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Mary Eaton

1901 - 1948

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Mary Eaton (January 29, 1901 – October 10, 1948) was an American stage actress, singer, and dancer in the 1910s and 1920s, probably best known today from her appearance in the first Marx Brothers film, The Cocoanuts (1929). A professional performer since childhood, she enjoyed success in stage productions such as the Ziegfeld Follies. She appeared in another early sound film, Glorifying the American Girl (1929). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mary Eaton has received more than 104,501 page views. Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Mary Eaton is the 6,485th most popular actor (down from 6,367th in 2019), the 9,545th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,509th in 2019) and the 2,977th most popular American Actor.

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  • 18

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  • 3.15

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  • 2.89

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Mary Eaton ranks 6,485 out of 13,578. Before her are Ursula Karven, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Mira Nair, Bae Soo-bin, Roland Møller, and Murat Boz. After her are Patricia Quinn, Claudia Black, Mindy Sterling, Norman Alden, Michael Wong, and Virginia Gregg.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1901, Mary Eaton ranks 316. Before her are Leon Shamroy, Georgy Ushakov, Eusebio Díaz, Clementina de Jesus, Carlo Biotti, and Thomas Cooray. After her are Modesto Denis, Muhammad Fareed Didi, Pauline Starke, Francis Chichester, Francisco Gamborena, and Tibor Serly. Among people deceased in 1948, Mary Eaton ranks 178. Before her are Carl Hårleman, Claude McKay, Thomas Mofolo, Frank Benford, John Anderson, and James Young. After her are George Mehnert, Poul Heegaard, René Benjamin, István Barta, Carl Abrahamsson, and Joseph Friedrich Nicolaus Bornmüller.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Mary Eaton ranks 9,545 out of 20,380. Before her are Richard Dix (1893), Beth Ditto (1981), Kylie Ireland (1970), Ruben Santiago-Hudson (1956), Kevin Moore (1967), and Brian Grazer (1951). After her are Karl Rove (1950), Horatio Greenough (1805), Ken Burns (1953), Mindy Sterling (1953), George Russell (1923), and Norman Alden (1924).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Mary Eaton ranks 2,977. Before her are Connie Sellecca (1955), Jon Seda (1970), Inga Swenson (1932), Adam Savage (1967), Richard Dix (1893), and Ruben Santiago-Hudson (1956). After her are Mindy Sterling (1953), Norman Alden (1924), Michael Wong (1965), Virginia Gregg (1916), Anthony Michael Hall (1968), and Marlo Thomas (1937).

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Television and Movie Roles

The Cocoanuts
Polly Potter
During the Florida land boom, the Marx Brothers run a hotel, auction off some land and thwart a jewel robbery.
May 23o 19296.5 / 10
Glorifying the American Girl
Gloria Hughes
A young woman, who wants to be in the Follies, is making ends meet by working at a department store's sheet music department, where she sings the latest hits. She is accompanied on piano by her childhood boyfriend, who is in love with her, despite her single-minded interest in her career. When a vaudeville performer asks her to join him as his new partner, she sees it as an opportunity to make her dream come true. Upon arriving in New York City, our heroine finds out that her new partner is only interested in sleeping with her and makes this a condition of making her a star. Soon, however, she is discovered by a representative of Ziegfeld.
Dec 7o 19295.5 / 10
Kodachrome Two-Color Test Shots No. III
This two-color (green-blue and red) film was produced as a demonstration reel at the Paragon Studios in Fort Lee, New Jersey, under the direction of Kodak scientist John Capstaff. It features leading actresses, including Mae Murray, Hope Hampton, and Mary Eaton, posing and miming for the camera to showcase the capability of the complex Kodachrome process to capture their translucent movie star complexions and colorful, high-fashion clothing.
Jan 1o 19226.313 / 10