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Mae Marsh (born Mary Wayne Marsh, November 9, 1894 – February 13, 1968) was an American film actress with a career spanning over 50 years.
She was a prominent American actress known for her early roles in silent films directed by D.W. Griffith and her subsequent decades-long career as a character actor in classic Hollywood cinema.
She gained fame for her starring roles in silent works such as The Birth of a Nation and Intolerance, before becoming a recognizable face in many John Ford westerns and dramas including The Grapes of Wrath and The Searchers.
She was a frequent collaborator of D.W. Griffith in the silent era and later became a trusted member of John Ford's recurring stock company of actors.