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May McAvoy

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  • 1899 - 1984

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia May McAvoy (September 8, 1899 – April 26, 1984) was an American actress who worked mainly during the silent-film era. Some of her major roles are Laura Pennington in The Enchanted Cottage, Esther in Ben-Hur, and Mary Dale in The Jazz Singer. McAvoy appeared in her first film in 1917 entitled Hate. After appearing in more than three dozen films, McAvoy co-starred with Ramón Novarro and Francis X. Bushman in director Fred Niblo's 1925 production of Ben-Hur released by MGM. The feature-length film was one of the most lavish and spectacular productions of the silent movie era. Although her voice was not heard in The Jazz Singer, she did speak in several other films, including the second "all-talkie" released by Warner Brothers, The Terror, which was directed by Roy Del Ruth and co-starred Conrad Nagel. For years, a rumor circulated that McAvoy retired from the screen at the transition to sound films because of a lisp or speech impediment. In truth, she married the treasurer of United Artists, who asked her not to work. Later, she returned to films and played small roles during the 1940s and 1950s, making her final film appearance in a small part of the 1959 version of Ben-Hur.

Birthday: 1899-09-08

Born At: New York City, New York, U.S.

Casted In:

Ben-Hur
665
The Jazz Singer
939
Love Crazy
20644
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
31510
The Bad and the Beautiful
32499
Phantom Raiders
47403
Rio Rita
52853
Third Finger, Left Hand
67368
Two Girls and a Sailor
80941
Two Girls on Broadway
86902
The Yellow Cab Man
89702
Born to Sing
97770
Luxury Liner
97880
Movie Pests
101541
Lady Windermere's Fan
121379
The Terror
148112
Ringside Maisie
155583
The Enchanted Cottage
176275
The Fire Brigade
188861
Dulcy
190413
The Bedroom Window
200398
Main Street on the March!
236802
Three Women
257655
The Mad Whirl
273604
A Trip to Paramountown
277693
Morals
286226
Only 38
286741
A Perfect Lady
291930
The Devil's Garden
337448
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
342221
My Old Dutch
372302
The Savage
388156
The Lion and the Mouse
463850
Caught in the Fog
463974
Stolen Kisses
464693
No Defense
466620
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