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Mary Wickes
American actress (–)
Mary Wickes (born Mary Isabella Wickenhauser; June 13, – October 22, ) was an American actress. She often played supporting roles as prim, professional women, secretaries, nurses, nuns, therapists, teachers and housekeepers, who made sarcastic quips when the leading characters fell short of her high standards.
Early life
Wickes was born to Frank Wickenhauser and his wife, Mary Isabella (née Shannon), in University City which is a suburb of Saint Louis County Missouri on June 13, , of German, Scottish, and Irish extraction, and raised Protestant.
Mary wickes biography
[1][2] Her parents were theater buffs, and they took her to plays from the time that she could stay awake through a matinee. An excellent student, she skipped two grades and graduated at 16 from Beaumont High School.
She was accepted into Washington University in St. Louis, where she joined the debate team and the Phi Mu sorority, and she was initiated into Mortar Board in She