Mary Lawlor (actress)

Mary Lawlor (June 28, 1907 – April 20, 1977)[1] was an American stage and screen actress.[2]

Biography

Lawlor was born in Utica, New York.

Lawlor was a lead actress in several productions including Good News (musical) and the 1930 film adaptation. She starred in the musical as a tutor and love interest. The sho had a very successful run on Broadway. She performed The Best Things in Life Are Free, Lucky in Love and Varsity Drag with John Price Jones.[3][4] The musical inspired a slew of copycat college themed stories.[5]

She also appeared in the Harold Arlen musical You Said It,[6][7] and the musical No, No, Nanette.[8]

She married baseball player Lyn Lary on July 14, 1931. They had a son, Lynford Lawlor Lary.

Filmography
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References
  1. "Mary Lawlor". IMDb. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  2. Green, Stanley (October 6, 1962). "The World of Musical Comedy: The Story of the American Musical Stage as Told Through the Careers of Its Foremost Composers and Lyricists". Grosset & Dunlap – via Google Books.
  3. Tyler, Don (March 19, 2007). "Hit Songs, 1900-1955: American Popular Music of the Pre-Rock Era". McFarland – via Google Books.
  4. Bartkowiak, Mathew J. (March 10, 2010). "Sounds of the Future: Essays on Music in Science Fiction Film". McFarland – via Google Books.
  5. Bradley, Edwin M. (August 11, 2004). "The First Hollywood Musicals: A Critical Filmography of 171 Features, 1927 through 1932". McFarland – via Google Books.
  6. Mordden, Ethan (October 6, 1988). "Broadway Babies: The People who Made the American Musical". Oxford University Press – via Google Books.
  7. "Time". Time Incorporated. October 6, 1931 – via Google Books.
  8. Kenrick, John (July 27, 2017). "Musical Theatre: A History". Bloomsbury Publishing – via Google Books.
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