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Mary McCarty(1923-1980)

  • Actress
  • Soundtrack
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Mary McCarty in The French Line (1953)
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Babes in Toyland (1961)
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Mary McCarty was born on 27 September 1923 in Winfield, Kansas, USA. She was an actress, known for Babes in Toyland (1961), The French Line (1953) and All That Jazz (1979). She died on 30 April 1980 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornSeptember 27, 1923
DiedApril 30, 1980(56)
BornSeptember 27, 1923
DiedApril 30, 1980(56)
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Known for

Ray Bolger, Annette Funicello, Tommy Sands, and Ed Wynn in Babes in Toyland (1961)
Babes in Toyland
6.1
  • Mother Goose
  • 1961
Jane Russell in The French Line (1953)
The French Line
5.1
  • Annie Farrell
  • 1953
All That Jazz (1979)
All That Jazz
7.8
  • Cast of NY
  • LA
  • 1979
Pernell Roberts in Trapper John, M.D. (1979)
Trapper John, M.D.
6.6
TV Series
  • Clara 'Starch' Willoughby, R. N.

Credits

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Actress



  • Pernell Roberts in Trapper John, M.D. (1979)
    Trapper John, M.D.
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Clara 'Starch' Willoughby, R. N.
    • 1979–1980
  • All That Jazz (1979)
    All That Jazz
    7.8
    • Cast of NY
    • LA
    • 1979
  • Jeff Bridges and Farrah Fawcett in Somebody Killed Her Husband (1978)
    Somebody Killed Her Husband
    4.9
    • Flora
    • 1978
  • Medical Center (1969)
    Medical Center
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Charlotte
    • Mother Superior
    • 1972–1976
  • Susan Lucci, Debbi Morgan, Rebecca Budig, Cameron Mathison, and Darnell Williams in All My Children (1970)
    All My Children
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Bertha Gardner (1977)
    • 1970–2011
  • Debbie Reynolds in My Six Loves (1963)
    My Six Loves
    6.5
    • Doreen Smith
    • 1963
  • Our Man Higgins (1962)
    Our Man Higgins
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Rae
    • 1963
  • Ray Bolger, Annette Funicello, Tommy Sands, and Ed Wynn in Babes in Toyland (1961)
    Babes in Toyland
    6.1
    • Mother Goose
    • 1961
  • Doris Day, Rock Hudson, Tony Randall, and Thelma Ritter in Pillow Talk (1959)
    Pillow Talk
    7.4
    • Nurse Resnick
    • 1959
  • Howard Keel, Susan Kohner, and John Saxon in The Big Fisherman (1959)
    The Big Fisherman
    5.4
    • Merca - Servant Girl (uncredited)
    • 1959
  • Red Skelton in The Red Skelton Hour (1951)
    The Red Skelton Hour
    8.1
    TV Series
    • McGurk of Vaudeville Team
    • Molly McGurk of Vaudeville Team
    • McGurk ...
    • 1955
  • Jane Russell in The French Line (1953)
    The French Line
    5.1
    • Annie Farrell
    • 1953
  • Eddie Albert, Joan Edwards, Bill Goodwin, Gil Lamb, and Constance Moore in Hit Parade of 1947 (1947)
    Hit Parade of 1947
    6.8
    • Specialty Act (uncredited)
    • 1947
  • Robert Armstrong, Edward Ashley, Allan Lane, and Jean Rogers in Gay Blades (1946)
    Gay Blades
    5.9
    • Bit Role (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Tom Keene and Lynne Roberts in Girls of the Big House (1945)
    Girls of the Big House
    5.4
    • Inmate (uncredited)
    • 1945

Soundtrack



  • Matt Dillon, Bridget Fonda, Campbell Scott, and Kyra Sedgwick in Singles (1992)
    Singles
    6.8
    • performer: "Any Gal from Texas"
    • 1992
  • Mister Peepers (1952)
    Mister Peepers
    7.5
    TV Series
    • performer: "Back In Your Own Backyard", "Basin Street Blues"
    • 1955
  • Jane Russell in The French Line (1953)
    The French Line
    5.1
    • performer: "ANY GAL FROM TEXAS", "BY MADAME FIRELLE" (uncredited)
    • 1953
  • The Admiral Broadway Revue (1949)
    The Admiral Broadway Revue
    5.9
    TV Series
    • performer: "When You're Smiling", "I Got Rhythm"
    • performer: "Mother Wore Britches"
    • performer: "Three American Tourists", "The Hypochondriac" (uncredited) (uncredited, uncredited, uncredited) ...
    • 1949
  • Randolph Scott, Shirley Temple, Gloria Stuart, Phyllis Brooks, Jack Haley, Bill Robinson, and Slim Summerville in Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1938)
    Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
    7.0
    • performer: "You've Gotta Eat Your Spinach, Baby"
    • 1938

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Babes in Toyland

Personal details

  • Born
    • September 27, 1923
    • Winfield, Kansas, USA
  • Died
    • April 30, 1980
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(heart attack)
  • Other works
    Appeared in several Broadway revues in the 1940s, as well as Irving Berlin's musical "Miss Liberty" (1949), as Eddie Albert's girlfriend. She made something of a comeback to Broadway in the 1970s, appearing in Stephen Sondheim's "Follies," in which she played Stella, who sang and led the company in the dance to "Who's That Woman?", and "Chicago" (1975), in which she played jail matron "Mama" Morton.
  • Publicity listings
    • 3 Articles
    • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Appeared as a child in Shirley Temple, Jane Withers and Virginia Weidler film vehicles during the late 1930s and early 1940s. At age 14, McCarty performed as a torch singer at the Hollywood Tropics, a night spot.
  • Quotes
    [on her mother's ambitions for her career] My mother didn't push. She aimed me.

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