Mae Busch can certainly claim career versatility, having successfully played 'Erich von Stroheim' . Mae's Hollywood career lasted 30 years; she worked with many of the leading directors, actors and actresses of the time. After a long illness she died in 1946, aged 54. She was cremated and her ashes remained in a cardboard box at the Motion Picture Country Home Hospital for over 20 years until a proper internment and plaque was provided.
Known as "The Versatile Vamp" during the silent era.
Her ashes werent claimed until the 1970s by members of the "Way Out West Tent."
Her star number at the Hollywood Walk of Fame is 7047.
Best remembered for her work in various Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy comedies, especially when playing Hardys shrewish wife.
Was valued by early directors for her expert skill at "crockery throwing."
Several years after her death she would gain extra fame when Jackie Gleason frequently referred to her as "The ever-popular Mae Busch".
She was educated in the US at a New Jersey convent.
Aunt of Brenda Scott.
Financially supported her father Frederick Busch until his death.
In the 1920s, she lived in Hollywood at the Hillview Apartments at what is now 6533 Hollywood Boulevard. The building survives and has been restored but is not available to the public.
Daughter of Frederick William Busch and Elizabeth Maria Lay.
Buried in the Chapel of the Pines, Los Angeles, CA.
[asked, later in her life, why she was so broke considering how much,money she made in her long career] What became of my money? Well, I was,not used to wealth when the studios began dumping it into my lap. The,dollars slipped through my fingers like sand and went to pay for,automobiles, houses and one great item--clothing. .
