enroll at the American Laboratory School to study acting with

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and

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Career

Revere gained early acting experience in regional and stock theater troupes. She made her Broadway debut in 1931 in ''The Great Barrington''. Three years later, she went to Hollywood to reprise her stage role in the film adaptation of ''Double Door''. She returned to Broadway to create the role of Martha Dobie in the original 1934 production of '' The Children's Hour'', and in later years, she appeared on the New York stage in '' As You Like It'', '' The Three Sisters'', and '' Toys in the Attic'', for which she won the 1960

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. Revere worked steadily as a character actress in films, appearing in nearly three dozen between 1934 and 1951. She was frequently cast in the role of a matriarch and played mother to Elizabeth Taylor,

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, Gregory Peck,

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, and

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. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress three times and won for her performance in ''

''. Additional screen credits included '' The Song of Bernadette'', ''

'', ''

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'', '' Body and Soul'', and '' A Place in the Sun''. In 1951, Revere resigned from the board of the

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. At the time, she was an active member of the

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. She later pleaded the Fifth Amendment and refused to testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee. ''A Place in the Sun'' was her last film role for two decades. She returned to the screen in ''

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''. In 1962, television director Joseph Hardy fought for Revere to appear in the popular soap opera ''A Time for Us''. ABC finally agreed to cast Revere in the role and after that Revere appeared frequently in television soap operas like '' A Flame in the Wind'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and '' Ryan's Hope''. Revere and her husband,

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Samuel Rosen moved to New York and opened an acting school, and she continued to work in

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and

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productions and on television.

Personal life

Revere married Rosen on April 11, 1935, and they remained wed until his death in 1984. Revere supported

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candidate Henry A. Wallace's campaign in 1948 and Adlai Stevenson in

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Illness and death

Revere died of pneumonia in her home at

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at the age of 87.Obituary ''

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'', December 24, 1990. She was survived by one sister. She was buried at Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Filmography

References

External links

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