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Mary Jackson (actress)

December 20, 2023

Mary Jackson (November 22, 1910 – December 10, 2005) was an American character actress whose nearly fifty-year career began in 1950 and was spent almost entirely in television. She is best known for the role of the lovelorn Emily Baldwin in The Waltons and was the original choice to play Alice Horton in the daytime soap opera Days of Our Lives, playing the part in the unaired pilot. The role was instead given to Frances Reid.[1][better source needed]

Mary Jackson
Mary Jackson in Hazel 1961
Born(1910-11-22)November 22, 1910
Milford, Michigan, U.S.
DiedDecember 10, 2005(2005-12-10) (aged 95)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Alma materWestern Michigan University
OccupationActress

Biography edit

Jackson was born in the village of Milford, Michigan on November 22, 1910.[2][3] She graduated from Western Michigan University with a bachelor's degree 1932.[4] She worked for one year as a schoolteacher during the Great Depression before pursuing her interest in theatre.[5]

She returned to college, enrolling in Michigan State University's fine arts program and subsequently beginning her performing career in summer stock theatre in Chicago. She embarked on a television career in New York City in the 1950s, during the first Golden Age of Television, before beginning work in Hollywood in the 1960s.[6]

Jackson appeared on Broadway in such hits as “Kiss and Tell” and “Eastward in Eden,” was standby for Wendy Hiller in “Flowering Cherry” on Broadway, playing the role twice. She toured nationally in “Apple of His Eye” with Edward Arnold, and in “The Heiress” with Basil Rathbone. Jackson was a member of the Chicago company of Tennessee Williams' “Garden District” and also toured with the play; was featured with Shirley Booth in Chicago in “The Desk Set.” (Jackson would later be a guest star on Booth's TV show, Hazel.) Her many stock engagements included the Ann Arbor Spring Festival, Bucks County Playhouse, Ogunquit Playhouse, Alley Theatre in Houston. For the 1962 and 1963 Summer stock seasons she performed at the Elitch Theatre.[7]

Always close to her Michigan roots, Jackson was a charter member of the Milford Historical Society. In 1988, Jackson was instrumental in raising money to rebuild the Oak Grove Cemetery Bridge over the Huron River - a bridge that connects her hometown of Milford to its oldest burial grounds.[8] Jackson was buried there[citation needed] following her death from Parkinson's disease in Los Angeles, two-and-a-half weeks after her 95th birthday. She was survived by her husband of 68 years, Griffin Bancroft Jr., to whom she was married since July 4, 1937.[9]

Select filmography edit

1950s edit

1960s edit

1970s edit

1980s edit

1990s edit

  • Parenthood (1990–1991, TV Series) as Great Grandma Greenwell
  • Skinned Alive (1990) as Crawldaddy
  • The Exorcist III (1990) as Mrs. Clelia
  • Criminal Behavior (1992, TV Movie) as Mrs. Cline
  • Leap of Faith (1992) as Emma Schlarp
  • A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion (1993, TV Movie) as Emily Baldwin
  • Christy (1994, TV Series) as Aunt Polly Teague
  • A Walton Wedding (1995, TV Movie) as Emily Baldwin
  • Ozone (1995) as Cleaning Lady
  • A Family Thing (1996) as Carrie
  • A Walton Easter (1997) as Emily Baldwin (final film role)

References edit

  1. ^ "Waltons Actress Dies at 95", mg.co.za, 20 December 2005.
  2. ^ Rossiter, Joe. "Mary Jackson: 'Waltons' Actress Kept Milford Close"[permanent dead link], Detroit Free Press, December 14, 2005, page B5.
  3. ^ Donaldson, Stan. "Actress Wills Pair of Old Homes to Her Hometown"[permanent dead link], Detroit Free Press, October 2, 2006, page B1.
  4. ^ "Mary Jackson, Milford: Actress played Miss Emily in 'The Waltons' TV series", The Detroit News, December 14, 2005.
  5. ^ "Mary Jackson, 95, Actress Known for Her Role on 'The Waltons'", Los Angeles Times, December 15, 2005, p. B11
  6. ^ "Mary Jackson Character Actress"[permanent dead link], The Washington Post, December 22, 2005, page B08.
  7. ^ greg. "Mary Jackson (1962)". Historic Elitch Theatre. Retrieved 2022-10-30.
  8. ^ "Mary Jackson obituary".
  9. ^ "Waltons Star Dies Aged 95", ContactMusic.com, December 16, 2005.

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Mary Jackson November 22 1910 December 10 2005 was an American character actress whose nearly fifty year career began in 1950 and was spent almost entirely in television She is best known for the role of the lovelorn Emily Baldwin in The Waltons and was the original choice to play Alice Horton in the daytime soap opera Days of Our Lives playing the part in the unaired pilot The role was instead given to Frances Reid 1 better source needed Mary JacksonMary Jackson in Hazel 1961Born 1910 11 22 November 22 1910Milford Michigan U S DiedDecember 10 2005 2005 12 10 aged 95 Los Angeles California U S Alma materWestern Michigan UniversityOccupationActress Contents 1 Biography 2 Select filmography 2 1 1950s 2 2 1960s 2 3 1970s 2 4 1980s 2 5 1990s 3 References 4 External linksBiography editJackson was born in the village of Milford Michigan on November 22 1910 2 3 She graduated from Western Michigan University with a bachelor s degree 1932 4 She worked for one year as a schoolteacher during the Great Depression before pursuing her interest in theatre 5 She returned to college enrolling in Michigan State University s fine arts program and subsequently beginning her performing career in summer stock theatre in Chicago She embarked on a television career in New York City in the 1950s during the first Golden Age of Television before beginning work in Hollywood in the 1960s 6 Jackson appeared on Broadway in such hits as Kiss and Tell and Eastward in Eden was standby for Wendy Hiller in Flowering Cherry on Broadway playing the role twice She toured nationally in Apple of His Eye with Edward Arnold and in The Heiress with Basil Rathbone Jackson was a member of the Chicago company of Tennessee Williams Garden District and also toured with the play was featured with Shirley Booth in Chicago in The Desk Set Jackson would later be a guest star on Booth s TV show Hazel Her many stock engagements included the Ann Arbor Spring Festival Bucks County Playhouse Ogunquit Playhouse Alley Theatre in Houston For the 1962 and 1963 Summer stock seasons she performed at the Elitch Theatre 7 Always close to her Michigan roots Jackson was a charter member of the Milford Historical Society In 1988 Jackson was instrumental in raising money to rebuild the Oak Grove Cemetery Bridge over the Huron River a bridge that connects her hometown of Milford to its oldest burial grounds 8 Jackson was buried there citation needed following her death from Parkinson s disease in Los Angeles two and a half weeks after her 95th birthday She was survived by her husband of 68 years Griffin Bancroft Jr to whom she was married since July 4 1937 9 Select filmography edit1950s edit The Philco Television Playhouse 1952 TV Series as Aunt Edna Robert Montgomery Presents 1955 1956 TV Series as Mrs Gross Alfred Hitchcock Presents 1956 TV Series Season 1 Episode 36 Mink as Mrs Wilson1960s edit General Electric Theater 1960 TV Series as Phyllis Barton The Barbara Stanwyck Show 1960 TV Series as Mrs Krieger Route 66 1961 TV Series as Judge Mary Lindstrom Hazel 1961 TV Series as Flora Duncan My Three Sons 1961 1962 TV Series as Irene Selena Bailey Stoney Burke 1962 TV Series as Mrs Carrol The Twilight Zone 1963 TV Series Episode Of Late I Think of Cliffordville as Miss Pepper uncredited The Andy Griffith Show 1964 1966 TV Series as Miss Vogel Mrs Parnell Rigsby The Outer Limits 1964 TV Series as Mrs McCrae The Fugitive 1964 1966 TV Series as Carolyn Fletcher Nurse Oberhansly Ellie Parker Please Don t Eat the Daisies 1965 TV Series as Mrs MacIntyre The F B I 1965 1972 TV Series as Ruth Mason Nurse Mrs Dreiser Mrs Corman Mrs Howard Mrs Otto Foshay Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night 1967 as Mrs Stone Insight 1967 TV Series The Second Hundred Years 1967 TV Series as Mother Superior The Invaders 1967 1968 TV Series as Hattie Willis Nurse Targets 1968 as Charlotte Thompson Lancer 1969 TV Series as Harpy Maude Bigelow1970s edit Airport 1970 as Sister Felice Mary Tyler Moore 1971 TV Series as Mrs Arnell The Name of the Game 1971 TV Series as Jaimie White Wild Rovers 1971 as Sada s Mother Cannon 1971 TV Series as Mrs Wells The Failing of Raymond 1971 TV Movie as Latin Teacher Return to Peyton Place 1972 TV Series as Nell Abernathy 1973 1974 The Trial of the Catonsville Nine 1972 as Witness The Waltons 1972 1981 TV Series as Emily Baldwin Kid Blue 1973 as Mrs Evans Blume in Love 1973 as Louise Barnaby Jones 1973 1977 TV Series as Mary Jackson Hilda Forbes Karen s Landlady Our Time 1974 as Miss Moran The Rookies 1974 TV Series as Mrs Callender Woman Fun with Dick and Jane 1977 as Jane s Mother Audrey Rose 1977 as Mother Veronica The Bionic Woman 1977 TV Series as Martha Coming Home 1978 as Fleta Wilson Letters from Frank 1979 TV Movie as Edna Miller The Rockford Files 1979 TV Series as Postal Supervisor1980s edit A Small Killing 1981 TV Movie as Rose Hart to Hart 1981 TV Series as Phony Grandma A Wedding on Walton s Mountain 1982 TV Movie as Emily Baldwin Quincy The Flight of the Nightingale 1982 TV Series as Mrs Shanley Between Two Brothers 1982 TV Movie as Eddy Frazer Some Kind of Hero 1982 as Frances A Day for Thanks on Walton s Mountain 1982 TV Movie as Emily Baldwin Family Ties 1982 TV Series as Edna Magnum P I 1983 TV Series as Grandmother MacKenzie Hardcastle and McCormick 1983 TV Series as Sarah Wicks The Snow Queen 1985 TV Series as Grandmother Space 1985 TV Mini Series as Frankie Scarecrow and Mrs King 1985 1986 TV Series as Lois Mendelson The Jeffersons 1985 TV Series as Mrs Donahue My Town 1986 TV Series as Mrs McDaniel Highway to Heaven 1986 TV Series as Rose Hill Street Blues 1987 TV Series Hunter 1987 TV Series as Clara Big Top Pee wee 1988 as Mrs Dill L A Law 1989 TV Series as Mrs Weedon1990s edit Parenthood 1990 1991 TV Series as Great Grandma Greenwell Skinned Alive 1990 as Crawldaddy The Exorcist III 1990 as Mrs Clelia Criminal Behavior 1992 TV Movie as Mrs Cline Leap of Faith 1992 as Emma Schlarp A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion 1993 TV Movie as Emily Baldwin Christy 1994 TV Series as Aunt Polly Teague A Walton Wedding 1995 TV Movie as Emily Baldwin Ozone 1995 as Cleaning Lady A Family Thing 1996 as Carrie A Walton Easter 1997 as Emily Baldwin final film role References edit Waltons Actress Dies at 95 mg co za 20 December 2005 Rossiter Joe Mary Jackson Waltons Actress Kept Milford Close permanent dead link Detroit Free Press December 14 2005 page B5 Donaldson Stan Actress Wills Pair of Old Homes to Her Hometown permanent dead link Detroit Free Press October 2 2006 page B1 Mary Jackson Milford Actress played Miss Emily in The Waltons TV series The Detroit News December 14 2005 Mary Jackson 95 Actress Known for Her Role on The Waltons Los Angeles Times December 15 2005 p B11 Mary Jackson Character Actress permanent dead link The Washington Post December 22 2005 page B08 greg Mary Jackson 1962 Historic Elitch Theatre Retrieved 2022 10 30 Mary Jackson obituary Waltons Star Dies Aged 95 ContactMusic com December 16 2005 External links editMary Jackson at IMDb Mary Jackson at the Internet Broadway Database Mary Jackson at Elitch Theatre Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mary Jackson actress amp oldid 1186726165, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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