Anne Revere
Anne Revere | |
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Born | New York City, U.S. | June 25, 1903
Died | December 18, 1990 Locust Valley, New York, U.S. | (aged 87)
Resting place | Mount Auburn Cemetery |
Education | Wellesley College American Laboratory Theatre |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1931–1977 |
Spouse |
Samuel Rosen
(m. 1935; died 1984) |
Anne Revere (June 25, 1903 – December 18, 1990) was an American actress and a liberal member of the board of the Screen Actors' Guild. She was best known for her work on Broadway and her portrayals of mothers in a series of critically acclaimed films. An outspoken critic of the House Un-American Activities Committee, her name appeared in Red Channels: The Report on Communist Influence in Radio and Television in 1950 and she was subsequently blacklisted.
Revere won an Academy Award for her supporting role in the film National Velvet (1945). She was also nominated in the same category for The Song of Bernadette (1943) and Gentleman's Agreement (1947). She won a Tony Award for her performance in Lillian Hellman's play Toys in the Attic in 1960.
Early life
Born in New York City, Revere was a direct descendant of
Career
Revere gained early acting experience in regional and
Revere worked steadily as a character actress in films, appearing in nearly three dozen between 1934 and 1951.[2] She was frequently cast in the role of a matriarch and played mother to Elizabeth Taylor, Jennifer Jones, Gregory Peck, John Garfield, and Montgomery Clift. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress three times and won for her performance in National Velvet.[8] Additional screen credits included The Song of Bernadette, Gentleman's Agreement, The Keys of the Kingdom, Body and Soul, and A Place in the Sun.
In 1951, Revere resigned from the board of the Screen Actors Guild. At the time, she was an active member of the American Communist Party. She later pleaded the Fifth Amendment and refused to testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee.[9] A Place in the Sun was her last film role for two decades.[2] She returned to the screen in Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon.
In 1962, television director Joseph Hardy fought for Revere to appear in the popular soap opera A Time for Us. ABC finally agreed to cast Revere in the role and after that Revere appeared frequently in television soap operas like A Flame in the Wind, The Edge of Night, Search for Tomorrow, and Ryan's Hope.[10]
Revere and her husband,
Personal life
Revere married Rosen on April 11, 1935, and they remained wed until his death in 1984.
Illness and death
Revere died of pneumonia in her home at Locust Valley, New York, on December 18, 1990, at the age of 87.[13][2] She was survived by one sister.[9] She was buried at Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, Massachusetts.[14]
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1934 | Double Door | Caroline Van Brett | |
1940 | One Crowded Night | Mae Andrews | |
The Howards of Virginia | Mrs. Betsy Norton | ||
1941 | The Devil Commands | Mrs. Blanche Walters | |
Men of Boys Town | Mrs. Fenely | ||
The Flame of New Orleans | Giraud's Sister | ||
H.M. Pulham, Esq.
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Miss Redfern, John's Secretary | Uncredited | |
Remember the Day | Miss Nadine Price | ||
Design for Scandal | Nettie, Porter's Maid | Uncredited | |
1942 | Meet the Stewarts | Geraldine Stewart | |
The Falcon Takes Over | Jessie Florian | Uncredited | |
Are Husbands Necessary?
|
Anna | ||
The Gay Sisters | Miss Ida Orner | ||
Star Spangled Rhythm | Sarah | Uncredited | |
1943 | The Meanest Man in the World | Kitty Crockett, Clark's Secretary | |
Shantytown | Mrs. Gorty | ||
Old Acquaintance | Belle Carter | ||
The Song of Bernadette | Louise Soubirous | Nominated — Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress | |
1944 | Standing Room Only | Major Harriet Cromwell | |
Rainbow Island | Queen Okalana | ||
The Thin Man Goes Home | Crazy Mary | ||
Sunday Dinner for a Soldier | Agatha Butterfield | ||
National Velvet | Mrs. Brown | Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress | |
The Keys of the Kingdom | Agnes Fiske | ||
1945 | Don Juan Quilligan | Mrs. Cora Rostigaff | |
Fallen Angel | Clara Mills | ||
1946 | Dragonwyck | Abigail Wells | |
1947 | The Shocking Miss Pilgrim | Alice Pritchard | |
Carnival in Costa Rica | Mama Elsa Molina | ||
Forever Amber | Mother Red Cap | ||
Body and Soul | Anna Davis | ||
Gentleman's Agreement | Mrs. Green | Nominated — Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress | |
Secret Beyond the Door | Caroline Lamphere | ||
1948 | Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay! | Judith Dominy | |
Deep Waters | Mary McKay | ||
1949 | You're My Everything | Aunt Jane | |
1951 | The Great Missouri Raid | Mrs. Samuels | |
A Place in the Sun | Hannah Eastman | ||
1970 | Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon | Miss Farber | |
Macho Callahan | Crystal | ||
1976 | Birch Interval | Mrs. Tanner |
References
- ISBN 0-85112-481-X, p. 34
- ^ a b c d e Peter B. Flint (December 19, 1990). "Anne Revere, 87, Actress, Dies; Was Movie Mother of Many Stars". The New York Times.
- Newspapers.com. "Miss Revere is a graduate nf Westfield High School and of Wellesley College, and has had a most interesting career."
- ^ ISBN 9780786427468. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
- ^ "Anne Revere". Playbill Vault. Retrieved January 11, 2016.
- ^ "Anne Revere". Tony Awards. Archived from the original on August 31, 2016. Retrieved January 11, 2016.
- ^ "Anne Revere". Academy Awards. Retrieved January 11, 2016.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b "Anne Revere, 87; won Oscar, blacklisted in '50s". Chicago Tribune. December 20, 1990. p. 8-Section 2. Retrieved January 11, 2016.
- ^ Taylor, Clarke (June 20, 1976). "Blacklist: A Horror Show for Anne Revere". The New York Times.
- ^ Revere Blasts Filmland Ban; The Harvard Crimson, February 20, 1952
- ^ Motion Picture and Television Magazine, November 1952, page 33, Ideal Publishers
- ^ Obituary Variety, December 24, 1990.
- ISBN 9780786479924– via Google Books.
External links
- Anne Revere at the Internet Broadway Database
- Anne Revere at the Internet Off-Broadway Database
- Anne Revere at IMDb
- Anne Revere at Find a Grave