Trivia

The earliest-born actress to receive an Oscar nomination.

She was known as "The Grand Old Lady of the American Stage".

May moved to Hollywood in 1927 at the age of 69. She shared her home with her dog and her longtime female partner Lillian Harmer.

Although she was a prolific actress who appeared in many major movies and was once nominated for an Oscar, she does not have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Appeared in three Oscar Best Picture nominees: Lady for a Day (1933), A Star Is Born (1937), and Four Daughters (1938).

Gave birth to her 1st child at age 18, a son Edward Gore on December 2, 1876. Child's father was her 1st husband, Charles Gore.

Gave birth to her 2nd child at age 21, a son James Beryl Gore in 1879. He died at age 3 on April 26, 1882. Child's father was her husband, Charles Gore.

Gave birth to her 3rd child at age 22, a daughter Nellie Candler Gore on April 28, 1880. She died on May 1, 1882. Child's father was her husband, Charles Gore.

Her son Edward died on September 23, 1954 in Los Angeles, California at age 77.

Biography in "Actresses of a Certain Character: Forty Familiar Hollywood Faces from the Thirties to the Fifties" by Axel Nissen.

She was the first Australian to be nominated for an acting Academy Award.