
Mary Gordon
Known for ActingBorn 1882-05-16Died 1963-08-23Glasgow, Scotland, UK
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Mary Gordon (born Mary Gilmour, 16 May 1882 – 23 August 1963) was a Scottish actress, long in the United States, who mainly played housekeepers and mothers, most notably the landlady Mrs. Hudson in the Sherlock Holmes series of movies of the 1940s starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce. Her body of work included nearly 300 films between 1925 and 1950. With her mother and daughter (both also named Mary), she arrived in Los Angeles in the mid-1920s and began playing variations on the roles she would spend her career on. She became friends with John Ford while making Hangman's House in 1928 and made seven more films with him. In 1939, she took on her best-remembered role as Sherlock Holmes' landlady and played the role in ten films and numerous radio plays. She was a charter member of the Hollywood Canteen, entertaining servicemen throughout the Second World War. On the radio show Those We Love, she played the regular role of Mrs. Emmett. She entered retirement just as television reshaped the entertainment industry, making only a single appearance in that medium. She was active in the Daughters of Scotia auxiliary of the Order of Scottish Clans. She lived out her final years in Pasadena, California with her daughter and grandson. She died at age 81 on 23 August 1963 in Pasadena, California after a long illness.Read more
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Law of the Badlands
1945 · Movie
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The Jones Family in Hollywood
1939 · Movie
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Laughing Irish Eyes
1936 · Movie
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Radio Patrol
1932 · Movie
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Subway Express
1931 · Movie
His Honor the Mayor
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His Honor the Mayor
1930 · Movie
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Roaring Ranch
1930 · Movie
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Naughty Nanette
1927 · Movie
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The People vs. Nancy Preston
1925 · Movie
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Haunted Trails
1949 · Movie
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Riot Squad
1941 · Movie
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$10 Raise
1935 · Movie
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Beloved
1934 · Movie
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The Impatient Maiden
1932 · Movie
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The Trial of Vivienne Ware
1932 · Movie
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Is Everybody Happy?
1929 · Movie
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Clancy's Kosher Wedding
1927 · Movie
Tessie
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Tessie
1925 · Movie
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Clues to Adventure
1949 · Movie
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The Night of Nights
1939 · Movie
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The Loudspeaker
1934 · Movie
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The Whirlwind
1933 · Movie
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Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939 · Movie
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The Racket Man
1944 · Movie
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Code of the Streets
1939 · Movie
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Tucson
1949 · Movie
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Two Tickets to London
1943 · Movie
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Angels with Dirty Faces
1938 · Movie
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The Marshal Of Mesa City
1939 · Movie
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Little Miss Nobody
1936 · Movie
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Bride of Frankenstein
1935 · Movie
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The Irish in Us
1935 · Movie
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The Invisible Man
1933 · Movie
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The Pride of the Yankees
1942 · Movie
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Beauty Parlor
1932 · Movie
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See My Lawyer
1945 · Movie
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Gateway
1938 · Movie
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Mutiny on the Bounty
1935 · Movie
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Vagabond Lady
1935 · Movie
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Hollywood Canteen
1944 · Movie
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Captain Eddie
1945 · Movie
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Blond Cheat
1938 · Movie
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After the Thin Man
1936 · Movie
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It Started with Eve
1941 · Movie
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Gentleman Jim
1942 · Movie
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The Expert
1932 · Movie
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The Pearl of Death
1944 · Movie
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The White Angel
1936 · Movie