Carroll McComas
| Carroll McComas | |
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McComas in 1920 | |
| Born |
June 27, 1886 Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| Died | November 9, 1962 |
| Other names | Carol McComas |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1904 - 1959 |
| Spouse(s) |
Selskarr M. Gunn (1933-1944 his death) Walter Enright (1922-1928) |
Carroll McComas (June 27, 1886 – November 9, 1962) was a stage, film and television actress.[1] McComas began acting on the Broadway stage while still in her teens. Her greatest personal stage triumph was Miss Lulu Bett in the 1920-21 season.
She was the daughter of Judge C. C. McComas and wife Ellen Moore.[2]
Her films roles were few and far between. She made her silent movie debut in 1916 in When Love Is King, a still extant film.[3] Her second and last silent film came in 1920 in Jack Straw directed by William C. deMille and based on a 1908 stage play W. Somerset Maugham that starred John Drew, Jr. & Mary Boland. This movie still survives.[4] McComas interrupted her screen career after marrying Selskar M Gunn, Vice President of the Rockefeller Foundation in 1933. Gunn died in 1944 and McComas returned in 1953 to play a supporting role in Jamaica Run where she appeared as the mother of Wendell Corey and Arlene Dahl. McComas appeared in several pioneering television programs in the 1950s.[5]
References
- ↑ Great Actors & Actresses of the American Stage in Historic Photographs p.96 bio 249 c.1983 ; edited by Stanley Appelbaum
- ↑ Who Was Who in the Theatre: 1912-1976 volume 3 I-P page 1,656 c.1976(compiled from editions originally published annually by John Parker)
- ↑ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: When Love Is King
- ↑ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:Jack Straw
- ↑ IMDb film & television list
External links
- Carroll McComas papers, 1914-1962, held by the Billy Rose Theatre Division, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
- Carroll McComas and Leonore Harris on RMS Berengaria 1925
- Carroll McComas at IBDb.com
- Carroll McComas at IMDb.com
- Carroll McComas, images held by the Billy Rose Theatre Division, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
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