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From the mid 1910s into the 1920s, Mae Busch was an up and coming motion picture star, appearing for such notables as Sennett and Von Stroheim. She ... found success on stage and in vaudeville. But on the verge of major stardom, Mae suffered a nervous breakdown and lost her contract with MGM. This eventually led to smaller roles at smaller studios, such as the Hal Roach Studios. Today, fans remember her best for her supporting roles with Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy.
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Mae Busch (June 18, 1891 – April 19, 1946) was an Australian film actress, born in Melbourne, Australia, who worked in both silent and sound films in early Hollywood. Mae was a member of a musical family. She first appeared on stage and then in vaudeville.
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In "Sons of the Desert," husband Ollie goes to the convention against her wishes, and in her definitive portrayal of Mrs. Hardy, Mae Busch rewards his disobedience by pelting him with crockery. In "Mr. Laurel and Mr. Hardy," John McCabe calls her "the epitome of the harsh-tongued, shrewish wife" and rightly so; historian David Robinson has referred to Mae as "the angriest of all the Laurel and Hardy angry wives."
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Starring in this compilation are Charlie Chaplin, Mabel Normand, Mack Swain, Louise Fazenda, Mae Busch and Dell Henderson. "AMBROSE'S LOFTY PERCH" (1915) stars Mack Swain as a King who seeks a Queen to help him rule his kingdom. He selects a beautiful but fickle maiden, played by Louise Fazenda. Robin attempts to separate her from the King and the problems escalate! "MABEL'S MARRIED LIFE' (1914) is one of the many domestic comedies which paired Mabel Normand with Charles Chaplin. In this comedy, a local bully flirts with Charlie's wife.
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Mae Busch died in 1946, age 54, at a San Fernando Valley sanitarium where she had been ill for five months. She was the wife of Thomas C. Tate, a civil engineer. Their residence was 1219 North Beechwood Drive, Los Angeles, California. Funeral arrangements were carried out by Pierce Brothers Hollywood Mortuary.
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Mae was born in Australia, of a musical background, and made her first appearances on the stage; later, she was a vaudeville comedienne. She made her film debut in a short, "The Agitator" (1912) with J. Warren Kerrigan and found herself working in several Mack Sennett comedies by 1915, where she appeared with Charley Chase in "Settled At The Seaside."
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