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Mary M. Axelson(1891-1973)

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Mary M. Axelson was born on 15 August 1891 in Selmer, Tennessee, USA. She was a writer, known for Life Begins (1932), A Child Is Born (1939) and Una storia d'amore (1942). She died on 27 November 1973 in Miami, Florida, USA.
BornAugust 15, 1891
DiedNovember 27, 1973(82)
BornAugust 15, 1891
DiedNovember 27, 1973(82)
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Known for

Eric Linden and Loretta Young in Life Begins (1932)
Life Begins
6.5
  • Writer(as Mary McDougal Axelson)
  • 1932
Geraldine Fitzgerald and Jeffrey Lynn in A Child Is Born (1939)
A Child Is Born
6.1
  • Writer(as Mary McDougal Axelson)
  • 1939
Carlo Campanini in Una storia d'amore (1942)
Una storia d'amore
6.5
  • Writer
  • 1942

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Writer

  • Carlo Campanini in Una storia d'amore (1942)
    Una storia d'amore
    6.5
    • play "Life Begins"
    • 1942
  • Geraldine Fitzgerald and Jeffrey Lynn in A Child Is Born (1939)
    A Child Is Born
    6.1
    • play (as Mary McDougal Axelson)
    • 1939
  • Eric Linden and Loretta Young in Life Begins (1932)
    Life Begins
    6.5
    • by (as Mary McDougal Axelson)
    • 1932

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Mary McDougal Axelson
  • Born
    • August 15, 1891
    • Selmer, Tennessee, USA
  • Died
    • November 27, 1973
    • Miami, Florida, USA(homicide)
  • Children
    • Sandra Stevens
  • Other works
    Playwright: "A Child Is Born". NOTE: Filmed as A Child Is Born (1939).

Did you know

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    In 1975 her daughter was found not guilty by reason of insanity for the fatal beating she gave her mother in a Miami hospital room. Mary had been ill with leukemia at the time her daughter attacked her.

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