| Mary Nash | |
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| Born | Mary Ryan August 15, 1884 Troy, New York, U.S. |
| Died | December 3, 1976 (aged 92) Brentwood, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1904–1946 |
| Spouse(s) | Jose Ruben (1918–?) (divorce) |
Mary Nash (August 15, 1884 – December 3, 1976)[1] was an American actress.
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Nash was born Mary Ryan on August 15, 1884 (some say 1885) in Troy, New York, to parents James H. and Ellen Ryan. She was educated at the Convent of St. Anne in Montreal and trained for acting at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. She was the elder sister to theater actress Florence Nash.
She was a noted stage actress in New York[2] and successful in vaudeville before moving to Hollywood in 1934, where she was in films until 1946. According to Allmovie: "Nash was often cast as seemingly mild-mannered women who turned vicious when challenged, as witness her work in College Scandal (1936) and Charlie Chan in Panama (1940). ... Mary Nash's most sympathetic role was as the long-suffering wife of blustering capitalist J. B. Ball in Easy Living (1937)."[3] Nash probably is best known for two films where she acted alongside Shirley Temple, first as Fraulein Rottenmeier in Heidi (1937) and then as the selfish and authoritarian Miss Minchin in The Little Princess (1939). She also was well known as Katharine Hepburn's socialite mother in both stage and movie productions of The Philadelphia Story (1940). She played a supporting role in the 1936 Academy Award-winning film Come and Get It and a featured role in In the Meantime, Darling in 1944.
In 1918 she married French actor, writer and director Jose Ruben (born 1888-died 1969). They were divorced shortly after.
She died from natural causes, at home on December 3, 1976, in Brentwood, California. [1]
   | ''The Man Who Came Back'', 1916 - Michigan State University Department of Theatre - Theatre Archive at MSU |
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