Mary "Mayme" Dennis married James H. "Jimmy" Manning, a professional baseball player and manager, at St. Patrick's Church in Kansas City, Missouri on January 8, 1895. They had one son, Alfred Thomas Manning, born on February 4, 1908 in Kansas City. In 1924 Mrs. Manning moved to Los Angeles, California, where her son also lived. There, she worked as a "Hollywood scenario writer" (The Los Angeles Times, Aug. 6, 1931) and as a screen character actress.
Manning's movie career began in silent films. Remarking on a visit she made to the city, the Galveston Daily News (Dec. 27, 1923) reported that "Mary Lee Manning, Hollywood actress" had "played small parts in 'Rupert of Hen[t]zau,' Harry Carey's 'Man From the Desert,' the first series of 'Fighting Blood,' 'Ashes of Vengeance' and other productions." In her conversation with that newspaper, Manning explained that her time in Texas served her well in Hollywood. "Texas girls are the most popular of all the girls in Hollywood," she said.
Her only credited film role was for the 1933 picture "Her Secret," in which she--at about sixty years old--played the role of "College Student." The Los Angeles Evening Citizen News death notice for Mary Lee Manning noted that she had worked on the 1937 MGM film "Rosalie," a musical directed by W. S. Van Dyke.
According to the 1875 census for New York State, Mary Dennis was born in Erie County, New York around 1872. She was age three and living in Buffalo with her father [William] Alfred, a 30-year-old dry goods clerk born in England; mother Mary, age 29 and born in Ireland; brother Frank age 7 born in Canada; and brother Walter age 5 born in Erie County.
Her death certificate states that Mary Lee Manning, a housewife, was born in Kansas City, Missouri on May 5, 1886 and died in Los Angeles, California on December 7, 1937. She was the widow of James Manning. Her parents were William A. Dennis, born in Cornwall, England, and Mary Corridon, born in Toronto, Canada. She was cremated at the Forest Lawn Crematory, handled by the Forest Lawn Memorial Park Association. At the time of her death she resided at 501 N. Spaulding Avenue in Los Angeles. The informant was James McElherne (relationship to her not recorded).
Manning's movie career began in silent films. Remarking on a visit she made to the city, the Galveston Daily News (Dec. 27, 1923) reported that "Mary Lee Manning, Hollywood actress" had "played small parts in 'Rupert of Hen[t]zau,' Harry Carey's 'Man From the Desert,' the first series of 'Fighting Blood,' 'Ashes of Vengeance' and other productions." In her conversation with that newspaper, Manning explained that her time in Texas served her well in Hollywood. "Texas girls are the most popular of all the girls in Hollywood," she said.
Her only credited film role was for the 1933 picture "Her Secret," in which she--at about sixty years old--played the role of "College Student." The Los Angeles Evening Citizen News death notice for Mary Lee Manning noted that she had worked on the 1937 MGM film "Rosalie," a musical directed by W. S. Van Dyke.
According to the 1875 census for New York State, Mary Dennis was born in Erie County, New York around 1872. She was age three and living in Buffalo with her father [William] Alfred, a 30-year-old dry goods clerk born in England; mother Mary, age 29 and born in Ireland; brother Frank age 7 born in Canada; and brother Walter age 5 born in Erie County.
Her death certificate states that Mary Lee Manning, a housewife, was born in Kansas City, Missouri on May 5, 1886 and died in Los Angeles, California on December 7, 1937. She was the widow of James Manning. Her parents were William A. Dennis, born in Cornwall, England, and Mary Corridon, born in Toronto, Canada. She was cremated at the Forest Lawn Crematory, handled by the Forest Lawn Memorial Park Association. At the time of her death she resided at 501 N. Spaulding Avenue in Los Angeles. The informant was James McElherne (relationship to her not recorded).
Mary "Mayme" Dennis married James H. "Jimmy" Manning, a professional baseball player and manager, at St. Patrick's Church in Kansas City, Missouri on January 8, 1895. They had one son, Alfred Thomas Manning, born on February 4, 1908 in Kansas City. In 1924 Mrs. Manning moved to Los Angeles, California, where her son also lived. There, she worked as a "Hollywood scenario writer" (The Los Angeles Times, Aug. 6, 1931) and as a screen character actress.
Manning's movie career began in silent films. Remarking on a visit she made to the city, the Galveston Daily News (Dec. 27, 1923) reported that "Mary Lee Manning, Hollywood actress" had "played small parts in 'Rupert of Hen[t]zau,' Harry Carey's 'Man From the Desert,' the first series of 'Fighting Blood,' 'Ashes of Vengeance' and other productions." In her conversation with that newspaper, Manning explained that her time in Texas served her well in Hollywood. "Texas girls are the most popular of all the girls in Hollywood," she said.
Her only credited film role was for the 1933 picture "Her Secret," in which she--at about sixty years old--played the role of "College Student." The Los Angeles Evening Citizen News death notice for Mary Lee Manning noted that she had worked on the 1937 MGM film "Rosalie," a musical directed by W. S. Van Dyke.
According to the 1875 census for New York State, Mary Dennis was born in Erie County, New York around 1872. She was age three and living in Buffalo with her father [William] Alfred, a 30-year-old dry goods clerk born in England; mother Mary, age 29 and born in Ireland; brother Frank age 7 born in Canada; and brother Walter age 5 born in Erie County.
Her death certificate states that Mary Lee Manning, a housewife, was born in Kansas City, Missouri on May 5, 1886 and died in Los Angeles, California on December 7, 1937. She was the widow of James Manning. Her parents were William A. Dennis, born in Cornwall, England, and Mary Corridon, born in Toronto, Canada. She was cremated at the Forest Lawn Crematory, handled by the Forest Lawn Memorial Park Association. At the time of her death she resided at 501 N. Spaulding Avenue in Los Angeles. The informant was James McElherne (relationship to her not recorded).
Manning's movie career began in silent films. Remarking on a visit she made to the city, the Galveston Daily News (Dec. 27, 1923) reported that "Mary Lee Manning, Hollywood actress" had "played small parts in 'Rupert of Hen[t]zau,' Harry Carey's 'Man From the Desert,' the first series of 'Fighting Blood,' 'Ashes of Vengeance' and other productions." In her conversation with that newspaper, Manning explained that her time in Texas served her well in Hollywood. "Texas girls are the most popular of all the girls in Hollywood," she said.
Her only credited film role was for the 1933 picture "Her Secret," in which she--at about sixty years old--played the role of "College Student." The Los Angeles Evening Citizen News death notice for Mary Lee Manning noted that she had worked on the 1937 MGM film "Rosalie," a musical directed by W. S. Van Dyke.
According to the 1875 census for New York State, Mary Dennis was born in Erie County, New York around 1872. She was age three and living in Buffalo with her father [William] Alfred, a 30-year-old dry goods clerk born in England; mother Mary, age 29 and born in Ireland; brother Frank age 7 born in Canada; and brother Walter age 5 born in Erie County.
Her death certificate states that Mary Lee Manning, a housewife, was born in Kansas City, Missouri on May 5, 1886 and died in Los Angeles, California on December 7, 1937. She was the widow of James Manning. Her parents were William A. Dennis, born in Cornwall, England, and Mary Corridon, born in Toronto, Canada. She was cremated at the Forest Lawn Crematory, handled by the Forest Lawn Memorial Park Association. At the time of her death she resided at 501 N. Spaulding Avenue in Los Angeles. The informant was James McElherne (relationship to her not recorded).
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