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Alice Brady (born November 2, 1892; died October
28, 1939) was an United States|American actress in
the 1930s, during the Great Depression.  She broke
onto the movie scene at the age of 22 New York
City with World Studios, since 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, yet spent most of the 1920s on stage
and away from the cinema.  She returned to the
screen in 1933, landing a role in her first
talkie,  When Ladies Meet.  It was for her
portrayal of Molly O'Leary in 1938|1938's In Old
Chicago that she won her Academy Award.  Brady
died of cancer in 1939 shortly after filming Young
Mr. Lincoln with Film director|director John Ford.

A sample of her more than 80 films include:
*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) Academy Award for Best
Supporting Actress
*Zenobia (1939)
*Young Mr. Lincoln (1939)

 
 

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