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- Birth nameMary Bebe Anderson
- Nickname
- Bebe
- Mary Anderson was born on April 3, 1918 in Birmingham, Alabama, USA. She was an actress, known for Lifeboat (1944), Gone with the Wind (1939) and Wilson (1944). She was married to Leon Shamroy and Leonard Marion Behrens. She died on April 6, 2014 in Burbank, California, USA.
- SpousesLeon Shamroy(May 12, 1953 - July 7, 1974) (his death, 1 child)Leonard Marion Behrens(December 8, 1940 - August 2, 1951) (divorced)
- RelativesJames Anderson(Sibling)
- Was auditioned for the role of Scarlett O'Hara in Gone with the Wind (1939), and landed a supporting role in the film.
- While attending Howard College (now Samford University) in her native Birmingham, Alabama, Anderson was discovered by the director George Cukor who was casting for the coveted role of Scarlett O'Hara. Cukor was fired and the role went to Vivien Leigh.
- Alfred Hitchcock recalled working with her when Dick Cavett asked about the filming of Lifeboat (1944) by stating that she "had great ambitions to become a film star. And I discovered that she was stuffing kleenex into her brassiere to build herself up. And one day she said to me, "Oh Mr. Hitchcock, which do you think is my best side?" And I said, "You're sitting on it, my dear"".
- She had a great ambition to be a movie star. Ironically, she played supporting roles in films that won Academy Awards for the leading ladies: Vivien Leigh in Gone with the Wind (1939), Jennifer Jones in The Song of Bernadette (1943), and Olivia de Havilland in To Each His Own (1946).
- Her only child, Anderson Alexander Shamroy, died on July 1, 1956, at the age of two months.
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