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Early Mearas
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Catherine Meara of Minneapolis, Hennepin County, MN was born on July 27, 1880, and died at age 85 years old on June 15, 1966.
Josephine Meara of Falls Church, Fairfax County, Virginia was born on April 14, 1880, and died at age 93 years old in January 1974.
James Meara of Massachusetts was born on September 3, 1881, and died at age 82 years old in March 1964.
Catherine Meara of Malden, Middlesex County, MA was born on June 19, 1881, and died at age 85 years old in May 1967.
Sadie Meara of Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota was born on September 1, 1882, and died at age 85 years old in June 1968.
Elizabeth Meara of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA was born on March 31, 1882, and died at age 98 years old in February 1981.
Clytie Meara was born on August 23, 1885, and died at age 99 years old in November 1984. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Clytie Meara.
Susan Meara of Whitman, Plymouth County, MA was born on April 21, 1886, and died at age 81 years old in July 1967.
Florence Meara of Massachusetts was born on March 27, 1886, and died at age 77 years old in February 1964.
Meara Family Members
Agnes Meara
Alice Meara
Andrew Meara (Sep 20, 1920 - Jan 19, 2003)
Ann O-Meara (Dec 7, 1918 - Nov 24, 2002)
Anna Meara
Anne Meara
Annie Meara (May 27, 1914 - Nov 19, 2000)
Arnell O Meara (Jan 18, 1945 - Feb 2, 2006)
Arthur Meara (Oct 5, 1907 - Aug 1984)
Barbara Meara (Jun 3, 1954 - Nov 9, 1993)
Bernice Meara (Jul 5, 1907 - Mar 1989)
Bertha Meara (Nov 29, 1906 - Dec 29, 2000)
Beryl Meara (Feb 27, 1906 - Jul 1, 1992)
Carolyn Meara (Jun 6, 1892 - Jul 1981)
Catharine Meara (Apr 23, 1919 - Dec 15, 2002)
Catherine Meara
Cathy Meara (Jan 20, 1952 - Apr 17, 1994)
Cecelia Meara (Apr 12, 1910 - Feb 1980)
Cecil Meara (Oct 21, 1907 - Nov 1974)
Cecilia Meara (Jan 28, 1916 - Mar 12, 2001)
Chares Meara (Mar 20, 1905 - Sep 1981)
Charles Meara
Charlotte Meara
Clytie Meara (Aug 23, 1885 - Nov 1984)
Concetta Meara (May 16, 1922 - Apr 1998)
Dana Meara (May 8, 1937 - Jan 8, 2009)
Daniel Meara
Darlene Meara (Feb 16, 1937 - Oct 16, 2010)
David Meara
Denise Hahn (Born Jul 16, 1951)
Dennis Meara (Oct 11, 1903 - Jul 1977)
Dorothy Meara
Edith Meara
Edna Meara (Mar 6, 1894 - Dec 1975)
Edward Meara
Eileen Meara (Sep 18, 1907 - May 1985)
Elise O Meara (Jul 9, 1914 - Jul 18, 2007)
Elizabeth Meara
Elsie Meara (Jan 8, 1908 - Jun 2, 1992)
Estelle Meara (Mar 19, 1907 - Sep 1980)
Ethel Meara
Florence Meara
Frances Meara
Francis Meara
Frank Meara
Geneva Meara (Oct 30, 1903 - Jul 1987)
Genevieve Meara (Jul 11, 1908 - Jul 1976)
George Meara
Gertrude Meara
Grace Meara (Sep 24, 1903 - Jan 1, 1999)
Gregory Meara (Aug 14, 1966 - Apr 29, 2009)
Harold Meara (Jun 23, 1908 - Mar 1983)
Helen Meara
Herman Meara (Feb 11, 1895 - Oct 1964)
Irvin Meara (Aug 26, 1895 - Nov 1980)
Irving Meara (Mar 16, 1928 - May 16, 2001)
J William Meara (Jan 23, 1916 - Feb 9, 2001)
James Meara
Jean Meara
Joan Meara (May 22, 1891 - Jan 1974)
John Meara
Joseph Meara
Josephine Meara (Apr 14, 1880 - Jan 1974)
Julia Meara (Mar 23, 1909 - Nov 30, 2002)
Karen Meara (Jun 1, 1969 - Feb 7, 2002)
Katherine Meara
Kay Meara (Jul 12, 1943 - Nov 7, 1996)
Kevin Meara (Apr 23, 1984 - Jun 30, 2008)
Lois Meara (May 25, 1954 - Jan 24, 2011)
Louis Meara (Jul 27, 1902 - Sep 1984)
Louise Meara (Nov 8, 1913 - Feb 20, 2002)
Lucille Meara (Jan 9, 1918 - May 31, 2004)
Lyda Meara (Jan 15, 1921 - Sep 15, 1997)
Mabel Meara (Oct 2, 1898 - Nov 1985)
Madeline Meara (Sep 18, 1908 - Aug 1980)
Margaret Meara
Marian Meara (Jul 21, 1923 - Aug 20, 2005)
Marie Meara
Marion Meara (Aug 18, 1912 - Dec 20, 1996)
Marjorie Meara
Mark Meara Senior (Mar 17, 1961 - Dec 12, 1996)
Mary Meara
Maryellen Meara (Sep 19, 1939 - Apr 29, 1998)
Marylouise Meara (Jan 17, 1951 - Aug 1983)
May Meara (May 30, 1892 - Dec 1969)
Michael Meara
Mildred Meara (May 12, 1908 - Jul 1976)
Morgan Meara (Aug 4, 1916 - Mar 1974)
Naomi Meara
Olga Meara (Jul 14, 1897 - Jun 1982)
Patricia Meara
Patrick Meara
Paul Meara (Sep 24, 1902 - Mar 1987)
Pearl Meara (Dec 3, 1889 - Jan 1970)
Philip Meara (Oct 17, 1917 - Jan 1973)
Polly Meara (Jun 6, 1970 - May 20, 2005)
Richard Meara (Sep 28, 1913 - Jun 28, 1997)
Robert Meara
Roger Meara (Jun 12, 1917 - Apr 1980)
Ronald O Meara (Dec 12, 1931 - Mar 21, 1992)
Rosaleen Meara (Mar 6, 1934 - Feb 18, 2005)
Ruby Meara (Mar 3, 1901 - Dec 18, 1998)
Ruth Meara (Nov 24, 1913 - Jan 5, 2001)
Sadie Meara (Sep 1, 1882 - Jun 1968)
Sam Meara (Dec 21, 1928 - Mar 22, 2001)
Shirley Meara (Nov 19, 1924 - Jun 21, 2006)
Simon Meara (Jan 4, 1962 - Dec 22, 2000)
Steven O Meara (Oct 25, 1955 - Jan 31, 2010)
Susan Meara (Apr 21, 1886 - Jul 1967)
Thomas Meara
Trika Meara (Oct 9, 1920 - Oct 19, 1997)
Vincent Meara
Willard Meara (Aug 13, 1912 - Nov 1983)
William Meara
Winifred Meara (Dec 12, 1924 - Apr 20, 1988)
Surnames: Meaqdor - Measic
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Anne Meara and Jerry Stiller
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Meara Family Tree
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Updated Meara Biographies
Denise (Meara) Hahn was born on July 16, 1951 in Bellflower, California United States. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Denise R. (Meara) Hahn.
Anne Meara, the wife of Jerry Stiller was the other half of the famous comedy couple Stiller and Meara and the mother of movie star, Ben Stiller.
Anne Meara, who was half of one of the most successful male-female comedy teams of all time and who went on to enjoy a long and diverse career as an actress and, late in life, a playwright, died on Saturday in Manhattan. She was 85.
Her death was confirmed by her husband and longtime comedy partner, Jerry Stiller, and her son, the actor and director Ben Stiller.
Ms. Meara was an experienced but relatively unknown stage actress when she joined forces with Jerry Stiller as members of the Compass Players, an improvisational theater troupe that evolved into Second City, and later on their own as Stiller and Meara. (Another male-female team, Mike Nichols and Elaine May, also got their start with the Compass Players.) Stiller and Meara began performing in New York nightclubs in 1961 and within a year had become a national phenomenon.
But even during the act’s heyday, Ms. Meara also pursued a separate career as an actress. She had already amassed an impressive list of stage credits before beginning her comedy career, including an Obie Award-winning performance in “Mädchen in Uniform” in 1955 and roles in several Shakespeare in the Park productions. (She was a witch in “Macbeth” in 1957.)
She later appeared both on and off Broadway, in films, and especially on television, where she was seen on a wide range of series, from “Rhoda” and “Archie Bunker’s Place” on CBS to “Sex and the City” and “Oz” on HBO.
A tall redhead with a brassy voice and a self-confident demeanor, Ms. Meara was a natural for comedy but frequently played dramatic parts as well. “Comedy, drama, it’s the same deal,” she said in an interview for the Archive of American Television in 2008. “You don’t really act differently; you just make adjustments.”
Anne Meara was born in Brooklyn on Sept. 20, 1929, and raised in Rockville Centre on Long Island. An only child, she was the daughter of Edward Meara, a lawyer, and the former Mary Dempsey. After studying for a year at the Dramatic Workshop at the New School in Manhattan, Anne began her career in summer stock in 1948.
She met Mr. Stiller in 1953 and married him soon after, but it would be some time before they began working as a team. The idea, they both agreed, was his; she did not think of herself as a comedian, but because work was scarce she reluctantly agreed.
“Jerry started us being a comedy team,” she said in 2008. “He always thought I would be a great comedy partner. At that time in my life, I disdained comedians.”
In the 1960s Stiller and Meara were regular guests on the variety and talk shows of Ed Sullivan and many others, and performed in nightclubs all over the country. In the 1970s their voices were heard on radio commercials for Blue Nun wine and other products.
John F Meara of Sharon, Norfolk County, MA was born on August 23, 1922, and died at age 74 years old on November 19, 1996. John Meara was buried at Massachusetts National Cemetery
Section 18 Site 296 Off Connery Avenue, in Bourne.
Patrick J Meara Jr of Somerville, Middlesex County, MA was born on February 18, 1929, and died at age 76 years old on April 26, 2005. Patrick Meara was buried at Massachusetts National Cemetery
Section 37 Site 202 Off Connery Avenue, in Bourne.
Robert D Meara of Bridgewater, Plymouth County, MA was born on June 28, 1904, and died at age 71 years old in February 1976.
Robert A Meara of Plainfield, Union County, NJ was born on June 27, 1914, and died at age 78 years old on August 26, 1992.
William F Meara of South Weymouth, Norfolk County, MA was born on March 20, 1924, and died at age 80 years old on August 24, 2004.
Morgan D Meara of Jamaica Plain, Suffolk County, MA was born on August 4, 1916, and died at age 57 years old in March 1974.
Willard Meara of Abington, Montgomery County, PA was born on August 13, 1912, and died at age 71 years old in November 1983.
Richard C Meara of Rhinebeck, Dutchess County, NY was born on September 28, 1913, and died at age 83 years old on June 28, 1997.
Anne (Meara) Stiller of Manhattan, New York County, New York United States was born on September 20, 1929 in Brooklyn, Kings County, and died at age 85 years old on May 23, 2015 in Manhattan, New York County.
Mary Theresa (Dempsey) Meara was born circa February 1894 in New York City, New York County, New York United States, and died at age 46 years old on October 15, 1940 in New York City. Mary Meara was buried on October 17, 1940 in Queens, Queens County. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Mary Theresa Meara.
Edward Joseph Meara was born on January 7, 1893 in Manhattan, New York County, New York United States. He was married to Mary Theresa Meara circa 1925 in New York City, New York County, NY, and they were together until Mary's death on October 15, 1940 in New York City. He had a child Anne (Meara) Stiller. Edward Meara died at age 73 years old on December 14, 1966 in Boston, Suffolk County, MA, and was buried on December 19, 1966 in Westbury, Nassau County, NY. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Edward Joseph Meara.
Margaret O (Mara) Meara was born at Ballycrine, Roscrea, Tipperary. She was in a relationship with John Carden, and has a child William Carden. Margaret Meara died at Yarrawonga, Australia. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Margaret O (Mara) Meara.
Robert Joseph Meara of Pinellas Park, Pinellas County, FL was born on August 15, 1923, and died at age 82 years old on November 23, 2005. Robert Meara was buried at Bay Pines National Cemetery
Section F Site 453 P.o. Box 477, in Bay Pines.
John J Meara was born on November 8, 1950, and died at age 50 years old on December 31, 2000. John Meara was buried at Camp Nelson National Cemetery
Section S Site 284 Rr#3 6980 Danville Road, in Nicholasville, Ky. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember John J Meara.
Annie E Meara of Dundalk, Baltimore County, MD was born on May 27, 1914, and died at age 86 years old on November 19, 2000. Annie Meara was buried at Garrison Forest Veterans Cemetery
Section B-4 Row 3 Site 3 11501 Garrison Forest Rd, in Owings Mills.
William E Meara of Deland, Volusia County, FL was born on May 12, 1917, and died at age 79 years old on April 24, 1997. William Meara was buried at Florida National Cemetery
Section 412 Site 361 6502 Sw. 102nd Ave., in Bushnell.
Rosaleen B Meara of Medford, Suffolk County, NY was born on March 6, 1934, and died at age 70 years old on February 18, 2005. Rosaleen Meara was buried at Calverton National Cemetery
Section 24A Site 869 210 Princeton Boulevard - Rt 25, in Calverton.
Popular Meara Biographies
Anne Meara, the wife of Jerry Stiller was the other half of the famous comedy couple Stiller and Meara and the mother of movie star, Ben Stiller.
Anne Meara, who was half of one of the most successful male-female comedy teams of all time and who went on to enjoy a long and diverse career as an actress and, late in life, a playwright, died on Saturday in Manhattan. She was 85.
Her death was confirmed by her husband and longtime comedy partner, Jerry Stiller, and her son, the actor and director Ben Stiller.
Ms. Meara was an experienced but relatively unknown stage actress when she joined forces with Jerry Stiller as members of the Compass Players, an improvisational theater troupe that evolved into Second City, and later on their own as Stiller and Meara. (Another male-female team, Mike Nichols and Elaine May, also got their start with the Compass Players.) Stiller and Meara began performing in New York nightclubs in 1961 and within a year had become a national phenomenon.
But even during the act’s heyday, Ms. Meara also pursued a separate career as an actress. She had already amassed an impressive list of stage credits before beginning her comedy career, including an Obie Award-winning performance in “Mädchen in Uniform” in 1955 and roles in several Shakespeare in the Park productions. (She was a witch in “Macbeth” in 1957.)
She later appeared both on and off Broadway, in films, and especially on television, where she was seen on a wide range of series, from “Rhoda” and “Archie Bunker’s Place” on CBS to “Sex and the City” and “Oz” on HBO.
A tall redhead with a brassy voice and a self-confident demeanor, Ms. Meara was a natural for comedy but frequently played dramatic parts as well. “Comedy, drama, it’s the same deal,” she said in an interview for the Archive of American Television in 2008. “You don’t really act differently; you just make adjustments.”
Anne Meara was born in Brooklyn on Sept. 20, 1929, and raised in Rockville Centre on Long Island. An only child, she was the daughter of Edward Meara, a lawyer, and the former Mary Dempsey. After studying for a year at the Dramatic Workshop at the New School in Manhattan, Anne began her career in summer stock in 1948.
She met Mr. Stiller in 1953 and married him soon after, but it would be some time before they began working as a team. The idea, they both agreed, was his; she did not think of herself as a comedian, but because work was scarce she reluctantly agreed.
“Jerry started us being a comedy team,” she said in 2008. “He always thought I would be a great comedy partner. At that time in my life, I disdained comedians.”
In the 1960s Stiller and Meara were regular guests on the variety and talk shows of Ed Sullivan and many others, and performed in nightclubs all over the country. In the 1970s their voices were heard on radio commercials for Blue Nun wine and other products.
Mary Theresa (Dempsey) Meara was born circa February 1894 in New York City, New York County, New York United States, and died at age 46 years old on October 15, 1940 in New York City. Mary Meara was buried on October 17, 1940 in Queens, Queens County. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Mary Theresa Meara.
Margaret O (Mara) Meara was born at Ballycrine, Roscrea, Tipperary. She was in a relationship with John Carden, and has a child William Carden. Margaret Meara died at Yarrawonga, Australia. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Margaret O (Mara) Meara.
Anne (Meara) Stiller of Manhattan, New York County, New York United States was born on September 20, 1929 in Brooklyn, Kings County, and died at age 85 years old on May 23, 2015 in Manhattan, New York County.
Patricia H Meara of Crawfordville, Wakulla County, Florida United States was born on September 17, 1942, and died at age 57 years old on July 1, 2000. Patricia Meara was buried in July 2000 at Sylvan Abbey Memorial Park and Funeral Home.
Edward Joseph Meara was born on January 7, 1893 in Manhattan, New York County, New York United States. He was married to Mary Theresa Meara circa 1925 in New York City, New York County, NY, and they were together until Mary's death on October 15, 1940 in New York City. He had a child Anne (Meara) Stiller. Edward Meara died at age 73 years old on December 14, 1966 in Boston, Suffolk County, MA, and was buried on December 19, 1966 in Westbury, Nassau County, NY. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Edward Joseph Meara.
Denise (Meara) Hahn was born on July 16, 1951 in Bellflower, California United States. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Denise R. (Meara) Hahn.
Gertrude Meara of South Weymouth, Norfolk County, MA was born on May 17, 1894, and died at age 78 years old in December 1972.
Marjorie L Meara of Quincy, Norfolk County, MA was born on October 25, 1915, and died at age 85 years old on January 9, 2001.
Dennis Meara of Goffstown, Hillsborough County, NH was born on October 11, 1903, and died at age 73 years old in July 1977.
Susan Meara of Whitman, Plymouth County, MA was born on April 21, 1886, and died at age 81 years old in July 1967.
William Meara of South Weymouth, Norfolk County, MA was born on September 22, 1898, and died at age 71 years old in March 1970.
John J Meara was born on November 9, 1934, and died at age 59 years old on November 8, 1994. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember John J Meara.
Mary Meara of Boston, Suffolk County, MA was born on August 6, 1898, and died at age 77 years old in May 1976.
Irving E Meara of Palm Harbor, Pinellas County, FL was born on March 16, 1928, and died at age 73 years old on May 16, 2001.
Jean T Meara of Danvers, Essex County, MA was born on December 19, 1956, and died at age 48 years old on October 23, 2005.
Mildred Meara of Bridgewater, Plymouth County, MA was born on May 12, 1908, and died at age 68 years old in July 1976.
Robert D Meara of Bridgewater, Plymouth County, MA was born on June 28, 1904, and died at age 71 years old in February 1976.
Robert M Meara of Plymouth, Plymouth County, MA was born on October 27, 1936, and died at age 65 years old on June 9, 2002.
Meara Death Records & Life Expectancy
The average age of a Meara family member is 73.0 years old according to our database of 261 people with the last name Meara that have a birth and death date listed.
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Oldest Mearas
These are the longest-lived members of the Meara family on AncientFaces.
Helen Meara of Buffalo, Erie County, NY was born on January 6, 1886, and died at age 103 years old on May 11, 1989.
Elizabeth Meara of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA was born on March 31, 1882, and died at age 98 years old in February 1981.
Dorothy S Meara of Orlando, Orange County, FL was born on September 22, 1897, and died at age 97 years old on August 22, 1995.
Mary A Meara of Boston, Suffolk County, MA was born on June 1, 1907, and died at age 96 years old on May 7, 2004.
Ruby F Meara of Noblesville, Hamilton County, IN was born on March 3, 1901, and died at age 97 years old on December 18, 1998.
Grace Meara of Secaucus, Hudson County, NJ was born on September 24, 1903, and died at age 95 years old on January 1, 1999.
Agnes T Meara of Jackson, Ocean County, NJ was born on August 18, 1915, and died at age 95 years old on March 25, 2011.
Elizabeth M Meara of Arlington, Arlington County, VA was born on December 20, 1899, and died at age 95 years old on October 7, 1995.
Catherine Meara of Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio was born on December 19, 1890, and died at age 94 years old in May 1985.
Bertha Meara of Sayville, Suffolk County, NY was born on November 29, 1906, and died at age 94 years old on December 29, 2000.
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