Bertha Mann
Mann c.1914
Born(1893-10-21)October 21, 1893
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
DiedDecember 20, 1967(1967-12-20) (aged 74)
Los Ángeles, California, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active1914–1932
Spouse
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(m. 1928; died 1957)​
Children2

Bertha Mann (October 21, 1893 – December 20, 1967) was an American stage and film actress.

Early life

Mann was born in Atlanta, Georgia.[1] She trained as a dancer in childhood, but soon found that drama was a better fit for her talents.[2]

Career

A still from the silent film The Blindness of Divorce (1918), showing Mann, Charles Clary, and Nancy Caswell

Mann started touring with stock companies as a young actress.[3] Broadway appearances by Mann included roles in When Claudia Smiles (1914),[4] When the Young Vine Blooms (1915), The Weavers (1915-1916), One of Us (1918),[5] The Crimson Alibi (1919),[6] The Man with the Load of Mischief (1925),[7] and The Virgin (1926).[5] Films featuring Bertha Mann include The Blindness of Divorce (1918),[8] All Quiet on the Western Front (1930),[9] The Little Accident (1930), Free Love (1930), Caught Cheating (1931), Father's Son (1931), A Woman of Experience (1931), The Final Edition (1932), and Behind the Mask (1932).[10]

During World War I Mann learned to knit to make "mufflers" for American troops, took a basic nursing course, and was active with the Stage Women's War Relief organization.[11] She suggested that the young film industry in Los Angeles might follow the example of the theatre community in New York in supporting the war effort.[12]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1918The Blindness of DivorceClaire Langdon
1930All Quiet on the Western FrontSister LibertineUncredited
The Little AccidentMiss Hemingway
Free LoveHelena
1931Caught CheatingLena Harris
Father's SonMrs. Stewart
A Woman of ExperienceRed Cross Nurse
1932The Final EditionJane Conroy
Behind the MaskNurse Edwards(final film role)

Personal life

Mann married fellow actor Raymond Griffith in 1928.[1] They lived in Los Angeles[13] and raised two children together.[14] She was widowed when Griffith died in 1957. She died ten years later, aged 74 years, in Los Angeles.

References

  1. 1 2 "Raymond Griffith to Wed Actress" New York Times (January 4, 1928): 31. via ProQuest
  2. ↑ "Her Miss a Hit" Evening Public Ledger (February 7, 1920): 12. via Newspapers.comOpen access icon
  3. ↑ Johnson Briscoe, "New Blood in Theatreland" Green Book (January 1914): 24.
  4. ↑ "When Blanche Ring Smiles and Sings" New York Times (February 4, 1914): 9. via ProQuest
  5. 1 2 Gerald Bordman, American Theatre: A Chronicle of Comedy and Drama 1914-1930 (Oxford University Press 1995): 87, 285. ISBN 9780195090789
  6. ↑ "The Crimson Alibi" Theatre Magazine (September 1919): 151.
  7. ↑ Thomas S. Hischak, Broadway Plays and Musicals (McFarland 2012): 283. ISBN 9780786453092
  8. ↑ "'The Blindness of Divorce' Has Remarkably Good Cast" Motography (May 4, 1918): 849.
  9. ↑ John Howard Reid, Silent Films & Early Talkies on DVD: A Classic Movie Fan's Guide (2008): 5. ISBN 9781435710733
  10. ↑ "On Broadway's Screens" New York Times (February 28, 1932): X5. via ProQuest
  11. ↑ "Busy Bertha Mann" Los Angeles Times (August 9, 1918): 13. via Newspapers.comOpen access icon
  12. ↑ Paul Hubert Conlon, "Bertha Mann's Idea; Favorite Actress Works to Aid our Soldiers" Los Angeles Times (October 6, 1917): 13. via Newspapers.comOpen access icon
  13. ↑ Alma Whitaker, "Bertha Mann Here to Stay" Los Angeles Times (September 30, 1928): 55. via Newspapers.comOpen access icon
  14. ↑ "Stork Visit to Actress Scheduled" Los Angeles Times (February 15, 1929): 44. via Newspapers.comOpen access icon
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