ALICE BRADY

'Alice Brady' (November 2, 1892 - October 28, 1939) was an Academy Award-winning American actress in the silent film era of the late 1910s and 1920s through the 1930s, during the Great Depression.

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Career

Academy Awards

Selected filmography

External links

Career

Brady began her movie career at the age of 22 in New York City's World Studios. Her father, William A. Brady, was its owner as well as an important theatrical producer in New York.
Her first film was the silent ''As Ye Sow'' (1915) as Dora Leland. She acted in more than 50 silent films throughout her career, but during the 1920s she was more profilic as a stage performer. She returned to the screen in 1933 in her first talkie, ''When Ladies Meet''.
It was for her portrayal of Mrs. Molly O'Leary in 1937's ''In Old Chicago'' that she won her Oscar.
Brady died in New York City of cancer on October 28, 1939 shortly after filming ''Young Mr. Lincoln'' with director John Ford.

Academy Awards

'Wins:'

★ 1937 - Best Supporting Actress in ''In Old Chicago''
'Nominations:'

★ 1936 - ''Best Supporting Actress'' in ''My Man Godfrey''

Selected filmography

A sample of her more than 80 films includes:

★ ''As Ye Sow'' (1914)

★ ''Betsy Ross'' (1917)

★ ''When Ladies Meet'' (1933)

★ ''The Gay Divorcee'' (1934)

★ ''Gold Diggers Of 1935'' (1935)

★ ''Let 'Em Have It'' (1935)

★ ''Three Smart Girls'' (1936)

★ ''Go West, Young Man'' (1936)

★ ''My Man Godfrey'' (1936)

★ ''One Hundred Men and a Girl'' (1937)

★ ''In Old Chicago'' (1938)

★ ''Zenobia'' (1939)

★ ''Young Mr. Lincoln'' (1939)

External links

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