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

The Jones Family in Hollywood

Laughing Irish Eyes

Radio Patrol

Subway Express

His Honor the Mayor

Roaring Ranch

Naughty Nanette

The People vs. Nancy Preston

Haunted Trails

Riot Squad

$10 Raise

Beloved

The Impatient Maiden

The Trial of Vivienne Ware

Is Everybody Happy?

Clancy's Kosher Wedding

Tessie

Clues to Adventure

The Night of Nights

The Loudspeaker

The Whirlwind

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

The Racket Man

Code of the Streets

Tucson

Two Tickets to London

Angels with Dirty Faces

The Marshal Of Mesa City

Little Miss Nobody

Bride of Frankenstein

The Irish in Us

The Invisible Man

The Pride of the Yankees

Beauty Parlor

See My Lawyer

Gateway

Mutiny on the Bounty

Vagabond Lady

Hollywood Canteen

Captain Eddie

Blond Cheat

After the Thin Man

It Started with Eve

Gentleman Jim

The Expert

The Pearl of Death

The White Angel