by Hans J. Wollstein
biography
Of Hungarian descent, auburn-haired Mae Madison (born Mariska Medgyzsi} was one of several starlets specializing in playing tough girls in early Warner talkies. A native of Los Angeles, Madison joined the likes of Noel Francis, Adrienne Dore, Renee Whitney, and Glenda Farrell to provide color to the studio's many gangster films and musicals. Only Farrell made it to stardom, while Madison found herself lost in such ill-fitting fare as the John Wayne oater The Big Stampede (1932). Retiring in the mid-'30s, Madison was one of several early '30s personalities to reappear in the self-explanatory 2000 documentary I Used to Be in Pictures.
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Folies Bergère
Actor |
1935 | |||
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Reckless
Actor |
1935 | |||
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Now I'll Tell
Actor |
1934 | |||
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Miss Pinkerton
Actor |
1932 | |||
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Play Girl
Actor |
1932 | |||
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So Big
Actor |
1932 | |||
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The Big Stampede
Actor |
1932 | |||
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The Mouthpiece
Actor |
1932 | |||
| 1932 | ||||
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The Tenderfoot
Actor |
1932 | |||
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Union Depot
Actor |
1932 | |||
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Bought
Actor |
1931 | |||
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Expensive Women
Actor |
1931 | |||
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Her Majesty Love
Actor |
1931 | |||
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Smart Money
Actor |
1931 | |||
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The Mad Genius
Actor |
1931 | |||
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The Reckless Hour
Actor |
1931 | |||
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Words and Music
Actor |
1929 |