# Bertha Mann

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American actress (1893–1967)

Bertha Mann Mann c.1914 Born (1893-10-21)October 21, 1893 Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. Died December 20, 1967(1967-12-20) (aged 74) Los Ángeles, California, U.S. Occupation Actress Years active 1914–1932 Spouse Raymond Griffith ​ ​ (m. 1928; died 1957)​ Children 2

**Bertha Mann** (October 21, 1893 – December 20, 1967) was an American stage and film actress.

## Early life

Mann was born in [Atlanta, Georgia](/source/Atlanta%2C_Georgia).[1] She trained as a dancer in childhood, but soon found that drama was a better fit for her talents.[2]

## Career

A still from the silent film *The Blindness of Divorce* (1918), showing Mann, [Charles Clary](/source/Charles_Clary), and [Nancy Caswell](/source/Nancy_Caswell)

Mann started touring with stock companies as a young actress.[3] Broadway appearances by Mann included roles in *[When Claudia Smiles](/source/When_Claudia_Smiles)* (1914),[4] *When the Young Vine Blooms* (1915), *The Weavers* (1915–1916), *One of Us* (1918),[5] *The Crimson Alibi* (1919),[6] *The Man with the Load of Mischief* (1925),[7] and *The Virgin* (1926).[5] Films featuring Bertha Mann include *The Blindness of Divorce* (1918),[8] *[All Quiet on the Western Front](/source/All_Quiet_on_the_Western_Front_(1930_film))* (1930),[9] *[The Little Accident](/source/The_Little_Accident)* (1930), *[Free Love](/source/Free_Love_(film))* (1930), *[Caught Cheating](/source/Caught_Cheating)* (1931), *[Father's Son](/source/Father's_Son_(1931_film))* (1931), *[A Woman of Experience](/source/A_Woman_of_Experience)* (1931), *The Final Edition* (1932), and *[Behind the Mask](/source/Behind_the_Mask_(1932_film))* (1932).[10]

During [World War I](/source/World_War_I) Mann learned to knit to make "mufflers" for American troops, took a basic nursing course, and was active with the Stage Women's War Relief organization.[11] She suggested that the young film industry in Los Angeles might follow the example of the theatre community in New York in supporting the war effort.[12]

## Filmography

Year Title Role Notes 1918 The Blindness of Divorce Claire Langdon 1930 All Quiet on the Western Front Sister Libertine Uncredited The Little Accident Miss Hemingway Free Love Helena 1931 Caught Cheating Lena Harris Father's Son Mrs. Stewart A Woman of Experience Red Cross Nurse 1932 The Final Edition Jane Conroy Behind the Mask Nurse Edwards (final film role)

## Personal life

Mann married fellow actor [Raymond Griffith](/source/Raymond_Griffith) in 1928.[1] They lived in Los Angeles[13] and raised two children together.[14] She was widowed when Griffith died in 1957. She died ten years later, aged 74 years, in Los Angeles.

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Wed_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Wed_1-1) "Raymond Griffith to Wed Actress" *New York Times* (January 4, 1928): 31.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Her Miss a Hit"](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17940343/bertha_mann_1920/) *Evening Public Ledger* (February 7, 1920): 12. via [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Johnson Briscoe, ["New Blood in Theatreland"](https://books.google.com/books?id=LHMhAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA24) *Green Book* (January 1914): 24.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** "When Blanche Ring Smiles and Sings" *New York Times* (February 4, 1914): 9.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Bordman_5-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Bordman_5-1) Gerald Bordman, [*American Theatre: A Chronicle of Comedy and Drama 1914–1930*](https://books.google.com/books?id=mmr35sTB0AoC&dq=Bertha+Mann&pg=PA87) (Oxford University Press 1995): 87, 285. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9780195090789](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780195090789)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["The Crimson Alibi"](https://books.google.com/books?id=5MEOAQAAIAAJ&dq=Bertha+Mann&pg=PA151) *Theatre Magazine* (September 1919): 151.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Thomas S. Hischak, [*Broadway Plays and Musicals*](https://books.google.com/books?id=GzeiySJZXF4C&dq=Bertha+Mann&pg=PA283) (McFarland 2012): 283. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9780786453092](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780786453092)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["'The Blindness of Divorce' Has Remarkably Good Cast"](https://books.google.com/books?id=gwxKAQAAMAAJ&dq=Bertha+Mann&pg=PA849) *Motography* (May 4, 1918): 849.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** John Howard Reid, *Silent Films & Early Talkies on DVD: A Classic Movie Fan's Guide* (2008): 5. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9781435710733](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781435710733)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** "On Broadway's Screens" *New York Times* (February 28, 1932): X5.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["Busy Bertha Mann"](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17940256/bertha_mann_1918/) *Los Angeles Times* (August 9, 1918): 13. via [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** Paul Hubert Conlon, ["Bertha Mann's Idea; Favorite Actress Works to Aid our Soldiers"](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17939563/bertha_mann_1917/) *Los Angeles Times* (October 6, 1917): 13. via [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** Alma Whitaker, ["Bertha Mann Here to Stay"](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17940042/bertha_mann_1928/) *Los Angeles Times* (September 30, 1928): 55. via [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** ["Stork Visit to Actress Scheduled"](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17939853/bertha_mann_1929/) *Los Angeles Times* (February 15, 1929): 44. via [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com)

## External links

- [Bertha Mann](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0542661/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier))

- [Bertha Mann's listing at IBDB.](https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/bertha-mann-51229)

- [Bertha Mann Griffith's gravesite](https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12375/bertha-mann) on Find a Grave.

- [Two publicity photos of Bertha Mann](http://www.silentfilmstillarchive.com/bertha_mann.htm), at Silent Film Still Archive.

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