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The Amazing Exploits of the Clutching HandĪlternative title: Daughter of the Orient Selected filmography YearĪlternative title: The Private Life of Oliver the Eighth The memorial plaque is incorrectly dated 1901. In the 1970s it was discovered that her ashes had remained unclaimed the Way Out West Tent, a chapter of The Sons of the Desert (the international Laurel and Hardy appreciation society), paid for their interment at Chapel of the Pines Crematory. įor her contributions to the film industry, Busch was inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960 with a motion pictures star located at 7021 Hollywood Boulevard. Tate (1936–her death).īusch died on 20 April 1946, age 54, at a San Fernando Valley sanitarium where she had been ill for five months with colon cancer. Busch appears, credited as Bush.īusch was married three times: to actor Francis McDonald (1915–22), to John Earl Cassell (1926–29), and to civil engineer Thomas C. In 2014 The Grim Game, the believed-lost 1919 film that was the first feature to star Harry Houdini, was discovered and restored by Rick Schmidlin for Turner Classic Movies.

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Jackie Gleason later mentioned her name on his TV show as 'the ever-popular Mae Busch'. Overall, she had roles in approximately 130 motion pictures between 19. Her film roles after 1936 were often uncredited. Her last role in a Laurel and Hardy film was in The Bohemian Girl, again as a combative spouse of Hardy's, released in 1936. She appeared in 13 of their comedies, often as shrewish, gold-digging floozies ( Chickens Come Home, Come Clean), a volatile wife of Oliver Hardy ( Sons of the Desert, Their First Mistake), or more sympathetic roles ( Them Thar Hills, Tit for Tat, The Fixer Uppers). In 1927, she was offered a leading role in a Hal Roach two-reeler, Love 'em and Weep, which began her long association with Laurel and Hardy. Afterwards, she found herself working for less prestigious studios such as Gotham and Tiffany, where she was relegated mostly to supporting roles. Her career declined abruptly after 1926, when she walked out on her contract at Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer and suffered a nervous breakdown. She starred in such feature films as The Devil's Pass Key (1920) and Foolish Wives (1923), both directed by Erich von Stroheim, and in The Unholy Three (1925), with Lon Chaney. Īt the pinnacle of her film career, Busch was known as the versatile vamp. According to Minta Durfee's unverifiable claim, Busch, who was known for pinpoint throwing accuracy, inflicted a serious head injury on Normand by striking her with a vase. Her dalliance with studio chief Mack Sennett famously ended his engagement to actress Mabel Normand-who had actually been Busch's mentor and friend-when Normand walked in on the pair. In 1915 she began working at Keystone Studios, where she appeared in comedy two-reelers. There is some doubt about Mae's being in these films, though, as the production of both films in California appears to clash with Busch's commitments in New York. Mae's first film appearances are reputed to be in The Agitator and The Water Nymph, both released in 1912. Mae's big break came in March 1912 when she replaced Lillian Lorraine as the lead female in 'Over the River' with Eddie Foy. As Mae Busch she performed with her mother in Guy Fletch Bragdon's 'The Fixer' to good reviews, and in 1911 they featured in Tom Reeves' 'Big Show Burlesque'. At the age of 12, she joined her parents as the Busch Devere Trio, which was active from 1903 until 1912. While her parents were touring the United States, 6-year-old Annie May was placed in a convent school in New Jersey. They departed on 8 August 1896 and arrived in San Francisco at the end of 1896 or in early 1897. Following a concert tour of New Zealand, the family left for the United States via Tahiti. They continued to tour with various companies with short breaks when their two children were born, Dorothy in 1889 (who lived for only 4 months) and Annie May in 1891. Her mother had been active since 1883 under the stage names Dora Devere and then Dora Busch she toured India with Hudson's Surprise Party and toured New Zealand twice. Busch in the film publication the Stars of the Photoplay, 1924īusch was born in Melbourne, Victoria to popular Australian vaudeville performers Elizabeth Maria Lay and Frederick William Busch.

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