Mary Boylan
Born February 23, 1913 in Plattsburgh, New York, USA
Died February 18, 1984 in New York City, New York, USA
Mary Boylan was born on February 23, 1913 in the little town of Plattsburgh, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for Annie Hall (1977), Alice Sweet Alice (1976) and The Night of the Iguana (1964) and Up the Down Staircase. She died on February 18, 1984 in New York City, New York.
When Ms. Boylan auditioned for musical roles, she did not use an accompanist, instead, she brought a tape recorder to auditions.
Due to a genetic quirk, Ms. Boylan looked many years older than her age, so she played older women in movies. However, off screen, she was lively and energetic, and a star in New York's Off-Off Broadway theaters such as the Caffe Cino and La Mama, with vehicles written especially for her by such writers as H.M. Koutoukas. She also played the landlady in her musical, co-written with Robert Daddah, "Curley McDimple which ran for two years and starred Bernadette Peters, Butterfly McQueen and Don Emmons.
Filmography
Actress (23 credits)
1984 Rent Control
Old Woman at Columbia Party
1979 Night Flowers
Woman with Cat
1979 Heartland
Ma Gillis
1979 Sanctuary of Fear (TV Movie)
Mrs. Blount
1977 Annie Hall
Miss Reed
1977 Bad
Grandmother
1976 Alice Sweet Alice
Mother Superior
1974 Nightmare (TV Movie) (uncredited)
1973 The Exorcist
First Mental Patient (uncredited)
1971 The Anderson Tapes
Bus Station Lady (uncredited)
1969 Midnight Cowboy
Old Lady in Subway (uncredited)
1968 The Night They Raided Minsky's
Laughing Lady in the Audience (uncredited)
1968 No Way to Treat a Lady
Sadie's Neighbor (uncredited)
1966 A Fine Madness
Minor Role (uncredited)
1965 Harvey Middleman, Fireman
Lady on bus (uncredited)
1965 The Patty Duke Show (TV Series)
Flower lady
- Will the Real Sammy Davis Please Hang Up? (1965) ... Flower lady
1964 The Night of the Iguana
Miss Peebles
1959 Odds Against Tomorrow
Bank Secretary (uncredited)
1958 Naked City (TV Series)
Marie
- And a Merry Christmas to the Force on Patrol (1958) ... Marie
1958 Edge of Fury (as Mary Elizabeth Boylan)
1957 A Face in the Crowd
One of Lonesome's Relatives (uncredited)
1956 The Wrong Man
Curious Customer (uncredited)
1955 Star Tonight (TV Series)
- Write Me a Love Scene (1955)
For fifty years I have been a Document Examiner and that is how I earn my living.
For over 50 years I have also been a publicist for actors, singers, writers, composers, artists, comedians, and many progressive non-profit organizations.
I am a Librettist-Composer of a Broadway musical called, "Nellie Bly" and I am in the process of making small changes to it.
In addition, I have written over 100 songs that would be considered "popular music" in the genre of THE AMERICAN SONGBOOK. My family consists of four branches. The Norwegians and The Italians and the Norwegian-Americans and the Italian Americans.