1. Mary Brian's father died when she was one month old and the family later moved to Dallas, Texas.
12 Facts About Mary Brian
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Mary Brian had intended to become an illustrator, but that was laid aside when at age 16 she was discovered in a local bathing beauty contest.
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Mary Brian had decided he would go with an unknown.
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Mary Brian played Fancy Vanhern, daughter of Percy Marmont, in Brenon's The Street of Forgotten Men, which had newcomer Louise Brooks in an uncredited role as a moll.
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Mary Brian was named one of the WAMPAS Baby Stars in 1926, along with Mary Astor, Dolores Costello, Joan Crawford, Dolores del Rio, Janet Gaynor and Fay Wray.
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Mary Brian co-starred in several hits during the 1930s, including her role as Gwen Cavendish in George Cukor's comedy The Royal Family of Broadway with Ina Claire and Fredric March, as herself in Paramount's all-star revue Paramount on Parade, as Peggy Grant in Lewis Milestone's comedy The Front Page with Adolphe Menjou and Pat O'Brien.
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When World War II began in 1941, Mary Brian began traveling to entertain the troops, spending most of the war years traveling the world with the USO.
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Mary Brian appeared in only a handful of films thereafter.
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Mary Brian played in the stage comedy Mary Had a Little.
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Mary Brian dedicated much time to portrait painting after her acting years.
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Mary Brian died of natural causes on December 30,2002, at a retirement home in Del Mar, California at the age of 96.
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In 1960, Mary Brian was inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame with a motion pictures star at 1559 Vine Street.