Born in Albuquerque, New Mexico Territory, McComas was the daughter of Judge Charles Carroll McComas[2] and his wife, Ellen Moore.[3] One of her ancestors was Charles Carroll of Carrollton.[2]
In 1907, McComas debuted on stage.[2] During a weekend, she performed a whistling act at the Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles, but she returned to school after that Monday's first matinee.[4] She became a dancer, singer, and whistler in vaudeville, with whistling as her specialty. She performed as a whistler in London and on a tour of South Africa.[2]
She made her silent movie debut in 1916 in When Love Is King, a still extant film.[6] Her second and last silent film came in 1920 in Jack Straw.This movie still survives.[7] Other films in which she appeared included The Miracle Worker. She also appeared on television.[2]
In 1922, McComas married cartoonist Walter Enright; they divorced in 1928.[2]
McComas interrupted her acting career after marrying Selskar M Gunn, a vice president of the Rockefeller Foundation in 1933.[2] Gunn died in 1944 and McComas returned to the stage in 1950 and to film in 1953 to play a supporting role in Jamaica Run where she appeared as the mother of Wendell Corey and Arlene Dahl.
On November 9, 1962, McComas died at her home in New York City, aged 76.[2]
carroll, mccomas, june, 1886, november, 1962, american, stage, film, television, actress, mccomas, 1920born, 1886, june, 1886albuquerque, mexico, territory, diednovember, 1962, 1962, aged, other, namescarol, mccomasoccupationactressyears, active1904, 1959spous. Carroll McComas June 27 1886 November 9 1962 was an American stage film and television actress 1 Carroll McComasMcComas in 1920Born 1886 06 27 June 27 1886Albuquerque New Mexico Territory U S DiedNovember 9 1962 1962 11 09 aged 76 Other namesCarol McComasOccupationActressYears active1904 1959Spouse s Walter Enright 1922 1928 divorced Selskarr M Gunn 1933 1944 his death Contents 1 Biography 2 Theater 3 Partial filmography 4 References 5 External linksBiography editBorn in Albuquerque New Mexico Territory McComas was the daughter of Judge Charles Carroll McComas 2 and his wife Ellen Moore 3 One of her ancestors was Charles Carroll of Carrollton 2 In 1907 McComas debuted on stage 2 During a weekend she performed a whistling act at the Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles but she returned to school after that Monday s first matinee 4 She became a dancer singer and whistler in vaudeville with whistling as her specialty She performed as a whistler in London and on a tour of South Africa 2 She went on to play more than two dozen roles on Broadway In 1918 she played May Barber in the Princess Theatre musical Oh Lady Lady by Jerome Kern Guy Bolton and P G Wodehouse Her greatest personal stage triumphs were as the title character in Miss Lulu Bett by Zona Gale in the 1920 21 season and as Roxane in Cyrano de Bergerac in the 1923 24 season Her last Broadway role was in 1950 as Catherine Petkoff in Arms and the Man 5 She made her silent movie debut in 1916 in When Love Is King a still extant film 6 Her second and last silent film came in 1920 in Jack Straw This movie still survives 7 Other films in which she appeared included The Miracle Worker She also appeared on television 2 In 1922 McComas married cartoonist Walter Enright they divorced in 1928 2 McComas interrupted her acting career after marrying Selskar M Gunn a vice president of the Rockefeller Foundation in 1933 2 Gunn died in 1944 and McComas returned to the stage in 1950 and to film in 1953 to play a supporting role in Jamaica Run where she appeared as the mother of Wendell Corey and Arlene Dahl On November 9 1962 McComas died at her home in New York City aged 76 2 Theater editYou Can t Win 1926 8 Partial filmography editWhen Love Is King 1916 Jack Straw 1920 Jamaica Run 1953 Chicago Syndicate 1955 References edit Great Actors amp Actresses of the American Stage in Historic Photographs p 96 bio 249 c 1983 edited by Stanley Appelbaum a b c d e f g h Carroll McComas Dies at 76 Actress Began Career in 1907 The New York Times November 10 1962 p 19 Retrieved December 20 2021 Who Was Who in the Theatre 1912 1976 volume 3 I P page 1 656 c 1976 compiled from editions originally published annually by John Parker Plays and Players The World Court 177 178 October 1916 Carroll McComas Internet Broadway Database accessed July 28 2016 When Love Is King April 5 1916 Retrieved April 5 2023 via memory loc gov Jack Straw April 5 1920 Retrieved April 5 2023 via memory loc gov Carroll McComas Performer Playbill Retrieved April 5 2023 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Carroll McComas Carroll McComas papers 1914 1962 held by the Billy Rose Theatre Division New York Public Library for the Performing Arts Carroll McComas and Leonore Harris on RMS Berengaria 1925 Wayback Machine version Carroll McComas at the Internet Broadway Database Carroll McComas at IMDb Carroll McComas images held by the Billy Rose Theatre Division New York Public Library for the Performing Arts Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Carroll McComas amp oldid 1215523264, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
