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Alice Brady

Alice Brady (November 2, 1892–October 28, 1939) was an American actress in the 1930s, during the Great Depression. She broke onto the movie scene at the age of 22 New York City with World Studios, since her father, William A. Brady, was its owner as well as an important theatrical producer in New York. Her first film was the silent As Ye Sow (1915) as Dora Leland. She acted in more than 50 silent films throughout her career, yet spent most of the 1920s on stage and away from the cinema. She returned to the screen in 1933, landing a role in her first talkie, When Ladies Meet. It was for her portrayal of Molly O'Leary in 1938's In Old Chicago that she won her Academy Award. Brady died of cancer in 1939 shortly after filming Young Mr. Lincoln with director John Ford.

A sample of her more than 80 films include:

  • As Ye Sow (1914)
  • Betsy Ross (1917)
  • When Ladies Meet (1933)
  • The Gay Divorcee (1934)
  • Gold Diggers Of 1935 (1935)
  • Let 'Em Have It (1935)
  • Three Smart Girls (1936)
  • Go West, Young Man (1936)
  • My Man Godfrey (1936)
  • One Hundred Men And A Girl (1937)
  • In Old Chicago (1938) Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
  • Zenobia (1939)
  • Young Mr. Lincoln (1939)

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A sample of her more than 80 films include:. The venture allows her to participate in experimental theater. Lincoln with director John Ford. Cilento continued working as an actress both in films and television, and in the 1980s settled near Cairns Australia, where she built her own outdoor theater, named "Karnak", in the rainforest. It was for her portrayal of Molly O'Leary in 1938's In Old Chicago that she won her Academy Award. Brady died of cancer in 1939 shortly after filming Young Mr. They are the parents of the actor Jason Connery. She returned to the screen in 1933, landing a role in her first talkie, When Ladies Meet. Connery was the second of Cilento's three husbands, and they were married from 1962 until their divorce in 1973.

She acted in more than 50 silent films throughout her career, yet spent most of the 1920s on stage and away from the cinema. She was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Tom Jones (1963), but allowed her film career to decline following her marriage to actor Sean Connery. Her first film was the silent As Ye Sow (1915) as Dora Leland. She quickly secured work in British films and steadily worked until the end of the decade without making a major impression with film audiences. Brady, was its owner as well as an important theatrical producer in New York. She decided at a young age to follow a career as an actress and moved to the United Kingdom in the early 1950s. She broke onto the movie scene at the age of 22 New York City with World Studios, since her father, William A. Born to Raphael and Phyllis Cilento, both highly respected medical practitioners, Cilento and her family settled in Brisbane, Australia.

Alice Brady (November 2, 1892–October 28, 1939) was an American actress in the 1930s, during the Great Depression. Diane Cilento (born October 5, 1933 in Rabaul Papua New Guinea) is a theater and film actress. Lincoln (1939). Young Mr. Zenobia (1939).

In Old Chicago (1938) Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. One Hundred Men And A Girl (1937). My Man Godfrey (1936). Go West, Young Man (1936).

Three Smart Girls (1936). Let 'Em Have It (1935). Gold Diggers Of 1935 (1935). The Gay Divorcee (1934).

When Ladies Meet (1933). Betsy Ross (1917). As Ye Sow (1914).