Alice Brady

Alice Brady ( November 2, 1892 – October 28, 1939) was an American actress who began her career in silent films and later continued in talkies. She won an Academy Award in 1938. Mary Rose Brady was born in New York . She was interested in acting from childhood and thanks to her father, William Brady, who was a theater producer, in 1911, at the age of 18, she began to receive her first roles on Broadway . In 1913, her father went into the film producing business and Brady soon landed her first role in a silent film and over the next 10 years appeared in 53 films, all of which were then produced in New York City. In 1923, she left film acting for 10 years. In 1933, she signed a contract with MGM and moved to Hollywood , where she starred in her first sound film, When Ladies Meet. She continued to act in films for the next 7 years, until her death, appearing in 25 films during this time. In 1938, she was nominated for an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for My Man Godfrey and won the following year for her role as Mrs. Molly O'Leary in In Old Chicago. At the Oscar dinner , Brady's winning record was stolen. The thief was never tracked down, and the actress left the ceremony before she could be presented with a copy. From 1919 to 1922, Brady was married to actor James Crane, but the marriage ended in divorce. Alice Brady died of cancer on October 28, 1939, five days short of her 47th birthday. She is buried in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery in Sleepy Hollow , New York . Διαβάστε Περισσότερα