Mary Newland
Born
Lilian Mary Oldland

(1903-02-07)7 February 1903
Died29 September 1984(1984-09-29) (aged 81)[1]
Years active1925–1935
Spouse(s)Reginald Denham
Edward Percy Smith

Lilian Mary Oldland (7 February 1903 – 29 September 1984) was an English actress who appeared in more than twenty films between 1925 and 1935. Born in Gloucester in 1903,[2] she made her film debut in The Secret Kingdom and was soon cast as a regular in the Bindle Series of films. In 1930 she changed her name to Mary Newland and was credited as that thereafter.[3] She made her last film, The Silent Passenger, in 1935.[4][5]

She was married to the actor Reginald Denham, and later to MP and playwright Edward Percy Smith.[6][7]

Selected filmography

References

  1. Ancestry.com. England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, 1973-1995 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010:
    • Name: Lilian Mary Smith
    • Death Date: 29 Sep 1984
    • Death Place: Albany Villas Hove
    • Probate Date: 14 Nov 1984
    • Registry: Brighton
  2. "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
  3. Sasha. "British film actress Lilian Oldland with her young child. She later..." Getty Images.
  4. "Lilian Oldland". IMDb.
  5. "Mary Newland". BFI. Archived from the original on 17 October 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2009.
  6. Kabatchnik, Amnon (2010). Blood on the Stage, 1925-1950. ISBN 9780810869639.
  7. "ACTOR, WRITER AND DIRECTOR". The New York Times. 7 February 1983.


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