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Mercedes McCambridge Biography

Mercedes McCambridge, Actress
Born asCarlotta Mercedes McCambridge
Occup.Actress
FromUSA
BornMarch 16, 1916
Joliet, Illinois, U.S.
DiedMarch 2, 2004
La Jolla, California, U.S.
Aged87 years
Early Life and also Education
Mercedes Agnes Carlotta McCambridge was born on March 16, 1916, in Joliet, Illinois, United States. She was the only youngster of John Patrick McCambridge and Marie Agnes Mahaffry. At an extremely young age, Mercedes became interested in acting and also went on to study dramatization at Mundelein College in Chicago.

Career Breakthrough
Mercedes McCambridge started her performing job by carrying out on the stage in the 1940s. However, it was her work as a radio actress that made her popularity during the golden age of radio. She did in many radio programs, including playing the personality of Judy in the soap opera "Big Sister" as well as Martha Bryant in "Defense Attorney". Her solid, deep voice and also amazing acting abilities established her as a gifted voice artist.

In 1949, she made her film debut in "All the King's Men", directed by Robert Rossen. McCambridge's efficiency as Sadie Burke, a negative, sharp-tongued political aide, made her important praise and also the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.

Continued Acting Career
After her successful movie launching, Mercedes remained to show up in a series of films throughout the 1950s as well as 1960s. Several of her noticeable functions include:
- In 1956, she played a vengeful cattle baroness in the western film "Giant", starring together with James Dean, Elizabeth Taylor, and also Rock Hudson.
- In 1959, she offered her voice to the classic movie "Ben-Hur".
- In 1961, she starred in the thriller "Angel Baby" as Sarah Rebecca Jones.
- McCambridge portrayed a breeder's tough-talking partner in 1964's "Johnny Guitar", opposite Joan Crawford and also Sterling Hayden.

Her career continued in the 1970s as well as 1980s, though she shifted her emphasis to tv and also phase work. She guest-starred in popular TV series such as "The Virginian", "Medical Center", "Ironside", and "Marcus Welby, M.D".

It is worth pointing out that of Mercedes McCambridge's many well known duties was as the voice of the devil Pazuzu in the 1973 scary film "The Exorcist". The duty required her to express a variety of guttural noises, roars, and screams, which she provided with chilling efficiency.

Throughout her job, Mercedes additionally did in various stage manufacturings on Broadway, such as her performance as Grace Marsden in the 1950 production of "The Cocktail Party" by T.S. Eliot.

Personal Life and also Relationships
Mercedes McCambridge had been married two times. Her very first marriage was to William Fifield, an author, in 1939, with whom she had a child, John Lawrence Fifield (later on embracing the name John Markle). The pair separated in 1946. Mercedes went on to marry Canadian film supervisor, Fletcher Markle, in 1950. Regrettably, their marital relationship ended in divorce too in 1962.

Mercedes McCambridge had problem with alcoholism throughout her life, but she at some point conquered her dependency as well as functioned as a public advocate for alcoholism understanding.

Final Years and Death
In 1987, misfortune struck Mercedes McCambridge's personal life when her kid, John Markle, killed his other half, little girl, and also himself in a murder-suicide. This destructive occasion deeply impacted her, however she continued to work in television as well as movie till the early 1990s.

Mercedes McCambridge passed away on March 2, 2004, in La Jolla, California, at the age of 87. She was a fantastic actress who left a long lasting effect on generations to find. With her unique voice as well as unbelievable talent for acting, Mercedes McCambridge will be born in mind as a fascinating artist whose performances remain remarkable as well as interesting to this particular day.

Our collection contains 37 quotes who is written / told by Mercedes.

Related authors: Ice T (Musician), Joan Crawford (Actress), Rock Hudson (Actor), John Patrick (Playwright), Sterling Hayden (Actor), Elizabeth Taylor (Actress), James Dean (Actor)

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37 Famous quotes by Mercedes McCambridge

Small: I never wanted a Guardian Angel. I didnt ask for one. One was assigned to me
"I never wanted a Guardian Angel. I didn't ask for one. One was assigned to me"
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Small: I have always had a lot more trouble with my truths than with my deceits
"I have always had a lot more trouble with my truths than with my deceits"
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Small: I dont think I should have been married... to anybody
"I don't think I should have been married... to anybody"
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Small: I am responsible for no one but myself
"I am responsible for no one but myself"
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Small: I think The Exorcist was the hardest work Ive ever done
"I think The Exorcist was the hardest work I've ever done"
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Small: I find it next to impossible to remain politely silent when people prate to me about the glory of being
"I find it next to impossible to remain politely silent when people prate to me about the glory of being given another chance to live happily ever after!"
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Small: Alcohol is a very patient drug. It will wait for the alcoholic to pick it up one more time
"Alcohol is a very patient drug. It will wait for the alcoholic to pick it up one more time"
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Small: When I am rehearsing for a play, I try to read nothing that might distract my concentration from the wo
"When I am rehearsing for a play, I try to read nothing that might distract my concentration from the work in progress"
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Small: My admiration for the phenomenon of Alcoholics Anonymous is boundless
"My admiration for the phenomenon of Alcoholics Anonymous is boundless"
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Small: Id stand in line for Confession with old people and little kids, and as the line moved up, I knew when
"I'd stand in line for Confession with old people and little kids, and as the line moved up, I knew when I got into the box that I would lie! Again!"
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Small: I can only know what love is insofar as I can feel it
"I can only know what love is insofar as I can feel it"
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Small: With two leftover husbands to account for, my wicked soul has just about shriveled and died
"With two leftover husbands to account for, my wicked soul has just about shriveled and died"
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Small: I loved playing the part of the feisty Annie Sullivan in The Miracle Worker
"I loved playing the part of the feisty Annie Sullivan in The Miracle Worker"
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Small: I have reached a state in life where I can buy a whole house full of chairs and can bump into them unti
"I have reached a state in life where I can buy a whole house full of chairs and can bump into them until they are black and blue"
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Small: I cannot sustain hate for longer than a couple of years
"I cannot sustain hate for longer than a couple of years"
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Small: I can choose to accelerate my disease to an alcoholic death or incurable insanity, or I can choose to l
"I can choose to accelerate my disease to an alcoholic death or incurable insanity, or I can choose to live within my thoroughly human condition"
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Small: I am rich from the bequests other gifted people have seen fit to leave to me
"I am rich from the bequests other gifted people have seen fit to leave to me"
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Small: One of the cruelest judgments sustained against me is that I have spoken out as a recovered alcoholic t
"One of the cruelest judgments sustained against me is that I have spoken out as a recovered alcoholic to stimulate my acting career"
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Small: Im glad I am a woman who once danced naked in the Mediterranean Sea at midnight
"I'm glad I am a woman who once danced naked in the Mediterranean Sea at midnight"
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Small: I believe in joy, but I believe in the flip-side, agony
"I believe in joy, but I believe in the flip-side, agony"
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Small: A rich man can afford to be generous to many
"A rich man can afford to be generous to many"
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Small: There are zillions of people who say that alcoholism is a disease, but not many of them believe it
"There are zillions of people who say that alcoholism is a disease, but not many of them believe it"
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Small: It is a remarkably beautiful piece of home furnishing, the Oscar. I used to keep it up in front of a mi
"It is a remarkably beautiful piece of home furnishing, the Oscar. I used to keep it up in front of a mirror so that it looked like two"
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Small: Id never been in play long enough for the flowers to die in the dressing room
"I'd never been in play long enough for the flowers to die in the dressing room"
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Small: I dont think the Hollywood community is interested in what I can do. Thats all right. Ive never looked
"I don't think the Hollywood community is interested in what I can do. That's all right. I've never looked for a job in my life, and I'm not going to start now. I have plenty to keep me busy"
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Small: Aside from my son, no person has ever shown for me the gentle concern I knew from Governor Adlai Steven
"Aside from my son, no person has ever shown for me the gentle concern I knew from Governor Adlai Stevenson"
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Small: Young Jimmy Dean fell off the world as suddenly as he had come
"Young Jimmy Dean fell off the world as suddenly as he had come"
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Small: At awards time, The Exorcist was nominated in 11 categories, everybody but the janitor was up for an Os
"At awards time, The Exorcist was nominated in 11 categories, everybody but the janitor was up for an Oscar. There was no category for what I did"
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Small: Most people call me Mercy. I like it
"Most people call me Mercy. I like it"
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Small: Joan Crawford is a movie queen. I had never met one before. I know now what I dont want to be
"Joan Crawford is a movie queen. I had never met one before. I know now what I don't want to be"
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Small: If I have to climb to heaven on a ladder, I shall decline the invitation
"If I have to climb to heaven on a ladder, I shall decline the invitation"
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Small: Ive always had bronchitis. Ive been administered the Sacrament of Death three times for it
"I've always had bronchitis. I've been administered the Sacrament of Death three times for it"
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Small: I was taught to be anti-Jewish
"I was taught to be anti-Jewish"
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Small: I lose all control after two drinks of anything
"I lose all control after two drinks of anything"
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Small: I have no use for people who hunt for what they call sport
"I have no use for people who hunt for what they call sport"
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Small: So many people have really wanted to die. They seem ashamed to say so. I think it would help if they wo
"So many people have really wanted to die. They seem ashamed to say so. I think it would help if they would say so"
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Small: Like many alcoholics, I was a staggering woman in a chic apartment, sick and utterly disgusting
"Like many alcoholics, I was a staggering woman in a chic apartment, sick and utterly disgusting"
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