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Ann Shoemaker | |
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Shoemaker in the trailer for Sunrise at Campobello (1960) | |
Born | Anne Dorothea Shoemaker (1891-01-10)January 10, 1891 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
Died | September 18, 1978(1978-09-18) (aged 87) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Resting place | Kensico Cemetery Valhalla, New York 41°04′40″N 73°47′11″W / 41.0779°N 73.7865°W / 41.0779; -73.7865 |
Nationality | American |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1928–1976 |
Spouse | Henry Stephenson (m. 1922; died 1956) |
Children | Anne Hall |
Ann Shoemaker (born Anne Dorothea Shoemaker; January 10, 1891 – September 18, 1978) was an American actress who appeared in 70 films and TV movies between 1928 and 1976. She portrayed Sara Roosevelt, mother of Franklin D. Roosevelt, in both the stage and film versions of Sunrise at Campobello.
She had two marriages. The first was with the actor Louis Leon Hall, by whom she had a daughter, Anne, who became a song lyricist. After divorcing, she was later married to the actor Henry Stephenson from 1922 until his death in 1956.
Shoemaker's Broadway credits include Half a Sixpence (1965), Sunrise at Campobello (1958), The Living Room (1954), Twilight Walk (1951), Dream Girl (1951), Woman Bites Dog (1946), The Rich Full Life (1945), Proof Thro' the Night (1942), Ah, Wilderness! (1941), Black Sheep (1932), The Silent Witness (1931), The Novice and the Duke (1929), Button, Button (1919), To-Night at 12 (1928), Speak Easy (1927), We All Do (1927), The Noose (1926), and The Great God Brown (1926).
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