death_date death_place birth_place birth_date yearsactive image article_title name occupation
22 july 1974 beaumont , california , u.s. hornsey , london , england , uk 30 december 1879 or 1883 1919-1958 mary_forbes1 . jpg mary forbes
 mary forbes actress
mary forbes

mary forbes -lrb- 30 december 1879 or 1883 -- 22 july 1974 -rrb- was a british film actress .
she appeared in more than 130 films between 1919 and 1958 .
she made her first public appearance on the concert platform giving recitals .
her acting debut was in 1908 on the london stage at aldwych theatre .
she took over management of the ambassadors theatre in 1913 and had several years experience on stage in britain and america before her appearances in hollywood films .
forbes ' son , ralph , and daughter brenda were also actors .
