Alice Brady(1892-1939)
- Actress
- Soundtrack
Alice Brady was born in New York City on November 2, 1892. She was
interested in the stage from childhood, as her father was famed
Broadway producer William A. Brady.
After a few stage productions, Alice was discovered by movie producers
in New York, since this was the film capital at the time. Her first
film was at the age of 22 when she starred in
As Ye Sow (1914). She was immediately
put to work in a number of film projects. Although she appeared in
three films in 1915, the following year saw her in nine productions.
Alice was one of the fortunate actresses to make a successful
transition from the silent era into the sound age. In 1936 she was
nominated for an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress in
My Man Godfrey (1936). One year
later, she won the Oscar for the same award in
In Old Chicago (1938), in which
she turned in a tremendous performance. Alice died of cancer in New
York City on October 28, 1939. She was only 46 years old. Her final
film that year was
Young Mr. Lincoln (1939).
