1. Mary Philips was an American stage and film actress.
11 Facts About Mary Philips
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Mary Philips was a chorus girl in her debut on Broadway.
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Mary Philips had a long working relationship with the New York theatre and as her own personal scrapbook shows, worked closely with such individuals as George M Cohan.
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Mary Philips had featured roles in the films Leave Her to Heaven, Dear Ruth and A Woman's Secret.
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Mary Philips married Humphrey Bogart on April 3,1928, at her mother's apartment at 24 Hopkins Street in Hartford, Connecticut, by a Justice of the Peace.
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Mary Philips was then a little-known stage actor, and she was an established actress in the New York theatre.
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When Bogart began to gain film roles in Hollywood, Mary Philips declined to move with him to California, as her stage career was firmly established in New York.
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Mary Philips was generous to her extended family, and both she and Kenneth made major contributions to charitable organizations, colleges and to the arts.
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Mary Philips died at St John's Hospital in Santa Monica, California, on April 22,1975, aged 74, after a long battle with lung cancer.
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Mary Philips had been unaware of the growing cancer until she was in a minor car accident in Santa Monica that resulted in follow-up diagnostics and treatment.
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Mary Philips was godmother to the children of the Hackett family, sending them to camp in the summer time and visiting them in New England and in Dobbs Ferry, New York.