Edna May Oliver

Edna May Oliver

Edna May Oliver (November 9, 1883 – November 9, 1942) was an American stage and film actress. During the 1930s, she was one of the best-known character actresses in American films, often playing tart-tongued spinsters. ​She was born Edna May Nutter in Malden, Massachusetts. The daughter of Ida May and Charles Edward Nutter, Edna was a descendant of the 6th American president John Quincy Adams. Miss Oliver took an early interest in the stage, and she would quit school at the age of 14 to pursue her ambitions in the theater. Despite abandoning traditional schooling, Edna continued to study the performing arts, including speech and piano. One of her first jobs was as pianist with an all female orchestra which toured America around the turn of the century. By 1917 she had achieved success on Broadway in the hit play "Oh, Boy". By 1923 she had appeared in her first film. Edna May Oliver seems to have been born to play the classics of American and British literature. Some of her most memorable film roles were in adaptations of works of Charles Dickens. Although some have described her as plain or "horse faced", Edna May Oliver's comedic talents lent a beautiful droll warmth to her characters. She was usually called upon to play less glamorous roles such as a spinsters, but she played them with such soul, wit, and depth that to this day she remains one of the best loved of Hollywood's character actresses. A fine example of her comedic talent can be found in Laugh and Get Rich (1931). Here we find her playing a role almost autobiographical in nature, that of a proud woman with Boston roots who has married "down". As the plot unwinds, she is invited to a society gala despite her modest circumstances. At the gala she becomes tipsy. With a frolicsome air Edna May seems to use the role to gently mock her real self. Her slightly drunk character seizes upon a bit of flattery, and alluding to her old New England family, proudly proclaims to each who will listen, "I am a Cranston. That explains everything!". In real life, Edna May Oliver was a Nutter, and perhaps that explains everything. Edna May Oliver married stock broker David Pratt in 1928, but the marriage ended in divorce five years later. In 1939 she received an Oscar nomination for her supporting role as Widow McKlennar in the picture Drums Along the Mohawk (1939). That was to be one of her last films. Miss Oliver was struck ill in August of 1942. Although she seemed to recover briefly, she was re-admitted to Los Angeles's Cedars of Lebanon hospital in October Her dear friend actress Virginia Hammond flew out from New York to stay by her bedside. Edna May Oliver died on her 59th birthday, 9th November 1942. Virginia Hammond was with her and said, "She died without ever being aware of the gravity of her condition. She just went peacefully asleep."

  • Cím: Edna May Oliver
  • Népszerűség: 1.983
  • Ismert: Acting
  • Születésnap: 1883-11-08
  • Születési hely: Malden, Massachusetts, USA
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  • 1933
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    Alice in Wonderland

    Alice in Wonderland

    6.1 1933 HD

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  • 1937
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    Rosalie

    Rosalie

    5.5 1937 HD

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  • 1933
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    Ann Vickers

    Ann Vickers

    5.9 1933 HD

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  • 1939
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    Second Fiddle

    Second Fiddle

    5 1939 HD

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  • 1936
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    Rómeó és Júlia

    Rómeó és Júlia

    6.1 1936 HD

    A Romeo és Júlia 1936-es filmváltozata a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer filmstúdió Shakespeare-adaptációja. A...

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  • 1935
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    The Personal History, Adventures, Experience, & Observation of David Copperfield the Younger

    The Personal History, Adventures, Experience, & Observation of David Copperfield the Younger

    6.516 1935 HD

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  • 1935
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    A Tale of Two Cities

    A Tale of Two Cities

    6.742 1935 HD

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  • 1933
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    Kisasszonyok / Fiatal asszonyok

    Kisasszonyok / Fiatal asszonyok

    6.729 1933 HD

    Az 1860-as években járunk az Egyesült Államok északi részén, ahol a March család bő egy...

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  • 1939
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    The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle

    The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle

    7 1939 HD

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  • 1939
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    Dobok a Mohawk mentén

    Dobok a Mohawk mentén

    6.429 1939 HD

    Az amerikai függetlenségi háború idején az angol gyarmati közigazgatás indián harcosokat...

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  • 1941
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    Lydia

    Lydia

    6.4 1941 HD

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  • 1932
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    Penguin Pool Murder

    Penguin Pool Murder

    5.5 1932 HD

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  • 1935
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    Murder on a Honeymoon

    Murder on a Honeymoon

    5.8 1935 HD

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  • 1930
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    Half Shot at Sunrise

    Half Shot at Sunrise

    6.2 1930 HD

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  • 1935
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    No More Ladies

    No More Ladies

    5.1 1935 HD

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  • 1933
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    Meet the Baron

    Meet the Baron

    4.3 1933 HD

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  • 1929
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    The Saturday Night Kid

    The Saturday Night Kid

    4.4 1929 HD

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  • 1934
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    The Last Gentleman

    The Last Gentleman

    3 1934 HD

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  • 1937
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    My Dear Miss Aldrich

    My Dear Miss Aldrich

    6.1 1937 HD

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  • 1934
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    Murder on the Blackboard

    Murder on the Blackboard

    5.3 1934 HD

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  • 1934
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    The Poor Rich

    The Poor Rich

    1 1934 HD

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  • 1931
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    Laugh and Get Rich

    Laugh and Get Rich

    4.7 1931 HD

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    Clara Bow: Discovering the It Girl

    Clara Bow: Discovering the It Girl

    7.7 1999 HD

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  • 1934
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    We're Rich Again

    We're Rich Again

    4 1934 HD

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  • 1938
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    Paradise for Three

    Paradise for Three

    6.8 1938 HD

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  • 1932
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    The Conquerors

    The Conquerors

    5.7 1932 HD

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  • 1937
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    Parnell

    Parnell

    4.6 1937 HD

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  • 1939
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    Nurse Edith Cavell

    Nurse Edith Cavell

    6.4 1939 HD

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  • 1931
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    Cracked Nuts

    Cracked Nuts

    7 1931 HD

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  • 1938
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    Little Miss Broadway

    Little Miss Broadway

    6.6 1938 HD

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  • 1932
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    Ladies of the Jury

    Ladies of the Jury

    6.4 1932 HD

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  • 1933
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    Only Yesterday

    Only Yesterday

    6.8 1933 HD

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  • 1924
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    Icebound

    Icebound

    1 1924 HD

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  • 1933
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    The Great Jasper

    The Great Jasper

    1 1933 HD

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  • 1931
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    Cimarron

    Cimarron

    5.5 1931 HD

    1890, a vadnyugat benépesedésének kora. Yancey Cravat és felesége, Sabra Oklahomába mennek, hogy ott...

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  • 1931
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    Fanny Foley Herself

    Fanny Foley Herself

    1 1931 HD

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  • 1932
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    Hold 'Em Jail

    Hold 'Em Jail

    6.8 1932 HD

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  • 1940
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    Talpig úriember

    Talpig úriember

    6.9 1940 HD

    A történet az 1800-as évek elején játszódik Angliában. A Bennet famíliában...

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  • 1931
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    Newly Rich

    Newly Rich

    3 1931 HD

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  • 1926
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    The American Venus

    The American Venus

    1 1926 HD

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  • 1933
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    It's Great to Be Alive

    It's Great to Be Alive

    5 1933 HD

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  • 1926
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    Let's Get Married

    Let's Get Married

    1 1926 HD

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  • 1925
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    Lovers in Quarantine

    Lovers in Quarantine

    1 1925 HD

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  • 1925
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    The Lucky Devil

    The Lucky Devil

    6.5 1925 HD

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  • 1923
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    Wife in Name Only

    Wife in Name Only

    1 1923 HD

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  • 1923
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    Three O'Clock in the Morning

    Three O'Clock in the Morning

    1 1923 HD

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  • 1924
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    Manhattan

    Manhattan

    6 1924 HD

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  • 1925
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    The Lady Who Lied

    The Lady Who Lied

    1 1925 HD

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  • 1924
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    Restless Wives

    Restless Wives

    1 1924 HD

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