Mary Ainslee | |
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 Ainslee in Mad Youth (1939) | |
| Born | Florence Stiegler October 12, 1914 Norfolk, Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | November 1, 1991 (aged 77) New York City, U.S. |
| Resting place | Riverside Memorial Park, Norfolk, Virginia |
| Other names | Mary Ainslie Mary Ainsley |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1939–1952 |
Mary Ainslee (born Florence Stiegler; October 12, 1914 – November 1, 1991) was an American film actress. She appeared in approximately 15 films between 1939 and 1952.
Ainslee was a native of Newport News, Virginia, [1] and the daughter of Mrs. Clifton E. Rudd. She attended Matthew Fontaine Maury High School [2] and Newport News High School. [3]
Ainslee left Newport News in 1935 to try acting in New York. Before she began working in films, she performed in stock theater [1] with the Provincetown Players and other groups in the eastern United States. [4]
Ainslee's film debut was in Fight for Your Lady . [2] She appeared in several Three Stooges films such as I'll Never Heil Again , In the Sweet Pie and Pie , Hokus Pokus , and He Cooked His Goose .
Ainslee was married to Universal producer John DeSilva. [2] They were divorced on May 11, 1938. [4] She married Edwin Hutzler II in 1943 [5] and postponed her career for the duration of the war, planning to return to acting after it ended. They lived in Tampa, Florida, and she took courses at the University of Tampa. [6] They were divorced on June 17, 1949. [5]
In the mid-1980s, she suffered a stroke and never fully recovered. She died on November 1, 1991. She was buried in Riverside Memorial Park in Norfolk, Virginia.[ citation needed ]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1939 | Missing Daughters | Showgirl | Uncredited |
| 1939 | Mad Youth | Marian Morgan | |
| 1940 | When the Daltons Rode | Minnie | |
| 1940 | Earl of Puddlestone | Marian Potter-Potter | |
| 1940 | Pride of the Bowery | Elaine | |
| 1941 | Sis Hopkins | Vera De Vere | |
| 1941 | The Spider Returns | Nita Van Sloan | Serial |
| 1941 | I'll Never Heil Again | Princess Gilda | Short, Uncredited |
| 1941 | Sailors on Leave | Sadie | |
| 1941 | In the Sweet Pie and Pie | Taska Jones | Short |
| 1941 | Some More of Samoa | Nurse / Curly's Blonde | Short, Uncredited |
| 1941 | Harvard, Here I Come! | Phyllis | |
| 1941 | Tillie the Toiler | ||
| 1949 | Hokus Pokus | Mary | Short |
| 1951 | Pest Man Wins | Party Guest | Short, Uncredited (archive footage) |
| 1952 | He Cooked His Goose | Belle | Short, (final film role) |
| 1956 | Flagpole Jitters | Mary | Short, (archive footage) |
| 1959 | Triple Crossed | Belle | Short, (archive footage) |
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