Mayo Methot
Mayo Methot (born March 3, 1904 in Portland , Oregon , † June 9, 1951 ) was an American actress.
life and career
The daughter of a captain and a police reporter celebrated success as a theater actress on Broadway in the 1920s . At the beginning of the 1930s she moved to Hollywood and got supporting roles in productions for the Warner Brothers studios. While filming one of these films, Murder in the Nightclub , she met Humphrey Bogart in 1937 , whom she married the following year. Mayo was Bogart's third wife. He called her “sluggy”, alluding to her ability to drink and arrogance. Contemporary witnesses described Mayo Methot as friendly when sober, but when she was drunk, she was prone to violent outbursts of anger and jealousy.
Their public arguments with Bogart were legendary in Hollywood, and the couple was dubbed "Battling Bogarts" in the press. It also happened that Mayo Methot threatened her husband with a gun in front of witnesses. By the time Bogart left her for Lauren Bacall in 1945 , Mayo Methot's acting career was already over, as alcoholism and depression ruled her. She moved back to her mother's home in Portland. There she died on June 9, 1951 in a motel room in the Multnomah district of the consequences of her alcohol consumption.
Filmography (selection)
- 1930: Taxi Talks (short film)
- 1932: The Night Club Lady
- 1932: Vanity Street
- 1933: innocent (Virtue)
- 1933: Lilly Turner
- 1933: The star attorney in Manhattan (Counselor at Law)
- 1934: Jimmy the Gent
- 1935: Dr. Socrates
- 1936: Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
- 1937: Murder in the Nightclub (Marked Woman)
- 1938: Three Sisters from Montana (The Sisters)
- 1940: Brother Rat and a Baby
Web links
- Mayo Methot in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Mayo Methot in the Internet Broadway Database
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Methot, Mayo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-american actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 3, 1904 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Portland |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 9, 1951 |
| Place of death | Portland |