Mary MacLaren

Mary MacLaren
Born	Mary MacDonald January 19, 1896 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	November 9, 1985 (aged 89) Hollywood, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1916-1949
Spouse(s)	Robert S. Coleman Colonel George Herbert Young (1924–1928)
Relatives	Katherine MacDonald (sister)

Mary MacLaren (January 19, 1896 – November 9, 1985) was an American film actress. She appeared in 136 films between 1916 and 1949.

Biography

Born Mary MacDonald in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, she received her education at Greensburgh (now Greensboro), Pennsylvania. She began her stage career in the Winter Garden in New York City with Al Jolson in The Passing Show of 1914 and Dancing Around. Her screen career as Mary MacLaren began in 1916 with Shoes.^[1] She played for the Universal Film Manufacturing Company in Idle Wives, The Model's Confession, The Petal on the Current, The Unpainted Woman, Bonnie Bonnie Lassie, Rouge and Riches and many others. MacLaren was exceedingly athletic and spent much of her time in the surf near her California house. She was also an expert tennis player and ardent enthusiast. MacLaren was of the blond beauty type, having masses of blond hair and blue eyes. She was five feet three inches high and weighed one hundred and twenty-three pounds. She was the sister of actress Katherine MacDonald.^[2]

She died in Hollywood, California, aged 89.

Selected filmography

Shoes (1916)

• Where Are My Children? (1916)
• Shoes (1916)
• The Unpainted Woman (1919)
• The Petal on the Current (1919)
• Bonnie Bonnie Lassie (1919)
• The Three Musketeers (1921)
• The Wild Goose (1921) (Extant; Library of Congress)
• Across the Continent (1922)
• The Face in the Fog (1922)
• Under the Red Robe (1923)
• On the Banks of the Wabash (1923)
• The Uninvited Guest (1924)
• Headline Shooter (1933)
• Westward Ho (1935)
• The New Frontier (1935)
• King of the Pecos (1936)
• What Becomes of the Children? (1936)
• Prairie Pioneers (1941)

References

1. ""Shoes" (Bluebird)". The Moving Picture World. June 10, 1916. Retrieved November 11, 2013. Mary McDonald [..] takes on an new name - Mary McLaren - for her entry into the list of regular Bluebird stars. Miss McLaren is a "genuine find", according to a Bluebird publicity promoter, and until the professional critics have had opportunity to controverse the assertion so let it stand.
2. Fox, Charles Donald; Milton L. Silver (1920). "Mary MacLaren". Who's Who on the Screen. New York City: Ross Publishing. (Note: Not currently in copyright)

External links

• Mary MacLaren at the Internet Movie Database
• Mary MacLaren at AllMovie
• Mary MacLaren at Find a Grave