Mae Busch (2)

Australian born singer, dancer, stage and film actress (1891-1946). Born in Melbourne on 18 June 1891, Mae Busch went on to become a major Hollywood film star, in both the silent and sound eras. She moved to the US with her parents in 1896 and was educated at New Jersey convent, living there when her parents, Dora and William Busch were on tour. Between 1903 and 1912 she joined them in an act billed as the Busch Devere Trio. Busch then went on to work in musical comedy and as a solo vaudeville performer before beginning her film career in the Keystone comedies. Known as the “versatile vamp” at the height of her career she later appeared in more than 128 films, including 13 Laurel And Hardy comedies.