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'''Mary Ella Dees''' (June 3, 1911 — August 4, 2004) was an American stage and screen actress who once served as a primary stand-in double for late-1930s actress [[Jean Harlow]]. Dees |
'''Mary Ella Dees''' (June 3, 1911 — August 4, 2004) was an American stage and screen actress who once served as a primary stand-in double for late-1930s actress [[Jean Harlow]]. Dees had parts in ''[[The Last Gangster]]'' (1937), ''[[The Women]]'' (1939), as well as a number of [[Three Stooges]] shorts, which included ''[[Hoi Polloi]]'' (1935), and numerous [[Marx Brothers]] comedies. |
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==Biography and career== |
==Biography and career== |
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Born in [[Syracuse, New York]] on June 3, 1911<ref>Born on June 3, 1911, not in September 1911 as per the [http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi Social Security Death Index, under name DEES, MARY E (SS# 569-18-8259)]</ref>, the daughter of a successful lawyer, she was for a time raised in [[Tuscaloosa, Alabama]].<ref>[http://acumen.lib.ua.edu/u0003_0002562 Guide to actress Mary Dees' scrapbooks MSS.2562-001, University of Alabama, accessed 2011-01-02.]</ref> |
Born in [[Syracuse, New York]] on June 3, 1911<ref>Born on June 3, 1911, not in September 1911 as per the [http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi Social Security Death Index, under name DEES, MARY E (SS# 569-18-8259)]</ref>, the daughter of a successful lawyer, she was for a time raised in [[Tuscaloosa, Alabama]].<ref>[http://acumen.lib.ua.edu/u0003_0002562 Guide to actress Mary Dees' scrapbooks MSS.2562-001, University of Alabama, accessed 2011-01-02.]</ref> |
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In 1937, upon the sudden death of starlet actress Jean Harlow, Dees was cast by MGM bosses [[Louis B. Mayer]] and [[Irving Thalberg]] as a four-minute stand-in for Harlow, who was acting on the film ''[[Saratoga]]'' with [[Clark Gable]], which was still in production at the time |
In 1937, upon the sudden death of starlet actress Jean Harlow, Dees was cast by MGM bosses [[Louis B. Mayer]] and [[Irving Thalberg]] as a four-minute stand-in for Harlow, who was acting on the film ''[[Saratoga]]'' with [[Clark Gable]], which was still in production at the time.<ref name=Guardian>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/2005/sep/22/guardianobituaries.artsobituaries ''The Guardian'' obituary for Mary Dees, September 22, 2005; accessed January 2, 2011.] </ref> |
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===Later career=== |
===Later career=== |
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Dees appeared in her last film role in 1946, in the [[Marx Brothers]] film ''[[A Night in Casablanca]]''. She continued on act on stage in repretoiry theatre |
Dees appeared in her last film role in 1946, in the [[Marx Brothers]] film ''[[A Night in Casablanca]]''. She continued on act on stage in repretoiry theatre until 1985.<ref name=Guardian/> |
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==Personal== |
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Dees, who also was a long-term date of boxer [[Jack Dempsey]], also had briefly at one time dated reputed mobster [[Johnny Roselli]]. "I didn't pick boyfriends very well," she said. "My choice of dates did frustrate MGM bosses and horrified my mother." In 1937, on the set of the film ''[[Bad Guy]]'', she met ''[[King Kong]]'' star [[Bruce Cabot]]; their relationship ended in the early 1940s. {{Citation needed|date=February 2011}} |
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==Death== |
==Death== |
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==External links== |
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*[http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/2005/sep/22/guardianobituaries.artsobituaries ''The Guardian'' obituary for Mary Dees, September 22, 2005; accessed January 2, 2011.] |
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*{{imdb name|0214414|Mary Dees}} |
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Revision as of 19:51, 10 March 2011
Mary Dees | |
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| Born | June 3, 1911 Syracuse, New York, U.S. |
| Died | August 4, 2004 (aged 93) Lake Worth, Florida, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1929–1985 |
Mary Ella Dees (June 3, 1911 — August 4, 2004) was an American stage and screen actress who once served as a primary stand-in double for late-1930s actress Jean Harlow. Dees had parts in The Last Gangster (1937), The Women (1939), as well as a number of Three Stooges shorts, which included Hoi Polloi (1935), and numerous Marx Brothers comedies.
Biography and career
Born in Syracuse, New York on June 3, 1911[1], the daughter of a successful lawyer, she was for a time raised in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.[2]
In 1937, upon the sudden death of starlet actress Jean Harlow, Dees was cast by MGM bosses Louis B. Mayer and Irving Thalberg as a four-minute stand-in for Harlow, who was acting on the film Saratoga with Clark Gable, which was still in production at the time.[3]
Later career
Dees appeared in her last film role in 1946, in the Marx Brothers film A Night in Casablanca. She continued on act on stage in repretoiry theatre until 1985.[3]
Death
Dees died on August 4, 2004 in Lake Worth, Florida, aged 93, after a long illness.[4]
References
- ^ Born on June 3, 1911, not in September 1911 as per the Social Security Death Index, under name DEES, MARY E (SS# 569-18-8259)
- ^ Guide to actress Mary Dees' scrapbooks MSS.2562-001, University of Alabama, accessed 2011-01-02.
- ^ a b The Guardian obituary for Mary Dees, September 22, 2005; accessed January 2, 2011.
- ^ South Florida Sun-Sentinel article with photo, August 10, 2004