Mary Ryan (actress)

Mary Ryan
Ryan in 1913
Born	November 11, 1885 Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Died	October 2, 1948 (aged 62) Cranford, New Jersey, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1890s–1936
Spouse	Samuel Forrest[1]

Mary E. Ryan (November 11, 1885 – October 2, 1948)[2] was an American stage and screen actress. She began acting as a child and was a popular young ingenue in the first decade of the twentieth century. She later made over 30 silent film shorts. She appeared in the 1906 hit play Brewster's Millions starring Edward Abeles. She was the leading lady to John Barrymore in his first breakout Broadway success, The Fortune Hunter (1909). In 1912 she signed with the Philadelphia-based Lubin Manufacturing Company to appear in their short films.

Ryan was married to stage director Sam Forrest from 1908 until his death in 1944. She died October 2, 1948, from undisclosed causes, at age 62.[3]

Filmography

• The Sheriff's Prisoner (1912) (short)
• The Uprising (1912) (short)
• The Family Next Door (1912) (short)
• The Way of the Mountains (1912) (short)
• Chief White Eagle (1912) (short)
• His Western Way (1912) (short)
• The Blind Cattle King (1912) (short)
• The Power of Silence (1912) (short)
• His Blind Power (1913)
• Courageous Blood (1913) (short)
• Who is the Savage? (1913) (short)
• The Unknown (1913) (short)
• An Adventure on the Mexican Border (1913) (short)
• In the Land of the Cactus (1913) (short)
• Pedro's Treachery (1913) (short)
• A Girl Spy in Mexico (1913) (short)
• The Penalty of Jealousy (1913) (short)
• The Accusing Hand (1913) (short)
• The Weaker Mind (1913) (short)
• A Dash For Liberty (1913) (short)
• The Fatal Scar (1913) (short)
• The Reformed Outlaw (1913) (short)
• The Clod (1913) (short)
• The Higher Law (1913) (short)
• The Evil Eye (1913) (short)
• The Rattlesnake (1913) (short)
• Hiawanda's Cross (1913) (short)
• The Circle's End (1914) (short)
• The Man from the West (1914) (short)
• Stop Thief! (1915)
• Home-Keeping Hearts (1921)

References

1. Who Was Who in the Theatre: 1912-1976 p.2099 v.4 compiled from original annual editions by John Parker; this 1976 edition published by Gale Research Company
2. Who Was Who on Screen 3rd Edition, p. 636 by Evelyn Mack Truitt c. 1983
3. Silent Film Necrology 2nd Edition, p. 462 by Eugene Michael Vazzana, c.2001

External links

• Mary Ryan at the Internet Broadway Database
• Mary Ryan at IMDb