Marguerite de La Motte (1902 - 1950)

Marguerite de La Motte The actress Marguerite de la Motte made an education as a dancer, among others she was also taught by the great ballet dancer Anna Pavlova. She already joined the film business in 1918 and in her first movie she already appeared at Douglas Fairbanks’ side in “Arizona” (18). Together with Fairbanks […]

Marguerite Duras (1914 - 1996)

Marguerite Duras was the author of many novels, plays, films, interviews, essays, and short fiction, including her best-selling, highly fictionalized autobiographical work L’Amant (1984), translated into English as The Lover, which describes her youthful affair with a Chinese man. This text won the Goncourt prize in 1984. The story of her adolescence also appears in […]

Marguerite F Bertrandias (1891 - 1968)

Actress. Appearing in more than 60 Westerns melodramas, she was ‘Margaret Fowler’ in “A Daughter of the City,” (1915) ‘Mary Lawton’ in “The Man of Bronze,” (1918) ‘Eileen Arden’ in “Forbidden Lover” (1923) and ‘Julia’ in “The Palm Beach Girl”(1926). She died for injuries from road accident. (bio by: MC)  Family links:  Spouse:  Victor Emile […]

Marguerite Lindsey (1882 - 1955)

Silent screen actress. She was the wife of actor, Noah Beery, Sr. and the mother of actor, Noah Beery, Jr. (bio by: Scott G)  Family links:  Spouse:  Noah Nicholas Beery (1882 – 1946)*  Children:  Noah Beery (1913 – 1994)* *Calculated relationshipCause of death: Heart attack

Marguerite Nichols (1895 - 1941)

Actress. Born Marguerite Nichols,  she played blonde ingenues and leading ladies in some 20 early Hollywood films. Her credits include “Counsel for the Defense” (1915), “Little Mary Sunshine” (1916), “The Torch Bearer” (1916),  “The Power of Evil” (1916),  and “The Girl o’ Dreams” (1918).  Nichols retired from the screen in 1918 to marry comedy producer […]

Marguerite Snow (1889 - 1958)

American silent screen actress She entered films in 1911 and retired in 1925. Married to actor/director James Cruze, and later to actor Neely Edwards  Family links:  Spouses:  Neely Edwards (1883 – 1965)  James Cruze (1884 – 1942)*  Children:  Julie Jane Cruze (1913 – 1946)* *Calculated relationshipCause of death: Kidney failure

Mari Andriessen (1897 - 1979)

Artist. Sculptor.  Born and died in Haarlem, Best known for his work memorializing victims of the Holocaust. He studied for several years at the Kunstnijverheids school in Haarlem and then studied sculpture at the Rijksakademie in Amsterdam, where he was taught by the sculptor Jan Bronner. His first monumental commissions came mainly from the Catholic […]

Mari Blanchard (1927 - 1970)

Mari Blanchard was born on April 13, 1927 in Long Beach, California. A polio victim at age 9, Blanchard’s health eventually improved enough that she ran away from home and joined a circus in her teens. She then attended the University of Southern California, getting her degree. In the late 1940s, Blanchard became a successful print […]

Mari Carmen Prendes (1906 - 2002)

Spanish-born screen, stage and television actress, sister of actors Mercedes and Luis Prendes. She made her debut on stage at the age of 15 in the play “Los millones de Monty.” Before the start of Spanish Civil War she went to Buenos Aires(Argentina) and she not returned to Spain until 1945. On stage she played […]

Mari Carmen Prendes (1906 - 2002)

Spanish-born screen, stage and television actress, sister of actors Mercedes and Luis Prendes. She made her debut on stage at the age of 15 in the play “Los millones de Monty.” Before the start of Spanish Civil War she went to Buenos Aires(Argentina) and she not returned to Spain until 1945. On stage she played […]

Mari Jaszai (1850 - 1926)

Hungarian Actress and Singer. One of the greatest european actress of her era. She was best known for her interpretation of tragic Shakesperian heroines. The Mari Jaszai Award, is a Hungarian award given to top actors and actreses. The Mari Jaszai Theatre and the downtown square in Budapest are named in her honor. (bio by: […]

Maria Anna Klausmann (1970 - 1898)

Maria’s brothers were beer brewing pioneers in St. Louis. Maria married Carl Klausmann & they opened a restaurant known as “Our House.” The business propsered & they established the Klausmann Brewery in 1857. After the death of her husband, Mrs. Klausmann took full charge of the business & developed a manufacturing interest which ultimately yielded […]

María Blanchard (1881 - 1932)

Artist. A leading Cubist painter in the early 20th century. Born in Santander, Spain, Blanchard moved to Madrid to become a painter in 1903,  and continued her studies in Paris on 1909. During this time she was introduced to Cubism after meeting painter Juan Gris. The following year, Blanchard received a medal in the National […]

María Casares (1922 - 1996)

Spanish Actress. She was the daughter of politician Casares Quiroga, and was forced to exile during Franco’s Dictatorship. She spent most of her career in France, on stage and in cinema. Among others, she appeared in “Les Enfants du Paradis” (1944), “Les Dames du Bois de Boulogne” (1945), “La Chartreuse de Parme” (1947), “Orphée” (1950), […]

Maria Caselotti (1893 - 1961)

Actress. A member of the Royal Opera in Rome, Caselotti for many years continued on the stage as a concert singer and was one Hollywood’s earliest voice teachers. She also sang with the Havana Opera Company and the San Carlos Company in Italy. Her daughter, Adriana, competed (and won) against 150 other young women including […]

Maria Clementine Martin (1775 - 1843)

She was a nun, and after secularization she became a nurse and later a businesswoman. She invented the herbal drink “Melissengeist,” and in 1826 founded the company “Klosterfrau Melissengeist” which continues to be a large and successful business in Germany today.

Maria Clementine Martin (1775 - 1843)

She was a nun, and after secularization she became a nurse and later a businesswoman. She invented the herbal drink “Melissengeist,” and in 1826 founded the company “Klosterfrau Melissengeist” which continues to be a large and successful business in Germany today.

Maria de los Angeles Felix (1914 - 2002)

Ms. Felix was the foremost Mexican film star. She was world renowned for her beauty  and glamorous style.  Ms. Felix was the inspiration many poets, writers, and painters such as, Diego Rivera, with who she maintained a love affair.  She made 47 films in countries such as Mexico, France, Italy, Spain, and Argentina.  Ms. Felix […]

Maria Della Costa (1926 - 2015)

Actress. A pretty brunette, she is remembered for her long career on the Brazilian stage and screen. Born Gentile Maria Marchioro Della Costa to Italian immigrant parents, she was attractive from a young age and had a significant modeling career by the time she was 14. Drawn to the stage, she made her 1944 theatrical […]

Maria Elena Marques (1926 - 2008)

Actress. One of Mexico’s leading entertainment personalities, she is most remembered for several dozen films made over a 40 year career. Born Maria Elena Marques Rangel she was raised in the Mexican Capital, made her silver screen bow in the 1942 “Two Hearts and One Tango”, and the next year was praised for her performance […]

María Elena Velasco (1940 - 2015)

María Elena Velasco was born in Puebla, to Tomás Velasco, a railway mechanic, and María Elena Fragoso. She had three siblings, Gloria, Tomás and Susana. After the death of Tomás Velasco, the family moved to Mexico City, where she worked as a dancer at the Teatro Tívoli. Later, she became one of the showgirls of the […]

María Fernanda Ladrón de Guevara (1897 - 1974)

Stage and Screen Actress. She was born and died in Madrid. She debuted on stage at the age of 17 in stage company of María Guerrero on the play “La Malquerida” of Jacinto Benavente, becoming a Lady of Spanish Stage. In 1922, she married to valencian actor Rafael Rivelles and formed their own stage company, […]

Maria Hadfield Cosway (1760 - 1838)

Artist. Born Maria Louisa Catherine Cecilia Hadfield in Florence, Italy to English parents. Convent educated, her talent for art was recognized early and she studied both in Italy and England. At nineteen she was elected a member of the Academy of Fine Arts in Florence. She traveled to England at the invitation of Angelica Kauffman […]

María Herminia Avellaneda (1933 - 1997)

Stage, movie and television director. Well remembered for being the director of the movies “Rosa de Lejos” and “Juguemos en el Mundo” and the soap operas “Rosa de Lejos” and “Señora de Ordoñez.” (bio by: 380W)

Maria Jacobini (1892 - 1944)

Actress. Regarded by many one of the great divas of the Italian silent cinema era. Born into a noble Roman family, she discovered at a young age her love for theater attending courses at the Academy of Dramatic Arts and following the lessons of Virginia Marini and Eduardo Boutet. Immediately after graduation she started her […]

Maria Katherina Holz Balasic (1896 - 1963)

Circus Performer. She was a member of the Royal Vienna Ballet and member of the Balasic Family Acrobats. (bio by: Mark Balasi)

Maria Louise Baldwin (1856 - 1922)

Educator. She was one of the most distinguished African-American educators of the late 19th and early 20th century. First a teacher, later principal, then Master of the interracial Agassiz Grammar School in Cambridge, Massachusetts, she was the first African-American woman to attain those positions in the state. She was also active in many clubs, including […]

Maria Louise Sanford (1836 - 1920)

Educator. Served as professor of English and history at Swarthmore College from 1869 to 1879, and professor of rhetoric and elocution at the University of Minnesota from 1880 to 1909. She is one of two Minnesotans honored with a statue in Statuary Hall in the United States Capitol Building.

María Luisa Bombal (1910 - 1980)

Author. Her most important works was the short novels “The Last Fog” and “La Amortajada”, which won the Novel’s Prize by Santiago Municipality in 1941. In 1942 she moved to California after the movie rights were bought for “The Last Fog”. There she worked with John Huston, director of the project, who called Lauren Bacall […]

María Luisa Ponte (1918 - 1996)

Actress. Daughter of actors Enrique Ponte and Haydée Mancini Puggi, she began her career on stage at the age of seven. She played in several plays during her long career, becoming one of the best actresses on stage and later in cinema, often playing women of strong character. On stage, she triumphed on “Las Bicicletas […]