Mario Cabre (1916 - 1990)

Actor, Author, Bullfighter. Born Mario Cabré i Esteve in Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain, he was the member of a family of artists. He published poetry throughout his life and won the Ciudad de Barcelona Award for his book “Maramor”. But he is best remembered as an actor and bullfighter. In 1943 he debuted in the bullring […]

Marion Aye (1903 - 1951)

Actress. A noted beauty of the early 1920s, she had a brief career in silent films. Raised in Chicago, she was signed by producer Mack Sennett who had an eye for girls that looked good in swimsuits and made her silver screen bow in the 1919 short “Hearts and Flowers”. Marion went on to roles […]

Marion Byron (1911 - 1985)

Actress. Born, Miriam Bilenkin in Dayton, Ohio, she made her stage debut at the age of 13 in a Los Angeles production of “Patsy”. In films, she debuted opposite Buster Keaton in “Steamboat Bill, Jr.” (1928). She also appeared in many Hal Roach screen shorts such as “Girls Demand Excitement” and “Broadway Babies”. Her final […]

Marjorie Bennett (1896 - 1982)

Actress. Born in York, Australia. Died of cancer. Sister of actress Enid Bennett and Catherine Bennett. Appeared in “Kiss Me Deadly” (1955) and “Coogan’s Bluff” (1968).

Marjorie Zier (1909 - 1952)

Actress. Also known as Jerry Zier, she was most noted for appearing in early western talkies. Her credits included “Cactus Trails” (1927), “A Racing Romeo” (1927), “Phantom Of The Range” (1928) and “Dynamite” (1929). 

Marlene Rasnick (1944 - 2001)

Stage and motion picture actress of the 1960s through the 1990s. She co-founded the Public Works Improvisational Theatre in 1973.

Martha Bamattre (1891 - 1970)

Actress. Born in Switzerland, she was most noted for her roles as the French peasant woman in “Battleground” (1949) and as Mathilde Mattieu in “An American in Paris” (1951). Her other credits included “Bolero” (1934), “Champagne Waltz” (1937), “Reunion in France” (1942), “Thunderbirds” (1952) and “To Catch a Thief” (1955).

Martin Balsam (1919 - 1996)

Actor. Born to parents of Jewish descent, he experienced his first taste of acting as a villain in an amateur production of “Pot Boiler” in 1935 and after his graduation from DeWitt Clinton High School, he toiled at several occupations. He decided to pursue a career in acting and went onto appear in several off-Broadway […]

Mary Astor (1906 - 1987)

Actress. She appeared in more than 100 films, but is best known for co-starring in the film “The Maltese Falcon” (1941) with Humphrey Bogart. She won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for “The Great Lie.” She was the author of five novels and an autobiography.

Mary Bertrand (1871 - 1955)

Actress. Born Mary Bertrand Steenbergen in Illinois, she began her career in the early 1900s, performing at the Liberty Theatre New York and on Broadway. For feature films she appeared in “The Wife Takes A Flyer” (1942) and “Tahiti Honey” (1943).

Mary Blackford (1914 - 1937)

American stage and motion picture actress of the 1930s. She appeared in the 1934 romantic drama “Love Time.” Her promising career ended early after an auto accident in 1934 left her paralyzed from the neck down.

Mary Jackson (1910 - 2005)

Stage, Film and TV Actress. She played ‘Miss Emily Baldwin’ on “The Waltons.” Through the 1940s and 50s, she worked in summer stock and on Broadway as well as stage productions in Chicago and Los Angeles. On Broadway, Jackson appeared in shows including “Kiss & Tell,” “Eastward in Eden,” “The Flowering Cherry” and “The Trial […]

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 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” […]