Bertha Mann
Bertha Mann (October 21, 1893 – December 20, 1967) was an American stage and film actress. Early life. Bertha Mann was born in Atlanta, Georgia. She trained as a dancer in childhood, but soon found that drama was a better fit for her talents. Career. Bertha Mann started touring with stock companies as a young actress. Broadway appearances by Mann included roles in "When Claudia Smiles" (1914), "When the Young Vine Blooms" (1915), "The Weavers" (1915-1916), "One of Us" (1918), "The Crimson Alibi" (1919), "The Man with the Load of Mischief" (1925), and "The Virgin" (1926). Films featuring  Bertha Mann include "The Blindness of Divorce" (1918), "All Quiet on the Western Front" (1930), "The Little Accident" (1930), "Free Love" (1930), "Caught Cheating" (1931), "Father's Son" (1931), "A Woman of Experience" (1931), "The Final Edition" (1932), and "Behind the Mask" (1932). During World War I Bertha Mann learned to knit to make "mufflers" for American troops, took a basic nursing course, and was active with the Stage Women's War Relief organization. She suggested that the young film industry in Los Angeles might follow the example of the theatre community in New York in supporting the war effort . Personal life. Bertha Mann married fellow actor Raymond Griffith in 1928. They lived in Los Angeles and raised two children together. She was widowed when Griffith died in 1957. She died ten years later, aged 74 years, in Los Angeles.