Mary Carr

Mary Carr (née Kenevan) (March 14, 1874 – June 24, 1973), was an American film actress and was married to the actor William Carr (1866–1937). She appeared in 144 films between 1915 and 1956. She was given some of filmdoms plum mother roles in silent pictures, especially Fox's 1920 Over the Hill to the Poorhouse which was a great success.[1] She was interred in Calvary Cemetery.[2] Carr bore a strong resemblance to Lucy Beaumont, another famous character actress of the time who specialized in mother roles. As older actresses such as Mary Maurice and Anna Townsend passed on, Carr, still in her forties, seem to inherit all the matriarchal roles in silent films.[3]

This article is about the actress. For the author, see Mary Jane Carr. For the author and poet, see Mary Karr.

Mary Carr
Stars of the Photoplay, 1924
Born(1874-03-14)March 14, 1874
Germantown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedJune 24, 1973(1973-06-24) (aged 99)
Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, U.S.
Resting placeCalvary Cemetery
OccupationActress
Years active1915–1956
Spouse(s)William Carr (1901-1926) (separated) (6 children)

Mary Carr appeared on the June 9, 1954 episode of the radio quiz program "You Bet Your Life", hosted by comedian Groucho Marx.[4]

The Carrs' oldest son, William (1902–04), died at two years of age. Almost all of her children were involved in the film business and appeared with her in Over the Hill.[5] They are as follows:

  • John Carr (January 2, 1904 – November 27, 1956)
  • Stephen Carr (April 23, 1906 – May 20, 1986)
  • Thomas Carr (July 4, 1907 – April 23, 1997)
  • Rosemary Carr (October 2, 1910 – April 24, 1987)
  • Maybeth (Mary Elizabeth) Carr (May 4, 1912 – December 27, 1996) m. Pete Carpenter
  • Marie Luella Carr Walsh (October 18, 1899 – January 16, 1937)

Filmography

Silent films

Sound films

References
  1. Photoplay: The Aristocrat of Motion Picture Magazines. Photoplay Magazine Publishing Company. 1920.
  2. Wilson, Scott (August 17, 2016). Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-7992-4.
  3. Slide, Anthony (February 1, 2010). Silent Players: A Biographical and Autobiographical Study of 100 Silent Film Actors and Actresses. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 978-0-8131-3745-2.
  4. https://archive.org/details/YouBetYourLife1
  5. NY Times: The Screen September 18, 1920 announcing the premier screening of Over the Hill with Mary Carr and her children
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