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May Irene McAvoy [citation needed] (September 8, 1899 – April 26, 1984) was an American actress who worked mainly during the silent-film era. Some of her major roles are Laura Pennington in The Enchanted Cottage , Esther in Ben-Hur , and Mary Dale in The Jazz Singer .
May McAvoy. Actress: The Jazz Singer. Silent-screen star May McAvoy was born in an upscale area of New York City. Her well-to-do family owned and operated a large livery stable situated where the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel now stands.
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May McAvoy. Actress: The Jazz Singer. Silent-screen star May McAvoy was born in an upscale area of New York City. Her well-to-do family owned and operated a large livery stable situated where the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel now stands.
- September 8, 1899
- April 26, 1984
May McAvoy (September 8, 1899 – April 26, 1984) was an American actress who worked mainly during the silent film era. Some of her major roles are Laura Pennington in The Enchanted Cottage, Esther in Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ, and Mary Dale in The Jazz Singer.
May McAvoy: star of ‘The Jazz Singer’ and ‘Ben Hur’. Frank McNally. Fri Oct 06 2017 - 00:01. Most people could still identify Al Jolson as the main star of The Jazz Singer, the film...
May 2, 1984 · LOS ANGELES (AP) May McAvoy. the film actress whose career bridged the era of the silent screen and the talkies with her role in 1927’s "The Jazz Singer," has died at the age of 82. Often the wide-eyed, innocent heroine of films of the 19205, and once described by the poet Carl Sandburg as “a star-eyed goddess" Miss McAvoy died ...
May 1, 1984 · LOS ANGELES -- Silent screen star May McAvoy, Al Jolson's leading lady in the landmark movie 'The Jazz Singer' and a star in some of Hollywood's first monumental films, has died at age 84, it was...
