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Aline Laveen MacMahon (May 3, 1899 – October 12, 1991) was an American actress. Her Broadway stage career began under producer Edgar Selwyn in The Mirage during 1920. She made her screen debut in 1931, and worked extensively in film, theater, and television until her retirement in 1975.
MacMahon first appeared onstage in 'The Madras House' at the Neighborhood Playhouse Theater and subsequently made her bow on Broadway in "The Mirage" in 1921. During the 1920s, she had a prolific career on Broadway, first, as a comedienne adept at impersonations (notably, in "The Grand Street Follies" and "Artists and Models").
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- McKeesport, Pennsylvania, USA
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- New York City, New York, USA
Aline MacMahon was born of Scottish-Irish and Russian-Jewish ancestry on May 3,1899, the daughter of William Marcus MacMahon and Jennie Simon MacMahon. Her father became editor-in-chief of Munsey's Magazine, while her mother pursued a theatrical acting career from middle-age and lived to age107.
- May 3, 1899
- October 12, 1991
May 4, 2023 · MacMahon made an auspicious film debut as Edward G. Robinson’s secretary in 1931’s Five Star Final. She was in seven films in 1932, most memorably as the phony countess in One Way Passage with William Powell and Kay Francis.
Oct 15, 1991 · Advertisement. A native of McKeesport, Pa., Miss MacMahon grew up in Brooklyn and began acting as a student in Barnard College’s drama society. Her professional career began on Broadway in 1921...
Oct 13, 1991 · A veteran of 43 films, Miss MacMahon was nominated for an Academy Award as best supporting actress in "Dragon Seed" in 1944, appearing as the Chinese mother to the part played by Katharine...
Nov 16, 2022 · I discovered that in America the Method goes back much further than most people know, and that Aline is not just a devotee, but is the first popular actor to use the technique on both stage and screen here in the West. Aline’s initial training dates all the way back to 1923—nearly 30 years before Marlon Brando made the Method a household word.
