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'''Sarah Ann Padden''' (October 16, 1881 &ndash; December 4, 1967) was a English-born American theatre and film [[character actress]]. She performed on stage in the early 20th century.<ref name=padden/> Her best-known single-act performance was in ''The Clod'', a stage production in which she played an uneducated woman who lived on a farm during the [[American Civil War]].<ref>''Fine Bill At Hillstreet'', [[Los Angeles Times]], March 30, 1926, pg. A11.</ref><ref>[http://ibdb.com/person.php?id=55411 ''Sarah Padden'' at IBDb.com database]</ref>
'''Sarah Ann Padden''' (16 October 1881 &ndash; 4 December 1967) was an English-born American theatre and film [[character actress]]. She performed on stage in the early 20th century.<ref name=padden/> Her best-known single-act performance was in ''The Clod'', a stage production in which she played an uneducated woman who lived on a farm during the [[American Civil War]].<ref>''Fine Bill At Hillstreet'', [[Los Angeles Times]], March 30, 1926, pg. A11.</ref><ref>[http://ibdb.com/person.php?id=55411 ''Sarah Padden'' at IBDb.com database]</ref>


==Early life==
==Early life==
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The future actress took part in recitations in the [[Catholic Church|Catholic school]] she attended in Chicago, where her fellow students enjoyed her talent as a [[mimic (entertainment)|mimic]]. Her parents wanted her to enter a convent, but a liberal-minded priest, Father Dorney, encouraged her ambition to become an actress. He assisted her in obtaining her first stage role, a theatrical featuring [[Otis Skinner]].<ref name=padden>''Sarah Padden's Start'', [[New York Times]], December 17, 1916, pg. III4.</ref>
The future actress took part in recitations in the [[Catholic Church|Catholic school]] she attended in Chicago, where her fellow students enjoyed her talent as a [[mimic (entertainment)|mimic]]. Her parents wanted her to enter a convent, but a liberal-minded priest, Father Dorney, encouraged her ambition to become an actress. He assisted her in obtaining her first stage role, a theatrical featuring [[Otis Skinner]].<ref name=padden>''Sarah Padden's Start'', [[New York Times]], December 17, 1916, pg. III4.</ref>


==Her life is saved==
For many years, Padden lived in the vicinity of the [[Broad River (South Carolina)|Broad River]], [[Gaston, South Carolina]]. On one occasion she ventured onto a dam, reaching its center just as the noon whistle blew near the power station. Frightened, she lost her balance and fell over, but she managed to cling to a steel [[eye bolt]]. She was rescued by an African American manservant of the power company superintendent. Afterwards Padden's parents hired the man and took him to New York City, where he died at age 108.<ref name=jim>"Star Describes How Aged Negro Saved Her Life", ''Los Angeles Times'', November 22, 1925, pg. C29.</ref>
For many years, Padden lived in the vicinity of the [[Broad River (South Carolina)|Broad River]], [[Gaston, South Carolina]]. On one occasion she ventured onto a dam, reaching its center just as the noon whistle blew near the power station. Frightened, she lost her balance and fell over, but she managed to cling to a steel [[eye bolt]]. She was rescued by an African American manservant of the power company superintendent. Afterwards Padden's parents hired the man and took him to New York City, where he died at age 108.<ref name=jim>"Star Describes How Aged Negro Saved Her Life", ''Los Angeles Times'', November 22, 1925, pg. C29.</ref>


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==Film==
==Film==
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[[File:Song of Old Wyoming (1945) 1.jpg|thumb|Sarah Padden, [[Eddie Dean (singer)|Eddie Dean]], and [[Lash LaRue]] in ''[[Song of Old Wyoming]]'' (1945).]]
[[File:Sarah Padden in The Mad Monster (1942).png|thumb|right|180px|Padden in ''[[The Mad Monster]]'' (1942)]]
Padden was also an active screen actress from 1926 to 1958, appearing in 178 films and TV shows. In 1938, she played "Ma" Thayer in MGM's ''[[Rich Man, Poor Girl]]'', directed by [[Reinhold Schünzel]] and starring [[Robert Young (actor)|Robert Young]], [[Ruth Hussey]], and [[Lana Turner]]. Bill Harrison (Robert Young) a wealthy young businessman moves in with secretary girlfriend Joan Thayer's (Ruth Hussey) eccentric family to convince her they can make their marriage work.
Padden was also an active screen actress from 1926 to 1958, appearing in 178 films and TV shows. In 1938, she played "Ma" Thayer in MGM's ''[[Rich Man, Poor Girl]]'', directed by [[Reinhold Schünzel]] and starring [[Robert Young (actor)|Robert Young]], [[Ruth Hussey]], and [[Lana Turner]]. Bill Harrison (Robert Young) a wealthy young businessman moves in with secretary girlfriend Joan Thayer's (Ruth Hussey) eccentric family to convince her they can make their marriage work.

[[File:Song of Old Wyoming (1945) 1.jpg|thumb|right|180px|Sarah Padden, [[Eddie Dean (singer)|Eddie Dean]], and [[Lash LaRue]] in ''[[Song of Old Wyoming]]'' (1945).]]


In 1941, she played wealthy spinster Aunt Cassandra ("Cassie") Hildegarde Denham in ''[[Murder by Invitation]]'', directed by [[Phil Rosen]] and starring [[Wallace Ford]] and [[Marian Marsh]]. In this "closed room" murder comedy, after they unsuccessfully attempt to have her declared legally insane to gain control of her fortune, her nephews and nieces are invited to a week's visit at her mansion where they are murdered one by one.
In 1941, she played wealthy spinster Aunt Cassandra ("Cassie") Hildegarde Denham in ''[[Murder by Invitation]]'', directed by [[Phil Rosen]] and starring [[Wallace Ford]] and [[Marian Marsh]]. In this "closed room" murder comedy, after they unsuccessfully attempt to have her declared legally insane to gain control of her fortune, her nephews and nieces are invited to a week's visit at her mansion where they are murdered one by one.
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==Selected filmography==
==Selected filmography==
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* ''[[Obey the Law]]'' (1926) - The Mother
* ''[[Obey the Law (1926 film)|Obey the Law]]'' (1926) - The Mother
* ''[[Heroes of the Night]]'' (1927) - Mrs. Riley
* ''[[Heroes of the Night]]'' (1927) - Mrs. Riley
* ''[[Colleen (1927 film)|Colleen]]'' (1927) - Police Lieutenant's Wife
* ''[[Colleen (1927 film)|Colleen]]'' (1927) - Police Lieutenant's Wife
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* ''[[Companionate Marriage]]'' (1928) - Mrs. Williams
* ''[[Companionate Marriage]]'' (1928) - Mrs. Williams
* ''[[Wonder of Women]]'' (1929) - Anna
* ''[[Wonder of Women]]'' (1929) - Anna
* ''The Sophomore'' (1929) - Mrs. Collins
* ''[[The Sophomore]]'' (1929) - Mrs. Collins
* ''[[Trifles (1930 film)|Trifles]]'' (1930, Short) - Mrs. Wright
* ''[[Trifles (1930 film)|Trifles]]'' (1930, Short) - Mrs. Wright
* ''[[Hide-Out (1930 film)|Hide-Out]]'' (1930) - Mrs. Dorgan
* ''[[Hide-Out (1930 film)|Hide-Out]]'' (1930) - Mrs. Dorgan
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* ''[[All Men Are Enemies]]'' (1934) - Proprietress (uncredited)
* ''[[All Men Are Enemies]]'' (1934) - Proprietress (uncredited)
* ''[[He Was Her Man]]'' (1934) - Mrs. Gardella
* ''[[He Was Her Man]]'' (1934) - Mrs. Gardella
* ''Marrying Widow'' (1934)
* ''[[Marrying Widows]]'' (1934)
* ''[[Little Man, What Now? (1934 film)|Little Man, What Now?]]'' (1934) - Widow Scharrenhofer
* ''[[Little Man, What Now? (1934 film)|Little Man, What Now?]]'' (1934) - Widow Scharrenhofer
* ''[[The Defense Rests]]'' (1934) - Mrs. Evans
* ''[[The Defense Rests]]'' (1934) - Mrs. Evans
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* ''[[Song of Old Wyoming]]'' (1945) - Ma Conway
* ''[[Song of Old Wyoming]]'' (1945) - Ma Conway
* ''[[Dakota (1945 film)|Dakota]]'' (1945) - Mrs. Plummer
* ''[[Dakota (1945 film)|Dakota]]'' (1945) - Mrs. Plummer
* ''[[Ideal Girl]]'' (1946) - Old lady #1
* ''[[Idea Girl]]'' (1946) - Old lady #1
* ''[[Breakfast in Hollywood (film)|Breakfast in Hollywood]]'' (1946) - Mrs. Marie Edgedaw (uncredited)
* ''[[Breakfast in Hollywood (film)|Breakfast in Hollywood]]'' (1946) - Mrs. Marie Edgedaw (uncredited)
* ''[[So Goes My Love]]'' (1946) - Bridget
* ''[[So Goes My Love]]'' (1946) - Bridget
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* ''[[Angel on My Shoulder (film)|Angel on My Shoulder]]'' (1946) - Agatha (uncredited)
* ''[[Angel on My Shoulder (film)|Angel on My Shoulder]]'' (1946) - Agatha (uncredited)
* ''[[Gentleman Joe Palooka]]'' (1946) - Mom Palooka
* ''[[Gentleman Joe Palooka]]'' (1946) - Mom Palooka
* ''Wild West'' (1946) - Carrie Bannister
* ''[[Wild West (1946 film)|Wild West]]'' (1946) - Carrie Bannister
* ''[[My Dog Shep]]'' (1946) - Aunt Carrie Hodgkins
* ''[[My Dog Shep]]'' (1946) - Aunt Carrie Hodgkins
* ''[[That Brennan Girl]]'' (1946) - Mrs. Graves, the Nice Landlady
* ''[[That Brennan Girl]]'' (1946) - Mrs. Graves, the Nice Landlady
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Sarah Padden
Padden in 1918
Born
Sarah Ann Padden

(1881-10-16)16 October 1881
Sunderland, England, UK
Died4 December 1967(1967-12-04) (aged 86)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting placeHoly Cross Cemetery, Culver City, California
OccupationActress
Years active1926–1958
Spouse
George Clarence Sackett
​
​
(m. 1916)​

Sarah Ann Padden (16 October 1881 – 4 December 1967) was an English-born American theatre and film character actress. She performed on stage in the early 20th century.[1] Her best-known single-act performance was in The Clod, a stage production in which she played an uneducated woman who lived on a farm during the American Civil War.[2][3]

Early life[edit]

Born in England to an Irish immigrant father, Michael Padden, and an English mother, the family emigrated to the United States on the S/S Ohio from England passing through the Port of Philadelphia in 1889.[citation needed]

The future actress took part in recitations in the Catholic school she attended in Chicago, where her fellow students enjoyed her talent as a mimic. Her parents wanted her to enter a convent, but a liberal-minded priest, Father Dorney, encouraged her ambition to become an actress. He assisted her in obtaining her first stage role, a theatrical featuring Otis Skinner.[1]

For many years, Padden lived in the vicinity of the Broad River, Gaston, South Carolina. On one occasion she ventured onto a dam, reaching its center just as the noon whistle blew near the power station. Frightened, she lost her balance and fell over, but she managed to cling to a steel eye bolt. She was rescued by an African American manservant of the power company superintendent. Afterwards Padden's parents hired the man and took him to New York City, where he died at age 108.[4]

Theatrical career[edit]

Padden was a featured player on the Orpheum Circuit.[5] She had a role in His Grace de Grammont, a romantic comedy by Clyde Fitch which came to the Park Theatre in Boston in September 1905. The production starred Skinner and was based on the life of a chevalier in the court of Charles II.[6] Padden appeared again with Skinner in a four-act play produced by Charles Frohman, The Honor of the Family, by Émile Fabre, which was presented in New Rochelle, New York in September 1907.[7]

Another of her theatrical parts was in Hell-Bent Fer Heaven, a Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Hatcher Hughes. It was performed at the Wilkes Orange Grove Theater (Majestic Theater), 845 South Broadway (Los Angeles),[8] in November 1925.[4]

Film[edit]

Padden in The Mad Monster (1942)

Padden was also an active screen actress from 1926 to 1958, appearing in 178 films and TV shows. In 1938, she played "Ma" Thayer in MGM's Rich Man, Poor Girl, directed by Reinhold Schünzel and starring Robert Young, Ruth Hussey, and Lana Turner. Bill Harrison (Robert Young) a wealthy young businessman moves in with secretary girlfriend Joan Thayer's (Ruth Hussey) eccentric family to convince her they can make their marriage work.

Sarah Padden, Eddie Dean, and Lash LaRue in Song of Old Wyoming (1945).

In 1941, she played wealthy spinster Aunt Cassandra ("Cassie") Hildegarde Denham in Murder by Invitation, directed by Phil Rosen and starring Wallace Ford and Marian Marsh. In this "closed room" murder comedy, after they unsuccessfully attempt to have her declared legally insane to gain control of her fortune, her nephews and nieces are invited to a week's visit at her mansion where they are murdered one by one.

Avid golfer[edit]

She was athletic, taking part in skating, tennis, and swimming.[5] She played 18 to 36 holes of golf daily. In 1919. she was considered one of the best female golfers in the United States.[9] In Los Angeles, she was fond of playing the municipal links at Griffith Park.[5]

Death[edit]

She died 4 December 1967 in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 86. She was buried in Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City.[citation needed]

Selected filmography[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Sarah Padden's Start, New York Times, December 17, 1916, pg. III4.
  2. ^ Fine Bill At Hillstreet, Los Angeles Times, March 30, 1926, pg. A11.
  3. ^ Sarah Padden at IBDb.com database
  4. ^ a b "Star Describes How Aged Negro Saved Her Life", Los Angeles Times, November 22, 1925, pg. C29.
  5. ^ a b c "Sarah Padden A Golf Enthusiast", Los Angeles Times, February 5, 1919, pg. I5.
  6. ^ "New Fitch Play In Boston", New York Times, September 15, 1905, pg. 5.
  7. ^ "Amusement Notes", New York Times, September 27, 1907, pg. 9.
  8. ^ Cinema Treasures, "Majestic Theatre"
  9. ^ "Sarah Padden In Entirely New Role", Los Angeles Times, February 2, 1919, pg. III9.

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