Mary Philips (January , â€" April , ) was an American stage and film
actress.Born in New London, Connecticut, she was the only child of
Charles and Anna (née Hurley) Philips of New Haven, where she was
educated at St. Mary's Academy, New Haven. In she made her stage
debut as a chorus girl. During her stage career, she appeared in such
shows as The Postman Always Rings Twice () and Chicken Every Sunday
(). She had a long working relationship with the New York theatre and
as her own personal scrapbook shows, worked closely with such
individuals as George M. Cohan. In she appeared in the Broadway play
Nerves with Humphrey Bogart and Kenneth MacKenna, both lifelong
friends and future husbands.Philips married Bogart on April , at her
mother's apartment at Hopkins Street in Hartford, Connecticut by a
Justice of the Peace. This was Philips' first marriage and Bogart's
second. He was then a little-known stage actor, and Mary an
established actress in the New York theatre. When Bogart began to gain
film roles in Hollywood, Philips declined to move with him to
California, as her stage career was firmly established in New York.
Philips and Bogart divorced in after ten years. The couple had no
children, but remained on good terms. Mary and her second husband
attended Bogart's memorial in California following his death in
.Continuing with her stage career in New York, Mary Philips then went
on to marry her longtime friend, actor and director Kenneth MacKenna
(August , â€"January , ), an American actor and film director, born
Leo Mielziner, Jr. in Canterbury, New Hampshire, brother of five-time
Tony winner, Jo Mielziner. The couple were married in August ; it was
the second and final marriage for both. They later made their home in
California, where Kenneth worked for MGM. They remained married until
MacKenna's death in .
actress.Born in New London, Connecticut, she was the only child of
Charles and Anna (née Hurley) Philips of New Haven, where she was
educated at St. Mary's Academy, New Haven. In she made her stage
debut as a chorus girl. During her stage career, she appeared in such
shows as The Postman Always Rings Twice () and Chicken Every Sunday
(). She had a long working relationship with the New York theatre and
as her own personal scrapbook shows, worked closely with such
individuals as George M. Cohan. In she appeared in the Broadway play
Nerves with Humphrey Bogart and Kenneth MacKenna, both lifelong
friends and future husbands.Philips married Bogart on April , at her
mother's apartment at Hopkins Street in Hartford, Connecticut by a
Justice of the Peace. This was Philips' first marriage and Bogart's
second. He was then a little-known stage actor, and Mary an
established actress in the New York theatre. When Bogart began to gain
film roles in Hollywood, Philips declined to move with him to
California, as her stage career was firmly established in New York.
Philips and Bogart divorced in after ten years. The couple had no
children, but remained on good terms. Mary and her second husband
attended Bogart's memorial in California following his death in
.Continuing with her stage career in New York, Mary Philips then went
on to marry her longtime friend, actor and director Kenneth MacKenna
(August , â€"January , ), an American actor and film director, born
Leo Mielziner, Jr. in Canterbury, New Hampshire, brother of five-time
Tony winner, Jo Mielziner. The couple were married in August ; it was
the second and final marriage for both. They later made their home in
California, where Kenneth worked for MGM. They remained married until
MacKenna's death in .
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