Mary Beth Hughes

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Mary Beth Hughes
Mary Beth Hughes in Design for Scandal - trailer
Born
Mary Elizabeth Hughes

November 13, 1919
DiedAugust 27, 1995 (aged 75)
OccupationActress
Years active1939–1974
Spouse(s)Ted North (1943–1947)
David Street (1948–1956)
Nicky Stewart (1973–1977)
ChildrenDonald North
Websitehttp://www.594.com/mbh/mbh.html

Mary Beth Hughes (November 13, 1919[1][2] – August 27, 1995) was an American stage, movie and television actress. She played Henry Fonda's former girlfriend in The Ox-Bow Incident (1943). She also played Sylvia in The Great Profile.

Early life and career[change | change source]

She was born Mary Elizabeth Hughes in Alton, Illinois.[3] Hughes' parents, George Joseph Hughes and Mary Frances Hughes, separated when she was an infant[1] and divorced in 1923.

Personal life[change | change source]

Death[change | change source]

Hughes died, aged 75, on August 27, 1995 from natural causes in Los Angeles.[4]

Filmography[change | change source]

Television credits[change | change source]

References[change | change source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Mary Beth Hughes, Born In Alton, Being Groomed For Stardom in Movies". Illinois, Alton. Alton Evening Telegraph. January 4, 1939. p. 9. Retrieved November 9, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. open access publication – free to read
  2. Katz, Ephraim (1979). The Film Encyclopedia: The Most Comprehensive Encyclopedia of World Cinema in a Single Volume. Perigee Books. ISBN 0-399-50601-2. P. 586.
  3. White, Dave (November 2015). "Mary Beth Hughes, Part I: She Never Gave Up". Classic Images (485): 6–15, 70–83.
  4. "The Private Life & Times of Mary Beth Hughes". Retrieved 2007-12-01.

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