Mary McIvor | |
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Born | Mary Ellsworth McKeever 31 Aug 1897 |
Died | 28 Feb 1941 |
Occupation | Actress |
Spouse | William Desmond (1919 - 1941, her death) |
Children | 2 |
Mary McIvor (born Mary Ellsworth McKeever) was an American actress who was active during Hollywood's silent era. She was married to serial star William Desmond. [1] [2]
Mary was born in Barnesville, Ohio, to Elmer McKeever and Bertha Bentley. Her father died six months before she was born.[ citation needed]
After moving west, she found work in Hollywood as an actress in Westerns at Triangle, eventually becoming the leading lady for William S. Hart. [3] She married her co-star, William Desmond, in 1919, after becoming his personal secretary. [4] [5] Mary more or less retired from acting in 1920, the year the couple's first daughter Mary was born. [6] [7] [8]
McIvor's health began to sharply decline around 1930. As a result, the family spent time at a beach cottage in her home state in 1932; during their trip, McIvor wandered off and was reported missing. [9] In April 1939, Desmond reported his wife missing again from their apartment in Los Angeles; she was found wandering the streets of Hollywood nine days later and subsequently treated by doctors for amnesia. [10] [11] [12] The pair remained married until her death in 1941 of a heart attack. Her cremated remains are interred in the vault at the Chapel Of The Pines Crematory in Los Angeles California.[ citation needed]
Mary McIvor | |
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Born | Mary Ellsworth McKeever 31 Aug 1897 |
Died | 28 Feb 1941 |
Occupation | Actress |
Spouse | William Desmond (1919 - 1941, her death) |
Children | 2 |
Mary McIvor (born Mary Ellsworth McKeever) was an American actress who was active during Hollywood's silent era. She was married to serial star William Desmond. [1] [2]
Mary was born in Barnesville, Ohio, to Elmer McKeever and Bertha Bentley. Her father died six months before she was born.[ citation needed]
After moving west, she found work in Hollywood as an actress in Westerns at Triangle, eventually becoming the leading lady for William S. Hart. [3] She married her co-star, William Desmond, in 1919, after becoming his personal secretary. [4] [5] Mary more or less retired from acting in 1920, the year the couple's first daughter Mary was born. [6] [7] [8]
McIvor's health began to sharply decline around 1930. As a result, the family spent time at a beach cottage in her home state in 1932; during their trip, McIvor wandered off and was reported missing. [9] In April 1939, Desmond reported his wife missing again from their apartment in Los Angeles; she was found wandering the streets of Hollywood nine days later and subsequently treated by doctors for amnesia. [10] [11] [12] The pair remained married until her death in 1941 of a heart attack. Her cremated remains are interred in the vault at the Chapel Of The Pines Crematory in Los Angeles California.[ citation needed]