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May Robson
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19 April 1858 - 20 October 1942
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The famous American actress and author of plays and scripts May Robson was born on April 19, 1858 in Melbourne, Australia. There Robson spent her childhood, and then moved to the United States, where she married and quickly became a mother of three children. In 1884, May Robson lost her husband, and a very difficult period began in her life. May was forced to seek food. So she became an actress to somehow feed the children. I must say, she immediately shone with her talent and made a rapid career.
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The famous American actress and author of plays and scripts May Robson was born on April 19, 1858 in Melbourne, Australia. There Robson spent her childhood, and then moved to the United States, where she married and quickly became a mother of three children. In 1884, May Robson lost her husband, and a very difficult period began in her life. May was forced to seek food. So she became an actress to somehow feed the children. I must say, she immediately shone with her talent and made a rapid career. Mae Robson eventually became indispensable in the theater, and soon got to the big screen. The world of cinema welcomed Robson with the same open arms as the world of theater.
Mae Robson made her film debut in 1915, playing a role in the adaptation of her own theatrical play Night. Then in her track record appeared participation in several silent films, and then the actress began to master sound films.
The most stellar in Robson's career were the thirties. The role played by Aunt Jane in
The Woman with Red Hair I was so excited. And then there were new paintings, in each of which Mae Robson revealed more and more. Her talent was appreciated by many critics, not to mention ordinary viewers. The hearts of Russian film lovers Mae Robson won a well-played role in the film “Anna Karenina”, released in 1935.
As for the Oscar, which the actress, in fact, was worthy of many roles, for this prestigious award Mae Robson was nominated when she turned 75. For a long time she remained the oldest nominee in the history of awarding. The jury praised how brilliantly Robson played the role of Annie in
Lady for a Day .
May Robson died on October 20, 1942 in New York City. She was 84 years old. /