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| Born | Mercedes Agnes Carlotta McCambridge March 16, 1916 Joliet, Illinois, United States |
| Died | March 2, 2004 (aged 87) La Jolla, California, United States |
| Spouse(s) | William Fifield (1941-1946) Fletcher Markle (1950-1962) |
Mercedes Agnes Carlotta McCambridge (March 16, 1916 – March 2, 2004), nicknamed Mercy, was an Academy Award-winning American film actress, also known for her acting in radio dramas. Events 597 BC - Babylonians capture Jerusalem, replace Jehoiachin with Zedekiah as king Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Joliet is a city in Will county in the US state of Illinois, located 40 miles southwest of Chicago. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 986 - Louis V becomes King of the Franks. 1127 - Assassination of Charles the Good "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " La Jolla (ləˈhɔɪə "luh-HOY-uh") is a wealthy Seaside resort community of up to 42808 residents within the city of San Diego, California The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 597 BC - Babylonians capture Jerusalem, replace Jehoiachin with Zedekiah as king Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 986 - Louis V becomes King of the Franks. 1127 - Assassination of Charles the Good "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works
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Early life
McCambridge was born in Joliet, Illinois, the daughter of Irish Catholic immigrants[1] Marie (née Mahaffry) and John Patrick McCambridge. Joliet is a city in Will county in the US state of Illinois, located 40 miles southwest of Chicago. Irish Americans (Gael-Mheiriceánach are citizens of the United States who can claim ancestry originating in Ireland. Catholic is an Adjective derived from the Greek adjective '' / 'katholikos' meaning "whole" or "complete". [2] She graduated from Mundelein College in Chicago before embarking on a career. [1]
Radio
She began her career as a radio actor during the 1940s while also performing on Broadway. Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located Her radio work in this period included her portrayal of Rosemary Levy on Abie's Irish Rose and various characters on the radio series I Love A Mystery in both its West Coast and East Coast incarnations (most notably as "Charity Martin" in The Thing That Cries in the Night, "Nasha" and "Laura" in Bury Your Dead, Arizona, "Sunny Richards" in both The Million Dollar Curse and The Temple of Vampires and "Jack 'Jacqueline' Dempsey Ross" in The Battle of the Century). Abie's Irish Rose is a Broadway Comedy play by Anne Nichols about an Irish Catholic girl who marries a young Jewish I Love A Mystery was a radio drama series about three friends who ran a detective agency and traveled the world in search of adventure She frequently did feature roles on the CBS Radio Mystery Theater. CBS Radio Mystery Theater (aka Radio Mystery Theater and Mystery Theater) was an ambitious and sustained attempt during the 1970s
Films
Her Hollywood break came when she was cast opposite Broderick Crawford in the 1949 film All the King's Men. William Broderick Crawford ( December 9, 1911 - April 26, 1986) was an American Academy Award -winning actor All the King's Men is a 1949 drama Film based on the Robert Penn Warren novel of the same name. McCambridge won the 1949 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the film, which won Best Picture for that year. Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS The Academy Award for Best Motion Picture is one of the Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to artists working McCambridge also won the Golden Globe Awards for Best Supporting Actress and New Star of the Year - Actress for her performance. The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner The Golden Globe Award for New Star Of The Year - Actress originated in 1948
In 1954, the actress co-starred with Joan Crawford and Sterling Hayden in the offbeat western drama, Johnny Guitar, now regarded as a cult classic. Joan Crawford (born Lucille Fay LeSueur; ( March 23, 1905 - May 10, 1977) Crawford was signed to a motion picture Sterling Hayden ( March 26, 1916 – May 23, 1986) was an American Actor and Author. Johnny Guitar ( 1954) is a Republic Pictures Feature film starring Joan Crawford, Sterling Hayden, Mercedes McCambridge McCambridge and Hayden publicly declared their dislike of Crawford, with McCambridge labeling the film's star "a mean, tipsy, powerful, rotten-egg lady. "[1]
McCambridge played the supporting role of "Luz" in the 1956 George Stevens classic Giant, which starred Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson and James Dean. George Stevens ( December 18, 1904 - March 8, 1975) was an Academy Award -winning American motion picture Giant is a 1956 Drama film and was directed by George Stevens. Dame Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor, DBE (born 27 February 1932) is a two-time Academy Award -winning English-American actress Rock Hudson (November 17 1925 &ndash October 2 1985 was an American Film and Television Actor, recognised as a romantic leading man during James Byron Dean ( February 8 1931 &ndash September 30 1955) was a two-time Oscar -nominated American Film She was nominated for another Academy Award as Best Supporting Actress but lost to Dorothy Malone in Written on the Wind. This article is about the actress For the cookbook writer see Dorothy Malone. Written on the Wind is a 1956 American Drama film directed by Douglas Sirk.
In 1959, McCambridge appeared opposite Katharine Hepburn, Montgomery Clift and Elizabeth Taylor in Joseph L. Mankiewicz' film adaptation of Tennessee Williams' Suddenly, Last Summer. Katharine Houghton Hepburn (May 12 1907 – June 29 2003 was an American actress of film television and stage Edward Montgomery Clift ( October 17, 1920 – July 23, 1966) was an American film actor Dame Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor, DBE (born 27 February 1932) is a two-time Academy Award -winning English-American actress Joseph Leo Mankiewicz ( February 11, 1909 – February 5, 1993) was an American Academy Award -winning director Thomas Lanier Williams III (March 26 1911 &ndash February 25 1983 better known as Tennessee Williams, was a major American playwright who received many of the top theatrical Suddenly Last Summer is a one-act play by Tennessee Williams.
McCambridge was well-known for providing the dubbed-in voice of the demonically possessed character in The Exorcist, acted by Linda Blair. Demonic possession is often the term used to describe the control over a human form by Satan himself or one of his assigned advocates The Exorcist is a 1973 American Horror film, adapted from the 1971 novel of the same name by William Peter Blatty, Linda Denise Blair (born January 22 1959 is an American actress most famous for her role as the possessed child Regan in the 1973 film McCambridge was promised a screen credit for the film's initial release, but she discovered at the premiere that her name was absent. Her dispute with director William Friedkin and the Warner Bros. brass over her exclusion ended when, with the help of the Screen Actors Guild, she was properly credited for her vocal work in the film. William Friedkin (born August 29 1935 in Chicago, Illinois) is an Academy Award-winning American movie and television director Warner Bros Entertainment Inc (or Warner Bros, Warner Bros Pictures) is one of the world's largest producers of Film and The Screen Actors Guild ( SAG) is an American labor union representing over 120000 Film and television principal performers and background [1]
In the 1970s, she toured in a road company production of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof as Big Mama, opposite John Carradine as Big Daddy. Cat on a Hot Tin Roof is a Tony -nominated play by Tennessee Williams. John Carradine ( February 5, 1906 &ndash November 27, 1988) was an American Actor, perhaps best known for his roles in She appeared as a guest artist in college productions such as El Centro College's 1979 The Mousetrap, in which she received top billing despite being murdered (by actor Jim Beaver) less than 15 minutes into the play. El Centro College is a Community college of the Dallas County Community College District (DCCCD located at 801 Main Street in downtown The Mousetrap is a play in the murder mystery genre by Agatha Christie. James Norman Beaver Jr (born August 12, 1950) is an American stage film and television actor a playwright screenwriter and film historian who uses El Centro brought her back the following year as title role in "The Madwoman of Chaillot. "
McCambridge has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame: one for motion pictures, located at 1722 Vine Street, and one for television located at 6243 Hollywood Boulevard. The Hollywood Walk of Fame is a Sidewalk along Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street in Hollywood Los Angeles California, USA, that Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic She told the story of her life in The Quality of Mercy: An Autobiography (Times Books, 1981), ISBN 0-8129-0945-3.
Personal life
McCambridge married her first husband, William Fifield, when she was 23 years old. [1] The couple had a son, John Lawrence Fifield. The couple divorced in 1946.
In 1950, McCambridge married Canadian Fletcher Markle, a radio director. Her son, John, later took Markle's name, thereafter being known as John Markle. [1] During the marriage and afterward, McCambridge battled alcoholicism, often hospitalized after episodes of heavy drinking. [1] She and Markle divorced in 1962. In 1969, after years with Alcoholics Anonymous, she achieved sobriety. [1]
McCambridge's son, John Markle, a UCLA graduate, had a PhD in Economics. [3] After being fired from his position as a futures trader at Stephens and Company for mishandling funds, a $5 million lawsuit was filed against him and McCambridge. Although some of the mishandled funds had been handled under McCambridge's name through Markle's power of attorney, she was subsequently cleared of any wrongdoing. [1] Markle killed his family and then himself in a murder/suicide in 1987. [1] He reportedly left a bitter thirteen page note to his mother. [3]
McCambridge died on March 2, 2004 in La Jolla, California, of natural causes, aged 87. Events 986 - Louis V becomes King of the Franks. 1127 - Assassination of Charles the Good "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " La Jolla (ləˈhɔɪə "luh-HOY-uh") is a wealthy Seaside resort community of up to 42808 residents within the city of San Diego, California [1]
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Other notes |
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| 1949 | All the King's Men | Sadie Burke | Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress; Golden Globe |
| 1951 | Inside Straight | Ada Stritch | |
| The Scarf | Connie Carter | ||
| Lightning Strikes Twice | Liza McStringer | ||
| Screen Snapshots: Hollywood Awards | Herself | short subject | |
| 1954 | Johnny Guitar | Emma Small | |
| 1956 | Giant | Luz Benedict | Nominated - Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress |
| 1957 | A Farewell to Arms | Miss Van Campen | |
| 1958 | Touch of Evil | Gang leader | uncredited |
| 1959 | Suddenly, Last Summer | Mrs. All the King's Men is a 1949 drama Film based on the Robert Penn Warren novel of the same name. Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner Johnny Guitar ( 1954) is a Republic Pictures Feature film starring Joan Crawford, Sterling Hayden, Mercedes McCambridge Giant is a 1956 Drama film and was directed by George Stevens. Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS A Farewell to Arms is a 1957 American Drama film directed by Charles Vidor. Touch of Evil ( 1958) is a black-and-white American film written directed and co-starring Orson Welles. Suddenly Last Summer is a 1959 Drama film made by Columbia Pictures, based on the play of the same title by Tennessee Williams Grace Holly | |
| 1960 | Cimarron | Mrs. Cimarron is a 1960 Western film based on the Edna Ferber novel Cimarron, featuring Glenn Ford and Maria Sarah Wyatt | |
| 1961 | Angel Baby | Sarah Strand | |
| 1965 | Run Home Slow | Nell Hagen | |
| 1968 | The Counterfeit Killer | Frances | |
| 1969 | 99 Women | Thelma Diaz | |
| Justine | Madame Dusbois | ||
| 1971 | The Last Generation | archive footage | |
| 1972 | The Other Side of the Wind | Maggie | unreleased - scheduled for 2008 release |
| 1973 | Sixteen | Ma Irtley | |
| The Exorcist | Pazuzu | voice only | |
| 1977 | Thieves | Street Lady | |
| 1979 | The Concorde: Airport '79 | Nelli | |
| 1983 | Echoes | Lillian Gerben | |
| 1992 | Amazing Stories: Book Two | Miss Lestrange | voice - segment "Family Dog" |
| Awards | ||
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| Preceded by Claire Trevor for Key Largo |
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress 1949 for All the King's Men |
Succeeded by Josephine Hull for Harvey |
| Preceded by Ellen Corby for I Remember Mama |
Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture 1950 for All the King's Men |
Succeeded by Josephine Hull for Harvey |
Further reading
- Lackmann, Ronald W. Justine (or The Misfortunes of Virtue, or several other titles see below is a classic erotic novel by Donatien Alphonse François de Sade better known as the The Other Side of the Wind is an unreleased 1975 film directed by Orson Welles and starring John Huston, Peter Bogdanovich, The Exorcist is a 1973 American Horror film, adapted from the 1971 novel of the same name by William Peter Blatty, The Concorde. Airport '79 is a 1979 American Disaster film (in the UK it was released a year later as Airport '80 The Concorde Claire Trevor ( March 8, 1910 - April 8, 2000) was an Academy Award -winning American actress Key Largo is a 1948 Crime film starring Humphrey Bogart, Edward G Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS All the King's Men is a 1949 drama Film based on the Robert Penn Warren novel of the same name. Josephine Hull ( January 3, 1886 – March 12, 1957) was an Academy Award and Golden Globe winning American Harvey is a 1950 film based on Mary Chase 's Pulitzer Prize -winning play of the same name, directed by Henry Koster, and Ellen Corby ( June 3, 1911 &ndash April 14, 1999) was an American Academy Award -nominated Actor. This article is about the 1944 play and subsequent 1948 feature film The Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture was first awarded by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association in 1944 for a performance All the King's Men is a 1949 drama Film based on the Robert Penn Warren novel of the same name. Josephine Hull ( January 3, 1886 – March 12, 1957) was an Academy Award and Golden Globe winning American Harvey is a 1950 film based on Mary Chase 's Pulitzer Prize -winning play of the same name, directed by Henry Koster, and Mercedes Mccambridge: A Biography And Career Record. McFarland & Company. 2005. ISBN 0786419792.
- McCambridge, Mercedes. The Quality of Mercy: An Autobiography. Times Books, 1981. ISBN 0-8129-0945-3.
- Terrace, Vincent. Radio Programs, 1924-1984. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland, 1999. ISBN 0-7864-0351-9.
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