Mabel Paige (December 19, 1880 – February 9, 1954) was an American stage and film actress.
Early years
Paige began acting at age four, when she appeared in Van, the Virginian.[1]
Career
When she was 11 years old, Paige began acting in stock theater.[2] She appeared in dozens of stage plays, including Little Lord Fauntleroy in 1892, Rip van Winkle in 1899, and At Cozy Corners in 1905. In the South, she became particular a favorite and was acclaimed as the "Idol of the South. Her Mabel Paige Theatrical Company toured the region for many years.[citation needed] She also had troupes known as the Mabel Paige Repertoire Company and the Mabel Paige Southern Company.[3]
After she married, Paige left acting to raise her family. She was away from show business for more than a decade, but financial problems prompted her to return to acting.[2]
Her Broadway credits included Gramercy Ghost (1951), Two Blind Mice (1949), Out of the Frying Pan (1941), Western Waters (1937), Murder in the Cathedral (1936), and Lost Horizons (1934).[4]
Paige also acted in more than 50 films between 1914 and 1953. In her first silent films for the Lubin Company,[5] she co-starred in romantic comedies with Oliver Hardy as her leading man.
One of Paige's last appearances as an actress was on the CBS-TV sitcom I Love Lucy. That episode, "The Girls Go Into Business", aired on October 12, 1953.
Maltin, Leonard (2015) [First published 1969]. "Mabel Paige". The Real Stars : Profiles and Interviews of Hollywood's Unsung Featured Players (softcover) (Sixth / eBook ed.). Great Britain: CreateSpace Independent. pp. 218–229. ISBN978-1-5116-4485-3.
