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Mary MacLaren (1900 - 1985)

American motion picture actress of the 1910s through the 1940. Appeared with Barbara Stanwyck and Joel McCrea in the 1939 classic western “Union Pacific.” Sister of actress Katherine MacDonald. 

Mary Tamm (1950 - 2012)

Actress. Best known for playing Romana in the popular British series “Doctor Who”. Born to poverty-stricken Estonian immigrants in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, in the northern region of England, she was not introduced to the English language until she attended primary school. With aspirations of becoming an actress Mary was able to attend the Royal Academy of […]

Mary Beal (1878 - 1929)

Early silent screen actress. Married to actor Frank Beal.

Mary Bear (1910 - 1972)

Actress. Born Mary Baer in Los Angeles, California, she was regular performer of films in the 1940s to 1950s. Her credits included “The Lady In Ermine” (1948), “Johnny Allegro” (1949), “The Life of Riley” (1949), “Stella” (1950), “Mother Didn’t Tell Me” (1950), “Singing Guns” (1950) and I‘ll Cry Tomorrow” (1955).

Mary Bell (1911 - 2005)

Actress, Playwright and novelist. Widow of actor Sir John Mills. Mother of Juliet, Jonathon, and Hayley Mills. Best known for her 1958 novel “Whistle Down the Wind,” which would later become a stage production and a film starring her daughter Hayley. Mary Hayley Bell was born in Shanghai, China where her father was a customs […]

Mary Benny (1905 - 1983)

Actress, Comedienne. The real life wife of actor Jack Benny, she played the role of the long-suffering housewife who is given no money to run the household. Born Sadye Marks in Seattle, Washington, she first worked as a department store clerk, when she met Jack Benny, who was then a beginning radio star. She married […]

Mary Boland (1880 - 1965)

American motion picture and television actress of the 1910s through 1950s.

Mary Brian (1906 - 2002)

Motion Picture Actress. Popular romantic leading lady in many films of the 1920s thru the late 1930s. Married to legendary film editor George Tomasini for many years. They are buried side by side.

Mary Brough (1863 - 1934)

Actress. She starred in British silent and early sound films. In 1881 she began her stage career at the Aldwych Theatre in London, appearing in such hit plays as “Thark” and “The Cuckoo in the Nest”. She was best-known for portraying menacing cockney women in British satires. Her screen credits include “Beauty and the Barge” […]

Mary Ann Jackson (1923 - 2003)

American former child actress who appeared in Our Gang short subjects series between 1928 and 1931. Her career began under the shadow of her actor relatives, mother Charlotte Jackson, and older sister, “Peaches” Jackson”. Jackson made her film debut in a 1925 Ruth Taylor short, “Dangerous Curves”. Her first big break came with the role […]

Maurice Dallimore (1912 - 1973)

Actor. He was a popular performer most noted for portraying proper British character roles. He had his biggest success appearing as a regular on many TV shows such as “77 Sunset Strip”, “The Jack Benny Show”, “McHale’s Navy”, “My Three Sons” and as Superintendent Watson on the “Batman” series. His feature film credits include “north […]

Max Wall (1908 - 1990)

English Comedian and Actor. He is best remembered for his ludicrously attired and hilariously strutting character ‘Professor Wallofski’. Born Maxwell George Lorimer in Brixton, London, England he was the son of Scottish comedy actor and music hall entertainer Jack Lorimer. In 1920 his father died of tuberculosis and his mother remarried and they all moved […]

May Baxter (1885 - 1934)

Actress. She appeared in the films, “Penrod” (1922), and “The Sins Of St. Anthony” (1920).

Mei Ling Yung (1959 - 1985)

Actress. Barbara Yung was a big star in Hong Kong prior to her suicide in 1985, and details of her funeral arrangements were widely publicised in the media. She was cremated in Hong Kong and her ashes taken back to Cambridge, England by her mother to be buried in a cemetery not far from where […]

Menchu Quesada (1918 - 2005)

Actress. She participated in 15 movies, but she is specially remembered for her role of ‘Lucía Campanelli’ in the successful television comedy “Los Campanelli” (1969 to 1974.) and for her secondary roles in many soap operas. Between 1954 and 1960 she lived and worked in Spain, achieving good critics.

Michael Ansara (1922 - 2013)

Actor. He is best remembered as playing Cochise on the television series “Broken Arrow” and Klingon commander ‘Kang’ on three separate “Star Trek” television series. Born to American parents in a small Syrian village, he came to the US when he was two years old, residing first in Lowell, Massachusetts before the family moved to […]

Michael Hafner (1959 - 2005)

Actor. While he worked at the theatre in Coburg he had the idea for a Samba-Festival in the city. Although most people were skeptical of the idea, he was soon supported by the mayor and the Samba-Festivals Coburg was celebrated for the first time in 1992. The annual event has nowadays become the largest of […]

Michael Vale (1922 - 2005)

Actor. Best known for his portrayal of a sleepy-eyed Dunkin’ Donuts baker who said “Time to make the doughnuts.” Vale studied acting at the Dramatic Workshop in New York with classmates Tony Curtis, Ben Gazzara and Rod Steiger. The veteran of the Broadway stage, film and television appeared in more than 1300 TV commercials. He […]

Michael Zaslow (1942 - 1998)

Actor. He is best remembered for his roles on television soap operas. Among his many roles are as, ‘Jonathan Hadary’ on “King’s Crossing” in 1982, ‘Dick Hart’ on “Search For Tomorrow” from 1970 to 1971, ‘Dr. Peter ‘Pete’ Chernak’ on “Love Is A Many Splendored Thing” in 1970, ‘David Renaldi’ on “One Life To Live” […]

Michele Fawdon (1947 - 2011)

Actress. She shall be remembered for her long career on Australian television. Raised in the London suburbs she had stage ambitions from an early age and at 12 entered the Bush Davies Theatrical School in Sussex. Moving to Australia she made her silver screen bow in 1971’s “Stockade” and received her first major notice as […]

Mildred Brook (1898 - 1989)

British Actress. She is the mother of Faith Brook and Lyndon Brook. She is the wife of Clive Brook since 1920 until his death in 1974. Her film credits include: “The Constant Nymph,” “The Wine of Life,” “Paddy the Next Best Thing,” “The Thief,” “Monty Works the Wires,” and “Stella.”

Milton Kamen (1921 - 1977)

Actor, comic, stage performer. He got his start writing for Sid Ceasar, and later discovered Woody Allen. 

Mina Bern (1911 - 2010)

Actress, Singer. Though she appeared on Broadway and in a number of Hollywood films, she shall be best remembered as a star of the Yiddish theater scene of New York. Born Mina Bernholtz in what is now Poland, she was introduced to the stage early on with the traveling group Ararat. Fleeing the Nazi invasion […]

Minevera Urecal (1894 - 1966)

Actress. Born Minerva Holzer in Eureka, California, she was a radio and stage performer making her film debut in “Her Bodyguard” (1933). A veteran of over 250 films, her credits include “It Happened in New York” (1935), “Son of the Pioneer” (1942), “Block Busters” (1944), “Apache Rose” (1947), “The Raging Tide” (1951), “Miracle in the […]

Mitzi Hajos (1891 - 1970)

Singer, Dancer, Actress. The future Ziegfeld superstar was born Magdalena Hajos and began performing professionally while still a young child. She came to America in 1909 and played cabarets and vaudeville theater before appearing on Broadway in 1911’s ‘La Belle Paree’ and ‘Her Little Highness’ in 1913. Her lyrical soprano voice, nimble feet, and charming […]

Miyoshi Umeki (1929 - 2007)

Actress. She is best remembered for her role as Katsumi, the doomed Japanese wife of an American serviceman played by Red Buttons, in the 1957 film “Sayonara”. It earned her an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, making her the first Asian performer to win an Oscar. She was also nominated for a Golden Globe […]

Mona Bruns (1899 - 2000)

Actress. Remembered mainly for her numerous television roles on classic series, such as “Bonanza,” “Green Acres,” and “Little House on the Prairie.” She was married to actor Frank M. Thomas, and was the mother of actor Frankie Thomas.

Monica Bleibtreu (1944 - 2009)

Actress. She was well known throughout western Europe and the German speaking countries as a performer of the stage, motion pictures and television. She was a graduate of Vienna’s prestigious Max Reinhardt acting school, and performed in theater houses throughout Germany before turning her attention to television and motion pictures. In 1975 she earned a […]

Monica Zetterlund (1937 - 2005)

Jazz singer, actress, comedienne. One of Sweden’s most acclaimed jazz singers with international recognition. In 1964 she teamed with Bill Evans making the record “Waltz for Debby,” considered one of her best recordings. She also performed with Louis “Satchmo” Armstrong, Thad Jones and Zoot Sims, and the Swedish jazz musician Arne Domnerus, among others. One […]

Morgan Farley (1898 - 1988)

Actor. Born in Mamaroneck, New York, he was a wide-ranging performer on stage, film and television. He began his career on Broadway in the play “Seventeen” in 1918 and gained prominence in the 1920s, starring in many other stage productions. For feature films, he made his debut in “The Love Doctor” (1929), followed by “The […]