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May McAvoy

1899 - 1984

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May Irene McAvoy (September 8, 1899 – April 26, 1984) was an American actress who worked mainly during the silent-film era. Some of her major roles are Laura Pennington in The Enchanted Cottage, Esther in Ben-Hur, and Mary Dale in The Jazz Singer. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. May McAvoy is the 4,633rd most popular actor (down from 4,445th in 2019), the 7,354th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,522nd in 2019) and the 2,132nd most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, May McAvoy ranks 4,633 out of 13,578. Before her are Allison Williams, Ellen Schwiers, La Jana, Ali Larter, Tonie Marshall, and Connie Stevens. After her are Radha Mitchell, Michael B. Jordan, Akio Ōtsuka, Vadim Glowna, Gilbert Roland, and Clara Blandick.

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Among people born in 1899, May McAvoy ranks 236. Before her are Sherm Clark, Hoagy Carmichael, Martyn Lloyd-Jones, Juan Arremón, Maria Wittek, and Szolem Mandelbrojt. After her are Piero Dusio, Curtis Bernhardt, John Qualen, Ann Bishop, Américo Tesoriere, and George Călinescu. Among people deceased in 1984, May McAvoy ranks 182. Before her are Klavdiya Shulzhenko, Alice Neel, Rambai Barni, Yuri Vizbor, Anders Haugen, and Gino Bianco. After her are K. D. Jadhav, Leopold Lindtberg, Aldo Campatelli, Laurent Grimmonprez, Red Garland, and Kurt Axelsson.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, May McAvoy ranks 7,356 out of 20,380. Before her are Terence Trent D'Arby (1962), Ali Larter (1976), John Kunkel Small (1869), Robert Leckie (1920), Jim Harrison (1937), and Connie Stevens (1938). After her are Michael B. Jordan (1987), Yvonne Elliman (1951), Joe Sutter (1921), Joey Bishop (1918), Norman Ross (1895), and Taylor Sheridan (1970).

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Among actors born in United States, May McAvoy ranks 2,133. Before her are Denver Pyle (1920), Loretta Devine (1949), Richard Jaeckel (1926), Allison Williams (1988), Ali Larter (1976), and Connie Stevens (1938). After her are Michael B. Jordan (1987), Rick Hoffman (1970), Matt Czuchry (1977), Vanessa Marquez (1968), John Kassir (1957), and Sean Patrick Flanery (1965).

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