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May Robson

1858 - 1942

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Mary Jeanette Robison (19 April 1858 – 20 October 1942), known professionally as May Robson, was an Australian-born American-based actress whose career spanned 58 years, starting in 1883 when she was 25. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of May Robson has received more than 329,124 page views. Her biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia. May Robson is the 5,680th most popular actor (down from 4,536th in 2019), the 251st most popular biography from Australia (down from 187th in 2019) and the 57th most popular Australian Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 330k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 45.82

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 27

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.30

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.15

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of May Robsons by language

Over the past year May Robson has had the most page views in the with 45,003 views, followed by German (2,805), and Italian (1,996). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Irish (91.40%), Afrikaans (78.32%), and Southern Azerbaijani (27.53%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, May Robson ranks 5,680 out of 13,578. Before her are Timothy Bottoms, Claudia Kim, Julián Gil, Dexter Fletcher, Agnès Jaoui, and Sachiko Hidari. After her are Leelee Sobieski, Sadie Frost, Margaretha Krook, Emma de Caunes, Sylvia Hoeks, and Michelle Dockery.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1858, May Robson ranks 128. Before her are Mary Adela Blagg, Richard Friedrich Johannes Pfeiffer, Pedro Nel Ospina Vázquez, Victorino Márquez Bustillos, János Fadrusz, and Liberty Hyde Bailey. After her are Maurice Prendergast, Alfred Capus, José Leite de Vasconcelos, Willard Metcalf, William Stanley Jr., and Tom Clarke. Among people deceased in 1942, May Robson ranks 217. Before her are John Goodall, Marcellin Boule, Belisario Porras Barahona, Joaquín Sánchez de Toca, William Carr, and Hermann Harms. After her are Pranas Dovydaitis, Jonas Vileišis, Joseph Dempsey, Clinton Hart Merriam, Františka Plamínková, and Heinz Körvers.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, May Robson ranks 251 out of 1,143. Before her are David Malet Armstrong (1926), Adrian Quist (1913), Judy Amoore (1940), Oodgeroo Noonuccal (1920), Stanley Bruce (1883), and Lesley Turner Bowrey (1942). After her are Richard Norton (1950), Mark Oliphant (1901), Emily Browning (1988), Cadel Evans (1977), Pat Cash (1965), and Jai Courtney (1986).

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Among ACTORS In Australia

Among actors born in Australia, May Robson ranks 57. Before her are Deborra-Lee Furness (1955), Luke Hemsworth (1980), Rachel Griffiths (1968), Rebel Wilson (1980), Jack Thompson (1940), and Peta Wilson (1970). After her are Richard Norton (1950), Emily Browning (1988), Jai Courtney (1986), Poppy Montgomery (1972), Tina Arena (1967), and Jason Donovan (1968).

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Television and Movie Roles

Lady for a Day
Apple Annie
Never-wed, poor, rough around the edges Apple Annie has always written to her daughter, Louise, in Spain that she is married and a member of New York's high society. Upon receiving unexpected word from Louise (who hasn't seen Annie since infancy) that she is en route to America with her new fiancé and his father, a count, so the three of them can meet her, Annie panics, despairing that her beloved daughter will be destroyed by the deception.
Sep 13o 19337.143 / 10
A Star Is Born
Lettie Blodgett
Esther Blodgett is just another starry-eyed farm kid trying to break into the movies. Waitressing at a Hollywood party, she catches the eye of her idol Norman Maine, is sent for a screen test, and before long attains stardom as newly minted Vicki Lester. She and Norman marry, though his career soon dwindles to nothing due to his chronic alcoholism.
Apr 27o 19377.2 / 10
Bringing Up Baby
Elizabeth Random
David Huxley is waiting to get a bone he needs for his museum collection. Through a series of strange circumstances, he meets Susan Vance, and the duo have a series of misadventures which include a leopard called Baby.
Feb 18o 19387.553 / 10