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Alice Brady "The New York Idea" (1920) Herbert Blache

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The New York Idea (1920)

Réalisateur:
Herbert Blaché
Release Date:
27 novembre 1920 (USA) suite
Plot Keywords:
Divorce | Based On Play
Ensemble
(Interprètes principaux)

Alice Brady ... Cynthia Karslake
Lowell Sherman ... John Karslake
Hedda Hopper ... Vida Phillimore
George Howell ... Judge Philip Phillimore

Out of the Chorus (1921)

Réalisateur:
Herbert Blaché
Release Date:
février 1921 (USA)
Plot Keywords:
New York | Society | Theater
Ensemble
(Interprètes principaux)
Alice Brady ... Florence Maddis
Vernon Steele ... Ross Van Beekman
Charles K. Gerrard ... Ned Ormsby (as Charles Gerard)
Emily Fitzroy ... Mrs. Van Beekman

Alice Brady

Date of Birth:
2 November 1892, New York, New York, USA suite
Date of Death:
28 October 1939, New York, New York, USA suite
Mini Biography:
Alice Brady was born in New York City on November 2, 1892. She was interested... suite
Anecdotes:
Died of a virulent cancer, 5 days before what would have been her 47th birthday. suite
Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 1 win & 1 nomination suite
Filmographie
Jump to filmography as: Actrice, Soundtrack, Self, Archive Footage
Actrice:

1. Young Mr. Lincoln (1939) .... Abigail Clay
... autre titre : Vers sa destinée (France) [fr]
2. Zenobia (1939) .... Mrs. Emily Carter
... autre titre : Elephants Never Forget (UK)
... autre titre : Deux bons copains (France) [fr]
3. Joy of Living (1938) .... Minerva Garret
4. Goodbye Broadway (1938) .... Molly Malloy
5. Merry Go Round of 1938 (1937) .... Aunt Hortense
6. One Hundred Men and a Girl (1937) .... Mrs. Frost
... autre titre : 100 Men and a Girl (USA: review title)
7. Mr. Dodd Takes the Air (1937) .... Mme. Sonia Moro
8. Call It a Day (1937) .... Muriel West
... autre titre : Une journée de printemps (France) [fr]
9. Mama Steps Out (1937) .... Ada Cuppy
10. In Old Chicago (1937) .... Molly O'Leary
... autre titre : Incendie de Chicago, L' (France) [fr]
11. Three Smart Girls (1936) .... Mrs. Lyons
12. Mind Your Own Business (1936) .... Melba Shanks
13. Go West Young Man (1936) .... Mrs. Struthers
14. My Man Godfrey (1936) .... Angelica Bullock
... autre titre : Godfrey (France) [fr]
... autre titre : Mon homme Godfrey (France) [fr]
15. The Harvester (1936) .... Mrs. Biddle
16. Metropolitan (1935) .... Ghita Galin
17. Lady Tubbs (1935) .... Henrietta Tubbs
... autre titre : The Gay Lady (UK)
18. Let 'em Have It (1935) .... Aunt Ethel
... autre titre : False Faces (UK)
... autre titre : Ennemi public n°1, L (France) [fr]
19. Gold Diggers of 1935 (1935) .... Matilda Prentiss
20. The Gay Divorcee (1934) .... Aunt Hortense
... autre titre : The Gay Divorce (UK)
... autre titre : Joyeuse divorcée, La (France) [fr]
21. Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen (1934) .... Molly Prentiss
... autre titre : Kidnapped (UK)
... autre titre : Miss Fane's Baby
22. Should Ladies Behave (1933) .... Laura Merrick
23. Stage Mother (1933) .... Katherine 'Kitty' Lorraine
24. Beauty for Sale (1933) .... Mrs. Henrietta Sherwood
... autre titre : Beauty
25. Broadway to Hollywood (1933) .... Lulu Hackett
... autre titre : Ring Up the Curtain (UK)
26. When Ladies Meet (1933) .... Bridget Drake
... autre titre : Strange Skirts (USA: TV title)
... autre titre : Truth Is Stranger (USA: TV title)

27. The Snow Bride (1923) .... Annette Leroux
28. The Leopardess (1923) .... Tiare
29. Anna Ascends (1922) .... Anna Ayyob
30. Missing Millions (1922) .... Mary Dawson
31. Hush Money (1921) .... Evelyn Murray
32. Dawn of the East (1921) .... Countess Natalya
33. The Land of Hope (1921) .... Marya Nisko
34. Little Italy (1921) .... Rosa Mascani
35. Out of the Chorus (1921) .... Florence Maddis
36. The New York Idea (1920) .... Cynthia Karslake
37. A Dark Lantern (1920) .... Katherine Dereham
38. Sinners (1920) .... Mary Horton
39. The Fear Market (1920) .... Sylvia Stone

40. His Bridal Night (1919) .... Vi/Tiny Playfair (twins)
41. The Redhead (1919) .... Dazil Mellows
42. Marie, Ltd. (1919) .... Drina Hilliard
43. The World to Live In (1919) .... Rita Charles
... autre titre : The World We Live In
44. The End of the Road (1919)
45. The Indestructible Wife (1919) .... Charlotte Ordway
46. In the Hollow of Her Hand (1918) .... Hetty Castleton
... autre titre : The Hollow of Her Hand
47. Her Great Chance (1918) .... Lola Gray
48. The Better Half (1918) .... Louise/Beatrix Thorley (twins)
49. The Death Dance (1918) .... Flora Farnsworth
50. The Whirlpool (1918) .... Isabele Corbyn, aka Bella Cavello
51. The Ordeal of Rosetta (1918) .... Rosetta/Lola Gelardi (twins)
52. At the Mercy of Men (1918) .... Vera Souroff
53. The Trap (1918) .... Doris Shaw
54. The Spurs of Sybil (1918) .... Sybil Drew
55. The Knife (1918) .... Kate Tarleton
56. Woman and Wife (1918) .... Jane Eyre
... autre titre : The Lifted Cross
57. Her Silent Sacrifice (1917) .... Arlette
58. A Maid of Belgium (1917) .... Adoree
... autre titre : A Maid of Flanders
... autre titre : The Refugee
59. Betsy Ross (1917) .... Betsy Griscom
60. A Self-Made Widow (1917) .... Sylvia
61. The Divorce Game (1917) .... Florence, Viscountess de Sallure
62. Maternity (1917/I) .... Ellen Franklin
... autre titre : The Cry of the Unborn (USA)
63. Darkest Russia (1917) .... Ilda Barosky
64. The Dancer's Peril (1917) .... Mother/Daughter
... autre titre : The Snowbird
65. A Hungry Heart (1917) .... Gilberte Brigarde
... autre titre : The Hungry Heart (copyright title)
... autre titre : Droit chemin, Le (France) [fr]
... autre titre : Frou-Frou (France) [fr]
66. A Woman Alone (1917) .... Nellie Waldron
... autre titre : Loneliness
67. Bought and Paid For (1916) .... Vivian Blaine
... autre titre : The Faun (UK)
68. The Gilded Cage (1916) .... Princess Honore
... autre titre : The Heart of a Princess
69. Miss Petticoats (1916) .... Miss Petticoats
70. Vie de Bohème, La (1916) .... Mimi
... autre titre : Bohème, La (France: short title) [fr]
71. Tangled Fates (1916/I) .... Jane Lawson
... autre titre : The Grubstaker
72. Then I'll Come Back to You (1916) .... Barbara Allison
73. The Woman in 47 (1916) .... Viola Donizetti
74. The Ballet Girl (1916) .... Jenny Pearl
75. The Rack (1915) .... Mrs. Gordon
76. The Lure of Woman (1915) .... Katie O'Day
77. The Cup of Chance (1915)
78. The Boss (1915) .... Emily Griswold
79. As Ye Sow (1914) .... Dora Leland

Soundtrack:

1. In Old Chicago (1937) ("Sweet Genevieve" (1869) (uncredited), "The Irish Washerwoman" (uncredited))
... autre titre : Incendie de Chicago, L' (France) [fr]
2. Metropolitan (1935) (performer: "Gypsy Song" (uncredited))
3. Stage Mother (1933) (performer: "Any Little Girl, That's a Nice Little Girl, Is the Right Little Girl for Me")

Self:

1. A Trip to Paramountown (1922) .... Herself

2. Alice Brady in a Liberty Loan Appeal (1918) .... Herself

Archive Footage:

1. Boom! Hollywood's Greatest Disaster Movies (2000) (V)
2. Screen Snapshots Series 21, No. 2 (1941)

Born November 2, 1892(1892-11-02)
New York City, New York
Died October 28, 1939 (aged 46)
New York City, New York
[show]Awards won
Academy Awards
Best Supporting Actress
1937 In Old Chicago

Alice Brady (November 2, 1892 - October 28, 1939) was an Academy Award-winning American actress who began her career in the silent film era and survived the transition into talkies. She worked up until six months before her death from cancer in 1939. She is perhaps best remembered as the flighty mother of Carole Lombard in My Man Godfrey, released in 1936.
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Career

Brady was born in New York City as Mary Rose Brady, and was interested at an early age in becoming an actress. Her father, William A. Brady, was an important theatrical producer,[1] and she got her first job on Broadway in 1911 at the age of 18, in a show her father was associated with.[2] She continued to perform there (often in shows her father produced) consistently for the next 22 years. In 1931 she appeared in the premiere of Eugene O'Neill's Mourning Becomes Electra.[3]

Brady's father moved into movie production and presentation in 1913[4], with his World Film Corporation, and Brady soon followed along after him, making her first silent feature appearance in As Ye Sow in (1914). She appeared in 53 films in the next 10 years, all while continuing to perform on stage, the film industry at the time being centered in New York.[5]

In 1923, she stopped appearing in films to concentrate on stage acting, and did not appear on the screen again until 1933, when she made the move to Hollywood and M-G-M's When Ladies Meet become her first talking picture. From then on she worked frequently until her death, making another 25 films in seven years. Her final film was Young Mr. Lincoln (1939).
Eugene Pallette, Mischa Auer and Alice Brady in My Man Godfrey
Eugene Pallette, Mischa Auer and Alice Brady
in My Man Godfrey

Brady was married to actor James Crane from 1919 to 1922, when they divorced. They had one child, Donald. Alice Brady died from cancer on October 28, 1939, five days before her 47th birthday.[5]

[edit] Awards

For her portrayal of Mrs. Molly O'Leary in 1937's In Old Chicago, Brady won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She had been nominated for the same award the year before as well, for her work in My Man Godfrey.

At the Academy Award presentation dinner, Brady's Oscar statuette was stolen by a man who came onstage to accept the award on the absent actress' behalf. It was never recovered, and the imposter was never tracked down. Before the Academy could re-issue another statuette, Brady passed away.

Alice Brady naît le 2 novembre 1892 à New York.

Ell est la fille du producteur William A. Brady (1863-1950). Alors qu'elle est enfant, elle s'interesse au métier d'actrice. Après quelques figurations, des producteurs la remarque à New York. Elle tourne son 1er film en tant qu'actrice lorsqu'elle a 22 ans dans "As Ye Sow" (1914).

En 1919, elle se marie avec James Crane (1889-1968) jusqu'en 1922. Ils auront un enfant : Donald.

Après ce succès, on lui offre un contrat. Elle est l'une des 1ères actrices à faire fortune avec tant de succès dans le muet et passe le cap du parlant sans grand problème. En 1936, elle est nominée aux oscars pour le film "L'Incendie De Chicago" avec Tyrone Power et Phyllis Brooks.

Cependant, Alice est très malade : on lui trouve un cancer. En 1939, elle tourne dans son dernier film : "Youn Mr Lincoln" avec Henry Fonda. Au cours de sa vie, elle aura tournée dans 74 films muet et parlants. Sa voix aigue et amusante lui aura value un certain monopole.

Elle décède le 28 ocobre 1939 à New York.

Son étoile au Walk of Fame au numéro 6211 sur Hollywood Boulevard