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Ann Shoemaker
Ann Shoemaker
	Shoemaker in the trailer for Sunrise at Campobello (1960)
Born	Anne Dorothea Shoemaker; January 10, 1891; Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Died	September 18, 1978 (aged 87); Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting place	Kensico Cemetery; Valhalla, New York; 41°04′40″N 73°47′11″W / 41.0779°N 73.7865°W
Nationality	American
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1928–1976
Spouse	Henry Stephenson (m. 1922; died 1956)
Children	Anne Hall

Ann Shoemaker (born Anne Dorothea Shoemaker;^[1] January 10, 1891 – September 18, 1978) was an American actress who appeared in 70 films and TV movies between 1928 and 1976. She portrayed Sara Roosevelt, mother of Franklin D. Roosevelt, in both the stage and film versions of Sunrise at Campobello.^[2]

She had two marriages. The first was with the actor Louis Leon Hall, by whom she had a daughter, Anne, who became a song lyricist. After divorcing, she was later married to the actor Henry Stephenson from 1922 until his death in 1956.^[3]

Shoemaker's Broadway credits include Half a Sixpence (1965), Sunrise at Campobello (1958), The Living Room (1954), Twilight Walk (1951), Dream Girl (1951), Woman Bites Dog (1946), The Rich Full Life (1945), Proof Thro' the Night (1942), Ah, Wilderness! (1941), Black Sheep (1932), The Silent Witness (1931), The Novice and the Duke (1929), Button, Button (1919), To-Night at 12 (1928), Speak Easy (1927), We All Do (1927), The Noose (1926), and The Great God Brown (1926).^[4]

Partial filmography

Chance at Heaven (1933) - Mrs. Harris
Cross Country Cruise (1934) - Mrs. O'Shaughnessy - Baby's Mother (uncredited)
Dr. Monica (1934) - Mrs. Hazlitt
Cheating Cheaters (1934) - Mrs. Grace Palmer
The Woman in Red (1935) - Cora Furness (uncredited)
A Dog of Flanders (1935) - Frau Ilse Cogez
Stranded (1935) - Mrs. Tuthill
Alice Adams (1935) - Mrs. Adams
Sins of Man (1936) - Anna Engel
Shall We Dance (1937) - Matron
They Won't Forget (1937) - Mrs. Mountford
Stella Dallas (1937) - Miss Margaret Phillibrown
The Life of the Party (1937) - Countess Martos
Romance of the Redwoods (1939) - Mother Manning
Almost a Gentleman (1939) - Mrs. Thompson (uncredited)
They All Come Out (1939) - Dr. Ellen Hollis
Babes in Arms (1939) - Mrs. Barton
The Farmer's Daughter (1940) - Mrs. Bingham
Seventeen (1940) - Mary Baxter
The Marines Fly High (1940) - Mrs. Hill
Curtain Call (1940) - Mrs. Middleton
An Angel from Texas (1940) - Addie Lou Coleman
My Favorite Wife (1940) - Ma - Nick's Mother
Girl from Avenue A (1940) - Mrs. Maddox
Strike Up the Band (1940) - Mrs. Connors
Ellery Queen, Master Detective (1940) - Lydia Braun
Scattergood Pulls the Strings (1941) - Mrs. Downs
You'll Never Get Rich (1941) - Mrs. Barton
Above Suspicion (1943) - Aunt Ellen
What a Woman (1943) - Senator's Wife (uncredited)
Man from Frisco (1944) - Martha Kennedy
Mr. Winkle Goes to War (1944) - Martha Pettigrew, Jack's Mother (uncredited)
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944) - Mrs. Parker
What a Blonde (1945) - Mrs. DaFoe
Conflict (1945) - Nora Grant
Magic Town (1947) - Ma Peterman
Sitting Pretty (1948) - Mrs. Ashcroft (uncredited)
The Return of the Whistler (1948) - Mrs. Barkley
Wallflower (1948) - Mrs. Dixie James
A Woman's Secret (1949) - Mrs. Matthews
Shockproof (1949) - Dr. Daniels (uncredited)
The Reckless Moment (1949) - Mrs. Catherine Feller (uncredited)
House by the River (1950) - Mrs. Ambrose
Sunrise at Campobello (1960) - Sara Delano Roosevelt
The Fortune Cookie (1966) - Sister Veronica

References

^ Shoemaker, Benjamin H. (1975). Shoemaker Pioneers: The Early Genealogy and History of the Colonial Shoemaker Families Who Came to America Before the Revolution. pp. 91.
^ "Actress Joins Cast". Simpson's Leader-Times. Pennsylvania, Kittanning. United Press International. June 15, 1960. p. 19. Retrieved August 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Fisher, James; Londré, Felicia Hardison (2017). Historical Dictionary of American Theater: Modernism. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 628. ISBN 9781538107867. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
^ "Ann Shoemaker". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on March 21, 2019. Retrieved March 21, 2019.

External links

Ann Shoemaker at IMDb
Ann Shoemaker at the Internet Broadway Database
Ann Shoemaker at Find a Grave

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[1] Shoemaker, Benjamin H. (1975). Shoemaker Pioneers: The Early Genealogy and History of the Colonial Shoemaker Families Who Came to America Before the Revolution. pp. 91.

[2] "Actress Joins Cast". Simpson's Leader-Times. Pennsylvania, Kittanning. United Press International. June 15, 1960. p. 19. Retrieved August 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.

[3] Fisher, James; Londré, Felicia Hardison (2017). Historical Dictionary of American Theater: Modernism. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 628. ISBN 9781538107867. Retrieved March 21, 2019.

[4] "Ann Shoemaker". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on March 21, 2019. Retrieved March 21, 2019.

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