Biography

Mary Kelly was born on January 14, 1894 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. She was an actress, known for Melody and Romance (1937) and Bargain Matinee (1937). She was married to ? Myers. She died on June 7, 1941 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

After her divorce, she begged Jack Benny to give her a job. He gave her bit parts on his radio show, until Mary Livingstone made Jack get rid of her. Jack asked George Burns and Gracie Allen to give her work, and she became a regular on their radio show as Bubbles Kelly until her death.

Mary Kelly was frequently mentioned in the book Gracie: A Love Story, by George Burns.

Dated Jack Benny before he gained great fame, but married another man while he was on tour.

She was Gracie Allen's best friend. The two roomed together in their early vaudeville days. They were so close that she went to Chicago with Gracie to pick up the baby George and Gracie adopted.