Mary Brian
Mary Brian
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Mary Brian

Actor 1906-02-17 Corsicana, Texas, USA

Mary Brian (born Louise Byrdie Dantzler, February 17, 1906 – December 30, 2002), was an American actress, who made the transition from silent films to sound films. Brian was dubbed "The Sweetest Girl in Pictures." After her showing in a beauty contest, she was given an audition by Paramount Pictures and cast by director Herbert Brenon as Wendy Darling in his silent movie version of J. M. Barrie's Peter Pan. There she starred with Betty Bronson and Esther Ralston, and the three of them stayed close for the rest of ...

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FILMOGRAPHY
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The Front Page

The Front Page

1931 · Peggy Grant

Peter Pan

Peter Pan

1924 · Wendy Darling

The Amazing Quest of Ernest Bliss

The Amazing Quest of Ernest Bliss

1936 · Frances Clayton

Charlie Chan in Paris

Charlie Chan in Paris

1935 · Yvette Lamartine

The Virginian

The Virginian

1929 · Molly Stark Wood

Man on the Flying Trapeze

Man on the Flying Trapeze

1935 · Hope Wolfinger

Hard to Handle

Hard to Handle

1933 · Ruth Waters

Beau Geste

Beau Geste

1926 · Isabel Rivers

The Royal Family of Broadway

The Royal Family of Broadway

1930 · Gwen Cavendish

Brown of Harvard

Brown of Harvard

1926 · Mary Abbot

The World Gone Mad

The World Gone Mad

1933 · Diane Cromwell

Manhattan Tower

Manhattan Tower

1932 · Mary Harper

Blessed Event

Blessed Event

1932 · Gladys Price

Paramount on Parade

Paramount on Parade

1930 · Sweetheart (Dream Girl)

Girl Missing

Girl Missing

1933 · June Dale

Monte Carlo Nights

Monte Carlo Nights

1934 · Mary Vernon

Affairs of Cappy Ricks

Affairs of Cappy Ricks

1937 · Frances 'Frankie' Ricks

Running Wild

Running Wild

1927 · Elizabeth Finch

I Escaped from the Gestapo

I Escaped from the Gestapo

1943 · Helen

It's Tough to Be Famous

It's Tough to Be Famous

1932 · Janet Porter McClenahan