Mary Mulhern

Actress (former)

Born: Jan 24, 1908
body type: Slim
nationality: American

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Career

Active 1925 – 1936

Biography

About Mary Mulhern

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Mary Mulhern stepped into the spotlight at seventeen, dancing in the chorus of the Ziegfeld Follies. Florenz Ziegfeld soon cast her in his 1926 Broadway production, No Foolin'. The beautiful brunette went on to appear in several Vitaphone shorts, including Just Like A Man and Somewhere In Jersey. Her personal life drew just as much attention as her stage career. She fell for entertainer Harry Richman, who left her for Clara Bow. On August 12, 1930, she married actor Jack Pickford, brother of movie star Mary Pickford and widower of Olive Thomas. The union turned sour; Jack struggled with alcoholism and became abusive. After a car accident in 1931, Mary served as his full-time nurse. She filed for divorce in February 1932, describing him as "a jealous man who sleeps until 4 in the afternoon." Jack died soon after from neuritis.

Mary remarried in 1936, this time to Edward McCarty, a twenty-eight-year-old stockbroker. He died just four years later. A third marriage in 1941 ended in divorce. She also dated prize fighter Jack Dempsey and was briefly engaged to a British nobleman. As the years passed, Mary faced financial struggles and depression. She worked a series of low-paying jobs, including hostess at an ice-cream shop. In May 1955, she was committed to a mental hospital in New York, where she would remain for the rest of her life. She passed away on October 25, 1965, at the age of fifty-seven. She was buried at Kensico Cemetery in Valhalla, New York, with her grave paid for by the actors fund.

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Personal

Died: Monday 25th of October 1965 (age 57)
Years Active: 1925-1936 (started around 18 years old; 11 years active)
Birthplace: Newark, New Jersey, United States
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Sexuality: Straight

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Frequently asked

Mary Mulhern's marriages were a recurrent theme in her life; how many times was she married?

Mary Mulhern was married three times, to Jack Pickford, Edward McCarty, and a third husband in 1941.

Mary was a chorus dancer in the Ziegfeld Follies, what Broadway show did Florenz Ziegfeld cast her in?

Florenz Ziegfeld cast Mary in the 1926 Broadway production No Foolin'.

Mary had a notable relationship with a prizefighter and a British nobleman; who were they?

Mary dated prize fighter Jack Dempsey and was briefly engaged to a British nobleman.

Did you know

Mary's second husband, Jack Pickford, was the brother of silent film star Mary Pickford and the widower of actress Olive Thomas.
After her divorce from Jack Pickford, she famously called him "a jealous man who sleeps until 4 in the afternoon."
Mary spent the last decade of her life institutionalized, and her grave at Kensico Cemetery was paid for by the actors fund.