Mary Lawlor (actress)

Mary Lawlor
Mary Lawlor
	Lawlor at Chanin's 46th Street Theatre, c. 1927
Born	June 28, 1907; Utica, New York, U.S.
Died	April 20, 1977 (aged 69); Downey, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1927–1930
Spouse	Lyn Lary (m. 1931; died 1973)
Children	1

Mary Lawlor (June 28, 1907 – April 20, 1977)^[1] was an American stage and screen actress.^[2]

Biography

Lawlor was born in Utica, New York.

Lawlor was a lead actress in several productions including Good News (musical) and the 1930 film adaptation. She starred in the musical as a tutor and love interest. The show had a very successful run on Broadway. She performed The Best Things in Life Are Free, Lucky in Love and Varsity Drag with John Price Jones.^[3]^[4] The musical inspired a slew of copycat college themed stories.^[5]

She also appeared in the Harold Arlen musical You Said It,^[6]^[7] and the musical No, No, Nanette.^[8]

She married baseball player Lyn Lary on July 14, 1931. They had a son, Lynford Lawlor Lary.

Filmography

Shooting Straight
Good News

References

^ "Mary Lawlor". IMDb. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
^ Green, Stanley (October 6, 1962). "The World of Musical Comedy: The Story of the American Musical Stage as Told Through the Careers of Its Foremost Composers and Lyricists". Grosset & Dunlap – via Google Books.
^ Tyler, Don (March 19, 2007). Hit Songs, 1900-1955: American Popular Music of the Pre-Rock Era. McFarland. ISBN 9780786429462 – via Google Books.
^ Bartkowiak, Mathew J. (March 10, 2010). Sounds of the Future: Essays on Music in Science Fiction Film. McFarland. ISBN 9780786456505 – via Google Books.
^ Bradley, Edwin M. (August 11, 2004). The First Hollywood Musicals: A Critical Filmography of 171 Features, 1927 through 1932. McFarland. ISBN 9780786420292 – via Google Books.
^ Mordden, Ethan (October 6, 1988). Broadway Babies: The People who Made the American Musical. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780195054255 – via Google Books.
^ "Time". Time Incorporated. October 6, 1931 – via Google Books.
^ Kenrick, John (July 27, 2017). Musical Theatre: A History. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 9781474267021 – via Google Books.

External links

Mary Lawlor at IMDb
Mary Lawlor at the Internet Broadway Database

[1] "Mary Lawlor". IMDb. Retrieved October 11, 2019.

[2] Green, Stanley (October 6, 1962). "The World of Musical Comedy: The Story of the American Musical Stage as Told Through the Careers of Its Foremost Composers and Lyricists". Grosset & Dunlap – via Google Books.

[3] Tyler, Don (March 19, 2007). Hit Songs, 1900-1955: American Popular Music of the Pre-Rock Era. McFarland. ISBN 9780786429462 – via Google Books.

[:0-4] Bartkowiak, Mathew J. (March 10, 2010). Sounds of the Future: Essays on Music in Science Fiction Film. McFarland. ISBN 9780786456505 – via Google Books.

[5] Bradley, Edwin M. (August 11, 2004). The First Hollywood Musicals: A Critical Filmography of 171 Features, 1927 through 1932. McFarland. ISBN 9780786420292 – via Google Books.

[6] Mordden, Ethan (October 6, 1988). Broadway Babies: The People who Made the American Musical. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780195054255 – via Google Books.

[7] "Time". Time Incorporated. October 6, 1931 – via Google Books.

[8] Kenrick, John (July 27, 2017). Musical Theatre: A History. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 9781474267021 – via Google Books.

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