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Martha Mattox
Martha Mattox (born Eleanor Perry Mellen; June 19, 1879 – May 2, 1933) was an American silent film actress most notable for her portrayal of Mammy Pleasant in the 1927 film The Cat and the Canary. She also played a role in Torrent (1926). She died from a heart ailment at age 53. Early yearsBorn Eleanor Perry Mellen in Natchez, Mississippi, Mattox was the daughter of Thomas Lewis Mellen and Mary Eleanor Mellen.[1] She attended East Mississippi College, where she studied dramatic art.[2] (Another source gives the school's name as East Mississippi Female College, with graduation in 1892.[3]) A 1923 article in the Calgary Herald newspaper described her as "a full-blooded Creole", of Spanish descent on her father's side and French on her mother's.[4] She taught for several years at Holding Seminary.[1] CareerHer initial acting was on stage,[2] including performances with the Marion Leonard Company.[4] After working on stage, she began performing in films, initially in Westerns and action films and later in melodramas and comedies.[2] Her film debut came in 1915, and she played a variety of roles in the silent-film era.[5] Personal life and deathMattox married Arichbald J. Sneed Jr. on July 29, 1897, in Canton, Mississippi,[6] and they had five children.[1] Activities in Mattox's personal life included donating prizes and selecting winners in the Better Baby Exposition.[7] On May 2, 1933, Mattox died of heart disease in Sidney, New York, at age 53.[2] Partial filmography
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