May McAvoy
Acting
Born 1899-09-06
Died 1984-04-26
New York City, New York, USA
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May McAvoy (September 8, 1899 – April 26, 1984) was an American actress who worked mainly during the silent film era. Some of her major roles are Laura Pennington in The Enchanted Cottage, Esther in Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ, and Mary Dale in The Jazz Singer.
McAvoy appeared in her first film, entitled Hate, in 1917. After appearing in more than three dozen films, she co-starred with Ramón Novarro and Francis X. Bushman in director Fred Niblo's 1925 production of Ben-Hur, released by MGM. The feature-length film was one of the most lavish and spectacular productions of the silent movie era.
Although her voice was not heard in The Jazz Singer, McAvoy did speak in several other films, including the second "all-talkie" released by Warner Brothers, The Terror, which was directed by Roy Del Ruth and co-starred Conrad Nagel.
For years a rumor circulated that McAvoy retired from the screen at the transition to sound films because of a lisp or speech impediment. In truth, she married the treasurer of United Artists, who asked her not to work.
Later, she returned to films and played small roles during the 1940s and 1950s, making her final film appearance in a small part in the 1959 version of Ben-Hur.
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Ben-Hur
The Jazz Singer
The Bad and the Beautiful
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
The Wings of Eagles
Two Girls and a Sailor
Rio Rita
No Defense
Mystery Street
Executive Suite
Sentimental Tommy
Third Finger, Left Hand
Ringside Maisie
The Devil's Garden
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
Gareth Hughes
Hollywood
Lady Windermere's Fan
Grumpy
The Romance of Rosy Ridge
Love Crazy
Two Girls on Broadway
Tessie
Born to Sing
Luxury Liner
Three Women
The Fire Brigade
Dulcy
Caught in the Fog
Phantom Raiders
The Yellow Cab Man
A Trip to Paramountown
The Bedroom Window
The House of the Tolling Bell
The Sporting Duchess
Irish Hearts
My Husband's Other Wife
The Woman Under Oath
The Forbidden Valley
My Old Dutch
Morals
Main Street on the March!
If I Were Single
Only 38
Sucker List
A Perfect Lady
A Reno Divorce
The Terror
Stolen Kisses
Tarnish
The Enchanted Cottage
Through a Glass Window
1-2-3-Go!
The Mad Whirl
To Hell with the Kaiser!
The Savage
Kick In
A Virginia Courtship
West of the Water Tower
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
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