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Mary Servoss (June 2, 1888 – November 20, 1968)〔''Great Actors and Actresses of the American Stage in Historic Photographs p.66 c.1983 by Stanley Appelbaum〕 was a stage and screen actress. Her main career was centered on the Broadway stage. She was born to Carlos A. Servoss and Mary (née Baker) in Chicago. She made her stage debut in 1905 in a stock company playing a small part in ''Lorna Doone''.〔''Who Was Who in the Theatre: 1912-1976'' vol.2 D-H p.2149; originally published annually by John Parker ; this final edition by Gale Research Company〕 In 1922 Portia to David Warfield's Shylock in ''The Merchant of Venice''. In the 1929 play ''Street Scene'' later a 1931 film by King Vidor. Also in the 1931 play ''Counsellor-At-Law'' starring Paul Muni which was later filmed with John Barrymore. She appeared as the Queen Gertrude in performances of ''Hamlet'' by both Raymond Massey(1931) and Leslie Howard(1936). She was a veteran stage actress when she made her first film in 1940 and made over 20 films by the time of her last film in 1949. When not in the theatre her hobby was restoring old farmhouses.〔''Who Was Who''...Parker, John; Gale Research〕 Mary Servoss died in Los Angeles on November 20, 1968.〔''Silent Film Necrology'' p.479 2nd Edit. c.2001 by Eugene M. Vazzana〕〔''Who Was Who on Screen'' 2nd edit. p.418 c.1977 by Evelyn Mack Truitt〕 ==Selected stageography== *''Bedford's Hope'' (1906) *''The Master of the House'' (1912) *''Consequences'' (1914) *''Upstairs and Down'' (1916) *''Behold the Bridegroom'' (1927) *''Street Scene'' (1929) *''Tortilla Flat'' (1938) *''Swan Song'' (1946) *''Medea'' (1949) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mary Servoss」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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