Mary Howard was born on May 18, 1913 in Independence, Kansas, USA as Mary Rogers. She was an actress, known for Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940), Billy the Kid (1941) and Somewhat Secret (1939). She was married to Alfred De Liagre Jr.. She died on June 6, 2009 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
After retiring from show business to raise her children, she became a founding member of Recording for the Blind and served on the board of The American Academy of Dramatic Art and The Princess Grace Foundation.
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During WWII she toured service camps, helped organize the USO in Los Angeles and toured hospitals and camps Stateside for servicemen returning from war. In 1945, she moved to New York and married Alfred de Liagre Jr., a prominent producer who died in 1987.
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After Broadway, she made her way to Hollywood where Louis B. Mayer put her under contract at MGM.
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She performed with her twin sisters in the Ziegfeld Follies and was featured in the Broadway revue "Life Begins at 8:40" with Bert Lahr.
Actress
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe
1942
Frances Allan
Thru Different Eyes
1942
Constance Gardner
Who Is Hope Schuyler?
1942
Diane Rossiter
Swamp Water
1941
Hannah
Riders of the Purple Sage
1941
Jane Withersteen
Billy the Kid
1941
Edith Keating
The Wild Man of Borneo
1941
Mary Thompson
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
1940
Ann Rutledge
Nurse Edith Cavell
1939
Nurse O'Brien
Somewhat Secret
1939
Short
Assistant Dean Emily Godsall
Love on Tap
1939
Short
Penny
Four Girls in White
1939
Mary Forbes
Sweethearts
1938
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Love Finds Andy Hardy
1938
Mrs. Tompkins
The Shopworn Angel
1938
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Marie Antoinette
1938
Olivia (uncredited)
Fast Company
1938
Leah Brockler
Hold That Kiss
1938
Nurse in Moving Picture (uncredited)
That Mothers Might Live
1938
Short
Young Stricken Mother (uncredited)
Test Pilot
1938
Movie Leading Lady (uncredited)
The Face Behind the Mask
1938
Short
La Vallière, The King's Sweetheart (uncredited)
Paradise for Three
1938
Showering Woman (uncredited)
What Do You Think? (Number Three)
1938
Short
Mary Dosier (uncredited)
Man-Proof
1938
First Girl (uncredited)
All Over Town
1937
Joan Eldridge
Between Two Women
1937
Patient (uncredited)
Song of Revolt
1937
Short
Pianist (uncredited)
Bars and Stripes
1937
Short
Sales Clerk (uncredited)
Torture Money
1937
Short
Nurse Barry (uncredited)
The Great Ziegfeld
1936
Miss Carlisle (uncredited)
My Weakness
1933
Diana Griffith (as Mary Rogers)
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Wild Man of Borneo
1941
performer: "Call Me Pet Names" 1853 - uncredited
Somewhat Secret
1939
Short performer: "You and I Were Made for Love"
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
MGM Parade
1955
TV Series
Louis XIV's Sweetheart
Known for movies
Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940) as Ann Rutledge
Billy the Kid (1941) as Edith Keating
Somewhat Secret (1939) as Assistant Dean Emily Godsall
$250,000
