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Mae Murray

Shows · Mae Murray

Actor 1885–1965 On stage 19061915

Mae Murray (born Marie Adrienne Koenig; May 10, 1885 – March 23, 1965) was an American actress, dancer, film producer, and screenwriter. Murray rose to fame during the silent film era and was known as "The Girl with the Bee-Stung Lips" and "The Gardenia of the Screen".

On stage 13 productions, 9 years

1906 About Town Herald Square Theatre · Original · directed by Julian Mitchell 85 perf.
1906 The Great Decide Herald Square Theatre · Original · directed by Julian Mitchell 53 perf.
1907 Fascinating Flora Casino Theatre · Original · directed by Jack Mason 113 perf.
1907 The Alaskan Knickerbocker Theatre · Original · directed by Joseph C. Smith 29 perf.
1907 The Hoyden Knickerbocker Theatre · Original · directed by Ben Teal 66 perf.
1908 The-Merry-Go-Round Circle Theatre · Original · directed by George Marion 97 perf.
1908 Ziegfeld Follies of 1908 Jardin De Paris · Original · directed by Julian Mitchell 120 perf.
1910 The Bachelor Belles Globe Theatre · Original · directed by Julian Mitchell 32 perf.
1910 The Young Turk New York Theatre · Original · directed by Jack Mason 32 perf.
1913 Her Little Highness Liberty Theatre · Original · directed by George Marion 16 perf.
1914 Miss Daisy Shubert Theatre · Original · directed by J. C. Huffman 29 perf.
1915 Ziegfeld Follies New Amsterdam Theatre · Original · directed by Julian Mitchell, Leon Errol 104 perf.
1915 Ziegfeld Follies of 1915 New Amsterdam Theatre · Original · directed by Julian Mitchell 104 perf.

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Worked with more than once12 names

Melville Stewart 3 productions
May Leslie 3 productions
May Emory 3 productions
Lottie Vernon 3 productions
Gladys Zell 3 productions
Freda Linyard 3 productions
Will West 2 productions
Vernon Castle 2 productions
Vera Pindar 2 productions
Topsy Siegrist 2 productions
Ruthita Field 2 productions
Pearl Gabrielle 2 productions

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In the literature4 passages

  • Cast: W.C. Fields, Ed Wynn, Ann Pennington, Mae Murray, Bernard Granville, George White, Bert Williams, Ina Claire, Justine Johnstone, Leon Errol, Carl Randall, Will West, Melville Stewartebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt
  • I scored some of the music for the talking version of Peacock Alley with Mae Murray, and a horrible thing called The Lost Zeppelin with Conway Tearle. Didn’t know much about picture scoring—in fact, didn’t know anything about picture scoring—but my cigar gave out the proper smoke screen.ebooks/Willson, Meredith/And There I Stood with My Piccolo - Meredith Willson.txt
  • Bernard Granville, Mae Murray, George White, Justine Johnstone and Carl Randall. In the “Passing Show of 1915” cast were Willie and Eugene Howard, Marilyn Miller, John Charles Thomas, Daphne Pollard and Helen Ely. “Ned Wayburn’s Towntheatre-pdfs/A Pictorial History of the American Theatre, 1860-1985 (Blum).txt
  • DeceMBER — Ira Gershwin, as Arthur Francis, writes lyrics for the theme song (music by Louis Silvers) of the Mae Murray film Peacock Alley.theatre-pdfs/The Complete Lyrics of Ira Gershwin - Gershwin, Ira, 1896-1983.txt

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