Aline MacMahon Overview:

Character actress, Aline MacMahon, was born Aline Laveen MacMahon on May 3, 1899 in McKeesport, Pennsylvania. MacMahon died at the age of 92 on Oct 12, 1991 in New York City, NY .

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Distinguished Aline MacMahon was an American stage actress originally intended for stardom by Warners when they brought her to the screen. But her horsey, mournful face was obviously destined for more interesting roles than straight leads, and she proved as adept with wisecracks, as with wisdom. When her studio contract was over, she again devoted the majority of her time to the theatre. Nominated for an Academy Award for "Dragon Seed".

(Source: available at Amazon Quinlan's Illustrated Dictionary of Film Character Actors).

HONORS and AWARDS:

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Although MacMahon was nominated for one Oscar, she never won a competitive Academy Award.

Academy Awards

YearAwardFilm nameRoleResult
1944Best Supporting ActressDragon Seed (1944)Ling's WifeNominated
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Know Your Character Actor –

By smumcountry on Oct 22, 2014 From Smum County

October 22, 2014 by smumcounty was born in McKeesport, Pennsylvania in 1899 of an Irish father and a Russian mother. The family soon moved to Brooklyn and she was educated at Barnard College, the progressive college for women. After college she studied acting at The Neighborhood Playh... Read full article


Know Your Character Actor –

By smumcountry on Oct 22, 2014 From Smum County

October 22, 2014 by smumcounty was born in McKeesport, Pennsylvania in 1899 of an Irish father and a Russian mother. The family soon moved to Brooklyn and she was educated at Barnard College, the progressive college for women. After college she studied acting at The Neighborhood Playh... Read full article


: The Underrated Gold Digger of 1933

By Angela on Apr 24, 2014 From Hollywood Revue

Gold Diggers of 1933 has a wonderful ensemble cast, but if anyone doesn’t get enough love, it’s . ?Busby Berkeley?tends to get a lot of the credit for?Gold Diggers of 1933?thanks to his unforgettable musical numbers. After Busby, people tend to think of Ginger Rogers, Ruby ... Read full article


Interview with John Stangeland, author of : Hollywood, the Blacklist, and the Birth of Method Acting

By Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001 From Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog

I'm thrilled to be joined by writer and biographer John Stangeland. We chatted over a decade ago about his Warren William biography (review here and interview here). Now he is back with an excellent new biography on the much-beloved character actress , out now from the University Press... Read full article


Interview with John Stangeland, author of : Hollywood, the Blacklist, and the Birth of Method Acting

By Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001 From Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog

I'm thrilled to be joined by writer and biographer John Stangeland. We chatted over a decade ago about his Warren William biography (review here and interview here). Now he is back with an excellent new biography on the much-beloved character actress , out now from the University Press... Read full article


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Aline MacMahon Quotes:

Will Lockhart: You're just a hard, scheming old woman, aren't you?
Kate Canady: Ugly, too.


Trixie Lorraine: [whispers to Fay] One more look at him with those bedroom-eyes and I'll break your leg!
Trixie Lorraine: [loudly, to all] Excuse me for whispering; Fay and I have so much in common!


Kate Canady: Why did you do it, Lockhart?
Will Lockhart: Oh, you too, huh?
Kate Canady: Now look here. You get into a scrap with a man, and five minutes later he's found dead. What am I supposed to think?"
Will Lockhart: You're supposed to think I killed him. I came all the way from Laramie to creep up a dark alley and knife the town drunk. Now does that make better sense to you?
Kate Canady: If it did, I wouldn't be here.


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Educated at Erasmus Hall and Barnard College and trained at the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York.

Best remembered for her sweet but weary-looking moms and matrons on stage and in 30s and 40s films.

Although best remembered in her later years for her warm-hearted and wise maternal roles, she is also memorable as one of the wisecracking, cynical chorus girls in Warner Brothers "Goldiggers of 1933.".

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