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Mary Carlisle
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Film & TV
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Mary Carlisle (born Gwendolyn Witter; February 3, 1914 – August 1, 2018) was an American screen actress, singer, and dancer, her film career spanning the years 1923 to 1943 (primarily 1930 onward). She died at age 104 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California on 1 August 2018.
Known for
- Bing Crosby: Rediscovered — Self (archive footage)2014
- Dead Men Walk — Gayle Clayton1943
- Baby Face Morgan — Virginia Clark1942
- Torpedo Boat — Jane Townsend1942
- Rags to Riches — Carol Patrick1941
- Dance, Girl, Dance — Sally1940
- Inside Information — Crystal1939
- Beware Spooks! — Betty Lou Gifford1939
- Call a Messenger — Marge Hogan1939
- Rovin' Tumbleweeds — Mary Ford1939
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Key facts
- Born
- Gwendolyn Witter , ( 1914-02-03 ) February 3, 1914, Boston , Massachusetts, U.S.
- Died
- August 1, 2018 (2018-08-01) (aged 104), Los Angeles, California, U.S.
- Resting place
- Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery
- Occupations
- Actress, singer, dancer
- Years active
- 1923–1943
- Spouse
- James Blakeley, ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1942 ; died 2007 )
- Relatives
- Leotta Whytock (aunt)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Mary
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Boston
- Place of death
- Los Angeles
- Occupation
- film actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Instrument
- voice
- Image
- Mary Carlisle Ball.jpg
- Number of children
- 1
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- date of birth
- 1914-02-03
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- Mary Carlisle
- date of death
- 2018-08-01
- start of work period
- 1923-00-00
- end of work period
- 1943-00-00
- place of burial
- Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery
- name in native language
- Mary Carlisle
- birth name
- Gwendolyn Witter
- subject has role
- centenarian
- writing language
- English language
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Encyclopedic overview
Mary Carlisle (born Gwendolyn Witter; February 3, 1914 – August 1, 2018) was an American actress, singer and dancer, best known for her roles as a wholesome ingénue in numerous 1930s musical-comedy films.
Carlisle starred in more than 60 Hollywood films, moving beyond bit parts after coming to attention, alongside the likes of Gloria Stuart and Ginger Rogers, as one of 15 girls selected by the Western Association of Motion pictures as their WAMPAS Baby Stars in 1932. Her first major role was in the 1933 film College Humor with Bing Crosby. The two performers worked together in two additional films, Double or Nothing (1937) and Doctor Rhythm (1938). After her marriage in 1942 and a starring role in Dead Men Walk (1943), she retired from acting.
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