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  • Mildred Natwick


    MILDRED NATWICK


    INFORMATION FROM IMDb


    Date of birth
    19 June 1905
    Baltimore, Maryland, USA


    Date of death
    25 October 1994
    New York, New York, USA. (cancer)


    Buried at Lorraine Cemetery in Baltimore, Maryland.


    Mini Biography
    From All Movie Guide:
    Fresh out of Bryn Mawr college, American actress Mildred Natwick started the road to stage success in amateur shows in her native Baltimore. By 1932 Natwick was on Broadway in Carrie Nation; establishing what would become her standard operating procedure, the actress played a character much older than herself. In 1940, Natwick was introduced to movie audiences as the cockney "lady of the evening" in John Ford's The Long Voyage Home (1940) -- the first of several assignments for Ford, which included Three Godfathers (1948), She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1948) and The Quiet Man (1952). Seldom starring in a film role, Natwick nonetheless made the most of what she was given, as in her one-scene part as an advocate of birth control who inadvertently pitches her program to the parents of 12 children in Cheaper By the Dozen (1950). And it was Natwick who, as skulking sorceress Grizelda in Danny Kaye's The Court Jester (1956), inaugurates the side-splitting "The pellet with the poison's in the vessel with the pestle" routine. A frequent visitor to TV, Natwick briefly settled down on the tube in the mystery series "The Snoop Sisters," which costarred Helen Hayes. In films until 1988, Natwick was honored with a long-overdue Oscar nomination for her work as Jane Fonda's martyr mama in 1967's Barefoot in the Park. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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    Trivia
    NicknameA devout Christian Scientist who lived in splendor first on Park Avenue and later on Sutton Place South, she turned down a role in the musical "On The Twentieth Century" because she found the role - of a dotty woman impersonating an evangelist - to be too tawdry. The role went to Imogene Coca.


    First appeared on Broadway under the direction of Joshua Logan, who considered her one of America's finest character actresses. Natwick inspired great devotion among many: John Ford, who directed her in "The Long Voyage Home," "She Wore A Yellow Ribbon," and "The Quiet Man" adored her, as did both Truman Capote and Tennessee Williams. Katharine Cornell and her husband, director Guthrie McClintick, cast her in many of their plays.


    Natwick was nominated for Tony Awards for her performances in "The Waltz of the Toreadors" in 1957 (Featured Actress) and in "70 Girls 70" (Lead Actress in a Musical).


    Mildred Natwick and Angela Lansbury, both in The Court Jester (1956), were reunited in episode 2.16 of Lansbury's series, "Murder She Wrote" ("Murder in the Electric Cathedral"), 30 years later.


    Was nominated for two Tony Awards: in 1957, as Best Supporting or Features Actress (Dramatic) for "The Waltz of the Toreadors," and in 1972, as Best Actress (Musical) for "70 Girls 70."
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    Filmography
    Actress
    1. Dangerous Liaisons (1988) .... Madame de Rosemonde
    2. Deadly Deception (1987) (TV) .... Sarah Cleason
    3. Kiss Me Goodbye (1982) .... Mrs. Reilly
    4. Maid in America (1982) (TV) .... Mrs. Angstrom
    5. You Can't Take It with You (1979) (TV) .... Grand Duchess Olga Katrina
    6. "Little Women" (1979) TV Series .... Aunt March
    7. Addie and the King of Hearts (1976) (TV) .... Grandma Mills
    8. The Easter Promise (1975) (TV) .... Grandma
    9. At Long Last Love (1975) .... Mabel Pritchard
    10. Daisy Miller (1974) .... Mrs. Costello
    11. Black Day for Bluebeard (1974) (TV) .... Gwendolin Snoop
    12. "The Snoop Sisters" (1973) TV Series .... Gwendolyn Snoop Nicholson
    13. The Holiday Treasure (1973) (TV) .... Grandma
    14. Money to Burn (1973) (TV) .... Emily Finnegan
    15. The Snoop Sisters (1972) (TV) .... Gwendolyn Snoop Nicholson
    ... aka Female Instinct (USA: reissue title)
    16. The House Without a Christmas Tree (1972) (TV) .... Grandma Mills
    17. Do Not Fold, Spindle, or Mutilate (1971) (TV) .... Shelby Saunders
    18. Trilogy (1969) .... Miss Miller
    ... aka Truman Capote's Trilogy (USA)
    19. The Maltese Bippy (1969) .... Molly Fletcher
    20. If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium (1969) .... Jenny Grant
    21. Barefoot in the Park (1967) .... Ethel Banks
    22. The Power and the Glory (1961) (TV)
    23. The Waltz of the Toreadors (1959) (TV) .... Mme. St. Pé
    ... aka Play of the Week: The Waltz of the Toreadors (USA: series title)
    24. Tammy and the Bachelor (1957) .... Aunt Renie
    ... aka Tammy (UK)
    ... aka Tammy and the Bachelor (UK)
    25. Teenage Rebel (1956) .... Grace Hewitt
    26. The Court Jester (1956) .... Griselda
    27. Blithe Spirit (1956) (TV) .... Madame Arcati
    28. The Trouble with Harry (1955) .... Miss Ivy Gravely
    29. Against All Flags (1952) .... Molvina MacGregor
    30. The Quiet Man (1952) .... The Widow Sarah Tillane
    31. Cheaper by the Dozen (1950) .... Mrs. Mebane
    32. She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949) .... Abby Allshard aka Old Iron Pants
    33. 3 Godfathers (1948) .... The Mother
    34. The Kissing Bandit (1948) .... Isabella
    35. A Woman's Vengeance (1948) .... Nurse Braddock
    ... aka The Gioconda Smile
    36. The Late George Apley (1947) .... Amelia Newcombe
    37. Sorry, Wrong Number (1946) (TV)
    38. Yolanda and the Thief (1945) .... Aunt Amarilla
    39. The Enchanted Cottage (1945) .... Mrs. Abigail Minnett
    40. The Long Voyage Home (1940) .... Freda


    Archive Footage
    1. The Trouble with Harry Isn't Over (2001) (V) .... Miss Ivy Gravely


    Notable TV Guest Appearances
    1. "Murder, She Wrote" playing "Carrie McKittrick" in episode: "Murder in the Electric Cathedral" (episode # 2.16) 16 February 1986
    2. "Hardcastle and McCormick" playing "May Hardcastle" in episode: "Hardcastle, Hardcastle, Hardcastle and McCormick" (episode # 2.15) 4 February 1985
    3. "Magnum, P.I." playing "Madge LaSalle" in episode: "Limited Engagement" (episode # 4.5) 3 November 1983
    4. "Trapper John, M.D." playing "Grandma" in episode: "Is There a Doctor in the Big House?" (episode # 3.7) 29 November 1981
    5. "Alice" playing "Aunt Agatha" in episode: "Vera's Aunt Agatha" (episode # 5.5) 23 November 1980
    6. "The Love Boat" playing "Beatrice" in episode: "Caller, The/Marriage of Convenience/No Girls for Doc/Witness for the Prosecution" (episode # 3.28) 3 May 1980
    7. "Hawaii Five-O" playing "Millicent Shand" in episode: "The Spirit is Willie" (episode # 11.15) 25 January 1979
    8. "Hawaii Five-O" playing "Millicent Shand" in episode: "Frozen Assets" (episode # 10.21) 30 March 1978
    9. "The Bob Newhart Show" playing "Grace Dubois" in episode: "A Girl in Her Twenties" (episode # 6.10) 3 December 1977
    10. "Family" playing "Kate Lawrence's Mother" in episode: "A Right and Proper Goodbye" (episode # 1.4) 30 March 1976
    11. "McMillan and Wife" playing "Beatrice" in episode: "The Deadly Inheritance" (episode # 5.1) 28 September 1975
    12. "McMillan and Wife" playing "Beatice" in episode: "Love, Honor and Swindle" (episode # 4.6) 16 February 1975
    13. "The Most Deadly Game" playing "Janet McLeod" in episode: "I, Said the Sparrow" (episode # 1.12) 16 January 1971
    14. "Bonanza" playing "Mrs. Wharton" in episode: "Mrs. Wharton and the Lesser Breeds" (episode # 10.17) 19 January 1969
    15. "Hallmark Hall of Fame" playing "Martha Brewster" in episode: "Arsenic and Old Lace" 1962
    16. "Naked City" playing "Irma Mahoney" in episode: "Take and Put" (episode # 2.32) 21 June 1961
    17. "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" playing "Millicent Bracegirdle" in episode: "Miss Bracegirdle Does Her Duty" (episode # 3.18) 2 February 1958
    18. "Kraft Television Theatre" in episode: "The Big Heist" (episode # 11.8) 13 November 1957
    19. "Playhouse 90" playing "Nanny" in episode: "Eloise" (episode # 1.8) 22 November 1956
    20. "The Kaiser Aluminum Hour" playing "Nurse" in episode: "Antigone" (episode # 1.5) 11 September 1956
    21. "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" playing "Aunt Rosalie" in episode: "The Perfect Murder" (episode # 1.24) 11 March 1956
    22. "Ford Star Jubilee" in episode: "Blithe Spirit" (episode # 1.5) 14 January 1956
    23. "Letter to Loretta" playing "Mrs. Redman" in episode: "Hapless Holiday" (episode # 3.30) 1956
    24. "The 20th Century-Fox Hour" playing "Grace Hagget" in episode: "Christopher Bean" (episode # 1.5) 30 November 1955
    25. "Studio One" playing "Kate" in episode: "Uncle Ed and Circumstances" (episode # 8.4) 10 October 1955
    26. "The United States Steel Hour" playing "Aunt Juilana" in episode: "A Garden in the Sea" (episode # 1.20) 20 July 1954
    27. "Suspense" in episode: "Conversations at an Inn" (episode # 6.41) 13 July 1954
    28. "Kraft Television Theatre" in episode: "Mr. Simmons" (episode # 1.38) 1 July 1954
    29. "Love Story" in episode: "The Orchard" (episode # 1.10) 22 June 1954
    30. "Justice" in episode: "The Eight Alien Boys" (episode # 1.8) 3 June 1954
    31. "Campbell Playhouse" in episode: "The Almighty Dollar" (episode # 2.28) 23 April 1954
    32. "You Are There" in episode: "The Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots (February 8, 1587)" (episode # 2.33) 18 April 1954
    33. "Armstrong Circle Theatre" in episode: "Tam O'Shanter" (episode # 4.27) 9 March 1954
    34. "The Web" in episode: "The World My Cage" (episode # 4.10) 22 November 1953
    35. "Goodyear Television Playhouse" in episode: "The Happy Rest" (episode # 3.1) 4 October 1953
    36. "Medallion Theatre" in episode: "The Bartlett Desk" (episode # 1.11) 19 September 1953
    37. "Tales of Tomorrow" in episode: "Ink" (episode # 2.37) 15 May 1953
    38. "Suspense" in episode: "The Suitor" (episode # 5.28) 5 May 1953
    39. "Lux Video Theatre" in episode: "The Brooch" (episode # 3.31) 2 April 1953
    40. "Armstrong Circle Theatre" in episode: "The Marmalade Scandal" (episode # 3.17) 10 February 1953
    41. "The Philco Television Playhouse" in episode: "Tempest of Tick Creek" (episode # 5.7) 14 December 1952
    42. "Danger" in episode: "Buttons" (episode # 3.1) 14 October 1952
    43. "Kraft Television Theatre" in episode: "The Grass Harp" (episode # 5.52) 17 September 1952
    44. "Pulitzer Prize Playhouse" in episode: "The Skin of Our Teeth" (episode # 2.1) 19 December 1951
    45. "Suspense" in episode: "High Street" (episode # 4.4) 9 October 1951
    46. "Somerset Maugham TV Theatre" in episode: "The Mother" (episode # 3.1) 17 September 1951
    47. "The Philco Television Playhouse" in episode: "A Secret Island" (episode # 3.34) 6 May 1951
    48. "Suspense" in episode: "The Meeting" (episode # 3.35) 24 April 1951
    49. "Suspense" in episode: "On a Country Road" (episode # 3.29) 13 March 1951
    50. "Pulitzer Prize Playhouse" playing "Queen Elizabeth I" in episode: "Mary of Scotland" (episode # 1.20) 16 February 1951
    51. "Suspense" in episode: "The Rose Garden" (episode # 3.23) 30 January 1951
    52. "Studio One" in episode: "Mary Lou" (episode # 3.16) 11 December 1950
    53. "The Ford Theatre Hour" in episode: "The White-Headed Boy" (episode # 3.11) 17 November 1950
    54. "Somerset Maugham TV Theatre" in episode: "The Creative Impulse" (episode # 1.1) 18 October 1950
    55. "Suspense" in episode: "The Monkey's Paw" (episode # 3.6) 3 October 1950
    56. "Cameo Theatre" in episode: "Sarah Lee's Children" (episode # 1.13) 23 August 1950
    57. "Studio One" in episode: "My Granny Van" (episode # 2.42) 26 June 1950
    58. "Suspense" in episode: "Listen, Listen" (episode # 2.39) 30 May 1950
    59. "Starlight Theatre" in episode: "Her Son" (episode # 1.8) 21 May 1950
    60. "The Philco Television Playhouse" in episode: "The Feast" (episode # 2.36) 7 May 1950
    61. "Starlight Theatre" in episode: "Night Before Sailing" (episode # 1.2) 9 April 1950
    62. "Lights Out" in episode: "The Queen Is Dead" (episode # 2.30) 3 April 1950
    63. "Kraft Television Theatre" in episode: "Ladies in Retirement" (episode # 3.26) 15 March 1950
    64. "The Clock" in episode: "Woman in the Road" (episode # 1.26) 1 March 1950
    65. "Kraft Television Theatre" in episode: "The Old Ladies" (episode # 3.20) 1 February 1950
    66. "Suspense" in episode: "The Horizontal Man" (episode # 2.21) 24 January 1950
    67. "Studio One" in episode: "At Mrs. Beam's" (episode # 2.12) 28 November 1949
    68. "Starring Boris Karloff" in episode: "Five Golden Guineas" (episode # 1.1) 22 September 1949
    69. "Suspense" in episode: "The Monkey's Paw" (episode # 1.10) 17 May 1949
    70. "Suspense" in episode: "The Man Upstairs" (episode # 1.4) 5 April 1949