May Boley
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May Boley in Fighting Caravans (1931)
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| Born | May Blossom Boley May 29, 1881 Washington, District of Columbia |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Hollywood, California |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Spouse(s) | Lt. Frederick Lindsley Nicholson (1901–?) |
May Blossom Boley[1] (May 29, 1881 – January 7, 1963) was an American actress known for her role as Whale Oil Rosie in Moby Dick (1930).[2]
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Stage
Besides being an actress, Boley was a dancer. An article in an 1898 issue of a newspaper commented on "the grace with which she accomplished a difficult solo dance".[3] In 1900, she was a member of the Alice Nielsen Opera Company.[4] Her last stage appearance in New York was in the musical Jubilee.[5] As a singer in the musical Hit the Deck (1927), Boley introduced the popular song "Hallelujah".[6]
Film
Boley starred in The Great Pie Mystery (1931) with Harry Gribbon, Alma Bennett, Harry Myers, Dick Stewart, George Gray and Julia Griffith;[7] Hail, the Princess (1930) with Monte Collins and Alma Bennett;[7] Beneath the Law (1929) with Bobby Clark and Paul McCullough;[8] and Richard Carle in "The Warrior" (1928) with James Sullivan.[9] She also starred in The Women (1939),[10] and Dangerous Curves (1929) as Mrs Spinelli.[11]
Ethan Mordden, in his book Sing for Your Supper: The Broadway Musical in the 1930s, wrote that Boley resembled Elsa Maxwell.[12]
Personal life
On August 2, 1901, in New York City, Boley married Lieutenant Frederick Lindsley Nicholson, a British Army officer from Putney Hill, London, England.[1]
Death
On January 7, 1963, Boley died in Hollywood Presbyterian Hospital following a long illness. She was 81.[13]
Filmography
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- Skylark (1941) as Fat Woman in Subway Car
- Kitty Foyle (1940) as Fainting Customer
- Lady with Red Hair (1940) as Mrs. Peabody
- Henry Goes Arizona (1939) as Henry's Landlady
- The Women (1939) as Mud Mask
- Death of a Champion (1939) as Ma Sloane
- Undercover Doctor (1939)
- Persons in Hiding (1939) as Mme. Thompson
- Letter of Introduction (1938) as Mrs. Meggs, the Landlady
- Cowboy from Brooklyn (1938) as Mrs. Krinkenheim
- Prison Farm (1938) as 'Shifty' Sue
- Women Are Like That (1938) as Hotel Maid
- Reckless Living (1938) as Mother Ryan
- Tovarich (1937) as Louise
- Ready, Willing and Able (1937) as Mrs. Beadle
- Without Orders (1936) as Mrs. Maddy Overhose
- The Informer (1935) as Madame Betty
- The Mighty Barnum (1934) as Bearded Lady
- Advice to the Lovelorn (1933) as Miss Lonelyhearts
- The Kiss Before the Mirror (1933) as Busybody in Courtroom
- The Expert (1932) as Mrs. Smallbridge
- A Woman Commands (1932) as Mascha
- The Great Pie Mystery (1931) as Bertha, Homer's Sweetheart
- Fighting Caravans (1931) as Jane
- Going Wild (1930) as May Bunch
- Moby Dick (1930) as Whale Oil Rosie
- Hail the Princess (1930)
- Children of Pleasure (1930) as Fanny Kaye
- Lilies of the Field (1930) as Maizie
- The Dance of Life (1929) as Gussie
- Dangerous Curves (1929) as Ma Spinelli
- The Woman from Hell (1929) as Mother Price
- Beneath the Law (1929)
- The Wagon Show (1928) as The Strong Woman
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- ↑ Bradley 2009, p. 191.
- ↑ Bradley 2009, p. 427.
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Bibliography
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External links
- May Boley at the Internet Movie Database
- May Boley(New York Public Library, Billy Rose collection)
- portrait(University of Washington, Sayre collection)
- May Boley photo gallery(NY Public Library)
- May Boley(Aveleyman)
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