Mabel Ford(1888-1982)
- Actress
Mabel Ford was Born in Ohio on January 1st, 1888 to John William Ford
and Miriam Landau Ford. She was the youngest of 5 children. They were
all taught to dance as soon as they were able to walk. Mable Ford made
up 1/4 of famous Vaudeville tap dance team called The Four Fords which
was made up of Max Ford, Edwin Ford, Dora Ford
and Mabel Ford. The Four Fords were billed 2nd only to Sarah Bernhardt.
They broke up in 1913 but the Ford Sisters continued to tour the US and
Canada on the Palace and Orpheun circuits and toured Europe from 1914 -
1916. They came home and continued to top bills for another 10 years.
Mabel owned a pet Silver Fox which she named Mexico. They kept it at
the Hippodrome in New York when she was away on tour. In September of
1925 Mabel married Jack Curtis Sr., a Keith Albee Agent, who had been
married twice before. Mabel became Aunt to Beatrice Curtis Fox (Curtis'
daughter 1st marriage to Vaudeville's Anna Chandler) and her husband
Harry Fox and grandmother to their child. On June 16, 1926 Mabel gave
birth to Jack Curtis Jr. at the age
of 38, in Queens, New York. Mabel is the paternal grandmother of
Liane Curtis . Brother Max Ford invented a
step called the Maxie Ford. Mabel Ford died in Queens, New York in
October of 1982 at the age of 94.
