Maude Eburne (born Maud Eburne Riggs, November 10, 1875 – October 15, 1960) was a Canadian character actress of stage and screen, known for playing eccentric roles.
Maude Eburne | |
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 Eburne in Theatre Magazine, 1914 | |
| Born | Maud Eburne Riggs November 10, 1875 Bronte-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | October 15, 1960 (aged 84) Hollywood, California, U.S. |
| Years active | 1915-1951 |
| Spouse |
Eugene J. Hall
(m. 1905; died 1932) |
| Children | 1 |
Early years
editEburne was born the daughter of John and Mary Riggs,[1] in Bronte-on-the-Lake, Ontario. She studied elocution in Toronto.
The death of Eburne's father in 1901 was a catalyst for her entry into acting as a profession. She said that he would not have approved a stage career for her and added, "If my father knew I was on the stage, he would not rest in peace."[1]
Career
editEburne began her career in stock theater in Buffalo, New York.[2] Her early theater work was in Ontario[citation needed] and New York City, debuting on Broadway to great acclaim as "Coddles" in the 1914 farce A Pair of Sixes.[3] "When I first came to New York... I said I didn't want to be beautiful young girls or stately leading women, but wanted parts that had something queer in them, especially if there were dialect."[4]
She continued to play mainly humorous domestic roles on stage, appearing in productions such as The Half Moon (1920), Lady Butterfly (1923), Three Cheers (1928) and Many a Slip (1930),[5] before her first significant film role — and first sound film role —[1] in The Bat Whispers (1930), director Roland West's sound remake of his 1926 silent feature The Bat.
Personal life
editEugene J. Hall married Eburne "in about 1905". They had a daughter, Marion Birdseye Hall, in 1907.[1] He died in 1932.[6]
Eburne retired in 1951.
Death
editEburne died on October 15, 1960, in Hollywood, California,[1] at age 84.
Partial filmography
editEburne's more than 100 films include:
- A Pair of Sixes (1918)
- Lonely Wives (1931)
- The Man in Possession (1931)
- Bought! (1931)
- The Guardsman (1931)
- Her Majesty, Love (1931)
- This Reckless Age (1932)
- Panama Flo (1932)
- The Passionate Plumber (1932)
- Polly of the Circus (1932)
- Faithless (1932)
- Robbers' Roost (1933)
- The Vampire Bat (1933)
- East of Fifth Avenue (1933)
- Ladies They Talk About (1933)
- Ladies Must Love (1933)
- Fog (1933)
- Shanghai Madness (1933)
- Lazy River (1934)
- Love Birds (1934)
- Ruggles of Red Gap (1935)
- Happiness C.O.D. (1935)
- The Leavenworth Case (1936)
- Doughnuts and Society (1936)
- Poppy (1936)
- Hollywood Cowboy (1937)
- Champagne Waltz (1937)
- Convict's Code (1939)
- Undercover Agent (1939)
- Exile Express (1939)
- Mountain Rhythm (1939)
- The Covered Trailer (1939)
- Dr. Christian Meets the Women (1940)
- Colorado (1940)
- Remedy for Riches (1940)
- The Border Legion (1940)
- Melody for Three (1941)
- West Point Widow (1941)
- Among the Living (1941)
- To Be or Not to Be (1942)
- Almost Married (1942)
- Henry and Dizzy (1942)
- The Boogie Man Will Get You (1942) (uncredited)
- Lady Bodyguard (1943)
- The Man from Oklahoma (1945)
- Hitchhike to Happiness (1945)
- Mother Wore Tights (1947)
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Nissen, Axel (2016). Accustomed to Her Face: Thirty-Five Character Actresses of Golden Age Hollywood. McFarland. pp. 31–37. ISBN 9780786497324. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
- ^ Coons, Robbin (May 2, 1932). "Hollywood Notebook". The Emporia Gazette. Kansas, Emporia. p. 2. Retrieved August 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Coddles Awakes at Last to Find Herself Famous; After Thirteen Years of Watchful Waiting, Maude Eburne Comes into Her Own". The New York Times. March 29, 1914. Retrieved February 2, 2008.
- ^ "Tumbling Into Fame" Theatre Magazine (October 1914): 171-172.
- ^ "Maude Eburne". Northern Stars. Screenarts Incorporated. Archived from the original on February 2, 2007. Retrieved February 3, 2008.
- ^ Nissen, Axel (August 12, 2016). Accustomed to Her Face: Thirty-Five Character Actresses of Golden Age Hollywood. McFarland. ISBN 9780786497324 – via Google Books.
Sources
edit- Erickson, Hal (2011). "Maude Eburne: Biography". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on May 19, 2011. Retrieved February 2, 2008.