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Mary DeesSchauspieler/in |
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| * 03.06.1911 in Tuscaloosa, AL Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika | |||
| + 04.08.2004 in Lake Worth, FL Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika | |||
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Todesursache: in a nursing home of natural causes |
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| Biografie | |||
| Though she landed mostly small parts listing her as "girl," "party guest," or "woman at beach," Mary Dees got her chance to shine during the golden age of Hollywood. Originally from Tuscaloosa, Ala., Ms. Dees was an actress in films between 1934 and 1945. A Jean Harlow look-alike with shiny tresses and a svelte figure, Ms. Dees' claim to fame was as Harlow's body double in the 1937 film "Saratoga". Harlow died at age 26 before the film was done, and MGM decided to use Ms. Dees as a double. Ms. Dees was filmed from behind in remaining scenes. A floppy hat hid her face. Because Ms. Dees' voice was higher than Harlow's, another actress was hired for voice-overs. Ms. Dees also landed parts in a half-dozen other films, including "The Last Gangster", starring Jimmy Stewart and the Three Stooges' "Hoi Polloi" in 1935. She was on a glitzy train welcoming Franklin D. Roosevelt during his first inauguration in 1933. Warner Bros. hired her as a chorus girl to entertain. Until her death, the actress carried a Screen Actors Guild card dated 1938. "She was well-known in the silent movie days. She took pictures with many of the big stars, John Wayne and Cary Grant," said Rod Sidway, a caseworker at Catholic Charities, which is handling Ms. Dees' cremation. Ms. Dees has no remaining family. Pat Blake was a friend of more than 20 years and Ms. Dees' neighbor at Cresthaven Villas in West Palm Beach. Ms. Dees later moved to the Medicana Nursing Center in Lake Worth. Blake said the actress came to Florida in the 1960s after finishing her career on the New York-area stage. She traveled the world as an actress; her dusty passport boasts stamps from Spain, New Zealand and other far away places. She and Blake volunteered at a thrift shop in Palm Beach. "She was great, full of fun," Blake said. "She would tell me all kinds of stories about the stars, John Wayne, Joan Crawford, and how after every movie there would be a wrap party with everyone in costume." |
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