Maude Eburne

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Maude Eburne (born Maud Eburne Riggs, 10 November 1875 – 15 October 1960) was a Canadian character actress of stage and screen, known for playing eccentric roles. Eburne began her career in stock theater in Buffalo, New York. Her early theater work was in Ontario and New York City, debuting on Broadway to great acclaim as "Coddles" in the 1914 farce A Pair of Sixes. "When I first came to New York... I said I didn't want to be beautiful young girls or stately leading women, but wanted parts that had something queer in them, especially if there were dialect." She continued to play mainly humorous domestic roles on stage, appearing in productions such as The Half Moon (1920), Lady Butterfly (1923), Three Cheers (1928) and Many a Slip (1930), before her first significant film role — and first sound film role — in The Bat Whispers (1930), director...

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To Be or Not to BeMovie • 1942Ladies They Talk AboutMovie • 1933Vivacious LadyMovie • 1938The Princess and the PirateMovie • 1944The Strawberry BlondeMovie • 1941The SuspectMovie • 1945Here Comes the NavyMovie • 1934Ruggles of Red GapMovie • 1935The Boogie Man Will Get YouMovie • 1942Blonde CrazyMovie • 1931The Vampire BatMovie • 1933Among the LivingMovie • 1941The Bat WhispersMovie • 1930