Mary Jeannette Robison
| Sign | Aries |
| Born | Apr 19, 1858 Melbourne, Australia |
| Died | Oct 20, 1942 Beverly Hills, Los Angeles |
| Age | Died at 84 |
| Final Resting PlaceFlushing Cemetery | |
May Robson | |
| Job | Actress |
| Known for | Crusty, domineering society matrons and grandmothers; cross old ladies with hearts of gold |
| Top Roles | Apple Annie, Mother of Gestas, Mrs. Stewart, Aunt Etta, Mimi |
| Top Genres | Drama, Romance, Comedy, Film Adaptation, Musical, Crime |
| Top Topics | Book-Based, Pre-Code Cinema, Marriage |
| Top Collaborators | Hal B. Wallis (Producer), David O. Selznick (Producer), Clarence Brown (Director), David Butler (Director) |
| Shares birthday with | Constance Talmadge, Madge Kennedy, Jayne Mansfield see more.. |
May Robson Overview:
Character actress, May Robson, was born Mary Jeannette Robison on Apr 19, 1858 in Melbourne, Australia. Robson died at the age of 84 on Oct 20, 1942 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles and was laid to rest in Flushing Cemetery in Flushing, Queens County, New York City, NY.
MINI BIO:
May Robson was one of Australia's most valuable exports to Hollywood -- a light-haired, round-as-a-dumpling lady who took to acting when widowed at 25, and soon found herself in demand for strong-willed character roles. She came to Hollywood from the stage for good in 1931 to play very human doyennes from both sides of the tracks, who had flinty exteriors and usually took a firm hand with the juveniles, but were good for a tear at the end. She had a few leading roles in an appropriate batch of titles, Lady for Day, You Can't Bury Everything, Grand Old Girl and Granny Get Your Gun. For her Apple Annie in "Lady for a Day", she was nominated for an Oscar.
(Source: available at Amazon Quinlan's Illustrated Dictionary of Film Character Actors).HONORS and AWARDS:
.Although Robson was nominated for one Oscar, she never won a competitive Academy Award.
Academy Awards
| Year | Award | Film name | Role | Result |
| 1932/33 | Best Actress | Lady for a Day (1933) | Apple Annie | Nominated |
May Robson's handprints and footprints were 'set in stone' at Grauman's Chinese Theater during imprint ceremony #36 on Apr 22, 1937.
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May Robson Quotes:
James 'Jim': You discovered what?
Cornelia Wheelwright aka Miss White: America! What it's all about. Where else could it happen that a couple of youngsters like that would refuse to take money simply because they hadn't earned it? Where they don't want to live on Easy Street unless they build their own home? Ah, there they go, bless their hearts. You know, it's youngsters like that that make you have faith in the future.
Mrs. Evans: [to an agitated Nina] Have you ever seen an insane person. Do you know what it means? I'm going to show you!
Aunt Mattie: Of course, no one ever listens to me!
Grandmother Lettie: They do if they're within ten miles of ya.
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