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May Allison(1890-1989)

  • Actress
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May Allison
Born in Rising Fawn, GA (youngest of 5 children) Parents: Dr. John S. Allison and Nannie Virginia Wise Sisters: Maude, Verda, Zetta Brother: Herschel Mother Lived with her in California until her death. After Quirk's death, she met C. N. Osborne in NYC, they were married for over 40 years until his death in '82 and lived in Cleveland Ohio. Had a Home in Tucker's Town, Bermuda for many years. Patron of The Cleveland Symphony for many years.
BornJune 14, 1890
DiedMarch 27, 1989(98)
BornJune 14, 1890
DiedMarch 27, 1989(98)
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Known for

The Greater Glory (1926)
The Greater Glory
7.6
  • Corinne
  • 1926
Doris Kenyon and Milton Sills in Gueules Noires (1926)
Gueules Noires
6.5
  • Clare Pitt
  • 1926
May Allison in Fair and Warmer (1919)
Fair and Warmer
8.4
  • Blanny Wheeler
  • 1919
Warner Baxter and Madge Bellamy in The Telephone Girl (1927)
The Telephone Girl
6.8
  • Grace Robinson
  • 1927

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  • Warner Baxter and Madge Bellamy in The Telephone Girl (1927)
    The Telephone Girl
    6.8
    • Grace Robinson
    • 1927
  • May Allison in Her Indiscretion (1927)
    Her Indiscretion
    • Martha Tisdale
    • 1927
  • Lila Lee and Edmund Lowe in One Increasing Purpose (1927)
    One Increasing Purpose
    • Linda Travers Paris
    • 1927
  • Nancy Nash in The City (1926)
    The City
    • Elinor Voorhees
    • 1926
  • Nancy Kelly and Doris Kenyon in Mismates (1926)
    Mismates
    • Belle
    • 1926
  • Doris Kenyon and Milton Sills in Gueules Noires (1926)
    Gueules Noires
    6.5
    • Clare Pitt
    • 1926
  • The Greater Glory (1926)
    The Greater Glory
    7.6
    • Corinne
    • 1926
  • Wreckage (1925)
    Wreckage
    • Rene
    • 1925
  • Doris Kenyon and Milton Sills in I Want My Man (1925)
    I Want My Man
    • Lael
    • 1925
  • May Allison and Sigrid Holmquist in Youth for Sale (1924)
    Youth for Sale
    • Molly Malloy
    • 1924
  • May Allison, Rockliffe Fellowes, and Stanley Goethals in Flapper Wives (1924)
    Flapper Wives
    • Claudia Bigelow
    • 1924
  • The Broad Road
    • Mary Ellen Haley
    • 1923
  • May Allison in The Woman Who Fooled Herself (1922)
    The Woman Who Fooled Herself
    • Eva Lee
    • 1922
  • May Allison and Forrest Stanley in Big Game (1921)
    Big Game
    • Eleanor Winthrop
    • 1921
  • The Last Card (1921)
    The Last Card
    6.8
    • Elsie Kirkwood
    • 1921

Personal details

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  • Height
    • 1.57 m
  • Born
    • June 14, 1890
    • Rising Fawn, Georgia, USA
  • Died
    • March 27, 1989
    • Bratenahl, Ohio, USA(respiratory failure)
  • Spouses
      James R. Quirk1926 - August 1, 1932 (his death)
  • Other works
    Stage: Appeared (as "Vanity") in a production of "Everywoman".
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Print Biography
    • 17 Articles

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    Became editor of "Photoplay" Magazine after the death of her husband, James R. Quirk, the magazine's publisher.

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