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Mae Busch (Annie May Busch) was born on 18 June, 1891 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, is an Australian-born American actress (1891–1946). Discover Mae Busch's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 55 years old?

Popular As Annie May Busch
Occupation Actress
Age 55 years old
Zodiac Sign Gemini
Born 18 June, 1891
Birthday 18 June
Birthplace Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Date of death 20 April, 1946
Died Place San Fernando Valley, California, U.S.
Nationality Australia

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Mae Busch Height, Weight & Measurements

At 55 years old, Mae Busch height is 5' 4" (1.63 m) .

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Height 5' 4" (1.63 m)
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Who Is Mae Busch's Husband?

Her husband is Francis McDonald (m. 1915-1922) John Earl Cassell (m. 1926-1929) Thomas C. Tate (m. 1936)

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Husband Francis McDonald (m. 1915-1922) John Earl Cassell (m. 1926-1929) Thomas C. Tate (m. 1936)
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Mae Busch Net Worth

Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Mae Busch worth at the age of 55 years old? Mae Busch’s income source is mostly from being a successful Actress. She is from Australia. We have estimated Mae Busch's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
Salary in 2024 Under Review
Net Worth in 2023 Pending
Salary in 2023 Under Review
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Source of Income Actress

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1883

Her mother had been active since 1883 under the stage names Dora Devere and then Dora Busch; she toured India with Hudson's Surprise Party and toured New Zealand twice.

1889

They continued to tour with various companies with short breaks when their two children were born, Dorothy in 1889 (who lived for only four months) and Annie May in 1891.

Following a concert tour of New Zealand, the family left for the United States via Tahiti.

1891

Mae Busch (born Annie May Busch; 18 June 1891 – 20 April 1946) was an Australian-born actress who worked in both silent and sound films in early Hollywood.

In the latter part of her career she appeared in many Laurel and Hardy comedies, frequently playing Hardy's shrewish wife.

Busch was born in Melbourne, Victoria to popular Australian vaudeville performers Elizabeth Maria Lay and Frederick William Busch.

1896

They departed on 8 August 1896 and arrived in San Francisco at the end of 1896 or in early 1897.

While her parents were touring the United States, six-year-old Annie May was placed in a convent school in New Jersey.

1903

At age 12, she joined her parents as the Busch Devere Trio, which was active from 1903 until 1912.

1911

As Mae Busch, she performed with her mother in Guy Fletch Bragdon's The Fixer to good reviews, and in 1911, they featured in Tom Reeves' Big Show Burlesque.

1912

Mae's big break came in March 1912 when she replaced Lillian Lorraine as the lead female in Over the River with Eddie Foy.

Mae's first film appearances are reputed to be in The Agitator and The Water Nymph, both released in 1912.

There is some doubt about Mae's being in these films as the production of both films in California appears to clash with Busch's commitments in New York.

Overall, she had roles in approximately 130 movies from 1912 to 1946.

Jackie Gleason later mentioned her name on his TV show as "the ever-popular Mae Busch".

1915

In 1915 she began working at Keystone Studios, where she appeared in comedy two-reelers.

Her dalliance with studio chief Mack Sennett famously ended his engagement to actress Mabel Normand—who had actually been Busch's mentor and friend—when Normand walked in on the pair.

According to Minta Durfee's unverifiable claim, Busch, who was known for pinpoint throwing accuracy, inflicted a serious head injury on Normand by striking her with a vase.

At the pinnacle of her film career, Busch was known as the "versatile vamp".

Busch was married three times: to actor Francis McDonald (1915–22), to John Earl Cassell (1926–29), and to civil engineer Thomas C. Tate (1936–her death).

1920

She starred in such feature films as The Devil's Pass Key (1920) and Foolish Wives (1923), both directed by Erich von Stroheim, and in The Unholy Three (1925), with Lon Chaney.

She soon walked out on her contract at Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer and had a nervous breakdown.

1926

In 1926, producer Hal Roach began casting "name" dramatic stars in his short comedies: Priscilla Dean, Theda Bara, Herbert Rawlinson, Agnes Ayres, and Lionel Barrymore among them.

1927

She regained her health and resumed working at both major and minor studios; her best opportunity was a starring role in Universal's 1927 drama Perch of the Devil, with Busch cast against type as a sympathetic young bride confronted by a rival.

The film's climax was a spectacular flood sequence; this footage from Perch of the Devil was reused in later Universal productions for more than a decade.

Mae Busch joined Roach's "All Stars" for a leading role in Love 'em and Weep (1927), which began her long association with Laurel and Hardy.

1928

The short received good distribution and resulted in Busch resuming her feature-film career, including a return to MGM for the 1928 Lon Chaney feature While the City Sleeps.

1929

In 1929, many stars of silent films faced an uncertain future, with their talents less in demand as talking pictures caught on.

When a short-subject assignment came along, Busch grabbed it.

It was again for the Hal Roach studio in the Laurel & Hardy comedy Unaccustomed as We Are (1929).

It was the team's first "all-talking" comedy, and stage-trained Mae Busch handled her dialogue well as Hardy's put-upon wife.

She appeared in 12 more Laurel and Hardy comedies, often displaying her versatility.

She alternated between shrewish, gold-digging floozies (Chickens Come Home, Come Clean), Oliver Hardy's volatile wife (Sons of the Desert, Their First Mistake), and more sympathetic roles (Them Thar Hills, Tit for Tat, The Fixer Uppers).

1936

Her last role in a Laurel and Hardy film was in The Bohemian Girl, again as Hardy's combative spouse, released in 1936.

The same year, she was featured in the low-budget serial The Clutching Hand, but it did not advance her career.

From then, her film roles were often uncredited.

1946

Busch died on 20 April 1946, age 54, at a San Fernando Valley sanitarium where she had been ill for five months with colon cancer.

1960

For her contributions to the film industry, Busch was inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960 with a motion pictures star located at 7021 Hollywood Boulevard.

2014

In 2014 The Grim Game, the believed-lost 1919 film that was the first feature to star Harry Houdini, was discovered and restored by Rick Schmidlin for Turner Classic Movies.

Busch appears, credited as Bush.