# Maude Eburne > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Maude_Eburne > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Maude_Eburne.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maude_Eburne > Source revision: 1357060306 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Canadian actress (1875–1960) Maude Eburne Eburne in Theatre Magazine, 1914 Born Maud Eburne Riggs (1875-11-10)November 10, 1875 Bronte-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada Died October 15, 1960(1960-10-15) (aged 84) Hollywood, California, U.S. Years active 1915-1951 Spouse Eugene J. Hall ​ ​ (m. 1905; died 1932)​ Children 1 **Maude Eburne** (born **Maud Eburne Riggs**, November 10, 1875 – October 15, 1960) was a Canadian [character actress](/source/Character_actress) of [stage](/source/Theatre) and [screen](/source/Film), known for playing eccentric roles. ## Early years Eburne was born the daughter of John and Mary Riggs,[1] in [Bronte-on-the-Lake, Ontario](/source/Bronte%2C_Ontario). She studied elocution in [Toronto](/source/Toronto). The death of Eburne's father in 1901 was a catalyst for her entry into acting as a profession. She said that he would not have approved a stage career for her and added, "If my father knew I was on the stage, he would not rest in peace."[1] ## Career Lobby card with [Louise Fazenda](/source/Louise_Fazenda) and Maude Eburne (right) in *[Doughnuts and Society](/source/Doughnuts_and_Society)* (1936) Eburne began her career in [stock theater](/source/Repertory_theatre) in Buffalo, New York.[2] Her early theater work was in [Ontario](/source/Ontario)[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] and [New York City](/source/New_York_City), debuting on [Broadway](/source/Broadway_theatre) to great acclaim as "Coddles" in the 1914 [farce](/source/Farce) *[A Pair of Sixes](/source/A_Pair_of_Sixes_(play))*.[3] "When I first came to New York... I said I didn't want to be beautiful young girls or stately leading women, but wanted parts that had something queer in them, especially if there were dialect."[4] She continued to play mainly humorous [domestic](/source/Domestic_worker) roles on stage, appearing in productions such as *The Half Moon* (1920), *Lady Butterfly* (1923), *Three Cheers* (1928) and *Many a Slip* (1930),[5] before her first significant film role — and first sound film role —[1] in *[The Bat Whispers](/source/The_Bat_Whispers)* (1930), director [Roland West](/source/Roland_West)'s [sound](/source/Sound_film) remake of his 1926 [silent feature](/source/Silent_film) *[The Bat](/source/The_Bat_(1926_film))*. ## Personal life Eugene J. Hall married Eburne "in about 1905". They had a daughter, Marion Birdseye Hall, in 1907.[1] He died in 1932.[6] Eburne retired in 1951. ## Death Eburne died on October 15, 1960, in Hollywood, California,[1] at age 84. ## Partial filmography Eburne's more than 100 films include: - *[A Pair of Sixes](/source/A_Pair_of_Sixes_(film))* (1918) - *[Lonely Wives](/source/Lonely_Wives)* (1931) - *[The Man in Possession](/source/The_Man_in_Possession)* (1931) - *[Bought!](/source/Bought!)* (1931) - *[The Guardsman](/source/The_Guardsman)* (1931) - *[Her Majesty, Love](/source/Her_Majesty%2C_Love)* (1931) - *[This Reckless Age](/source/This_Reckless_Age)* (1932) - *[Panama Flo](/source/Panama_Flo)* (1932) - *[The Passionate Plumber](/source/The_Passionate_Plumber)* (1932) - *[Polly of the Circus](/source/Polly_of_the_Circus_(1932_film))* (1932) - *[Faithless](/source/Faithless_(1932_film))* (1932) - *[Robbers' Roost](/source/Robbers'_Roost_(1933_film))* (1933) - *[The Vampire Bat](/source/The_Vampire_Bat)* (1933) - *[East of Fifth Avenue](/source/East_of_Fifth_Avenue)* (1933) - *[Ladies They Talk About](/source/Ladies_They_Talk_About)* (1933) - *[Ladies Must Love](/source/Ladies_Must_Love)* (1933) - *[Fog](/source/Fog_(1933_film))* (1933) - *[Shanghai Madness](/source/Shanghai_Madness)* (1933) - *[Lazy River](/source/Lazy_River_(film))* (1934) - *[Love Birds](/source/Love_Birds_(1934_film))* (1934) - *[Ruggles of Red Gap](/source/Ruggles_of_Red_Gap)* (1935) - *[Happiness C.O.D.](/source/Happiness_C.O.D.)* (1935) - *[The Leavenworth Case](/source/The_Leavenworth_Case_(film))* (1936) - *[Doughnuts and Society](/source/Doughnuts_and_Society)* (1936) - *[Poppy](/source/Poppy_(1936_film))* (1936) - *[Hollywood Cowboy](/source/Hollywood_Cowboy)* (1937) - *[Champagne Waltz](/source/Champagne_Waltz)* (1937) - *[Convict's Code](/source/Convict's_Code)* (1939) - *[Undercover Agent](/source/Undercover_Agent)* (1939) - *[Exile Express](/source/Exile_Express)* (1939) - *[Mountain Rhythm](/source/Mountain_Rhythm_(1939_film))* (1939) - *[The Covered Trailer](/source/The_Covered_Trailer)* (1939) - *[Dr. Christian Meets the Women](/source/Dr._Christian_Meets_the_Women)* (1940) - *[Colorado](/source/Colorado_(1940_film))* (1940) - *[Remedy for Riches](/source/Remedy_for_Riches)* (1940) - *[The Border Legion](/source/The_Border_Legion_(1940_film))* (1940) - *[Melody for Three](/source/Melody_for_Three)* (1941) - *[West Point Widow](/source/West_Point_Widow)* (1941) - *[Among the Living](/source/Among_the_Living_(film))* (1941) - *[To Be or Not to Be](/source/To_Be_or_Not_to_Be_(1942_film))* (1942) - *[Almost Married](/source/Almost_Married_(1942_film))* (1942) - *[Henry and Dizzy](/source/Henry_and_Dizzy)* (1942) - *[The Boogie Man Will Get You](/source/The_Boogie_Man_Will_Get_You)* (1942) (uncredited) - *[Lady Bodyguard](/source/Lady_Bodyguard)* (1943) - *[The Man from Oklahoma](/source/The_Man_from_Oklahoma)* (1945) - *[Hitchhike to Happiness](/source/Hitchhike_to_Happiness)* (1945) - *[Mother Wore Tights](/source/Mother_Wore_Tights)* (1947) ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-ahf_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-ahf_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-ahf_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-ahf_1-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-ahf_1-4) Nissen, Axel (2016). [*Accustomed to Her Face: Thirty-Five Character Actresses of Golden Age Hollywood*](https://books.google.com/books?id=U9PIDAAAQBAJ&q=%22Maude+Eburne%22&pg=PA31). McFarland. pp. 31–37. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9780786497324](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780786497324). Retrieved August 1, 2017. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-eg_2-0)** Coons, Robbin (May 2, 1932). ["Hollywood Notebook"](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/12776373/the_emporia_gazette/). *The Emporia Gazette*. Kansas, Emporia. p. 2. Retrieved August 1, 2017 – via [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Coddles Awakes at Last to Find Herself Famous; After Thirteen Years of Watchful Waiting, Maude Eburne Comes into Her Own"](https://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=990CE1DB153FE233A2575AC2A9659C946596D6CF). *The New York Times*. March 29, 1914. Retrieved February 2, 2008. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Tumbling Into Fame"](https://books.google.com/books?id=5-AxAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA171) *Theatre Magazine* (October 1914): 171-172. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Maude Eburne"](https://web.archive.org/web/20070202170229/http://www.northernstars.ca/actorsdef/eburne.html). *Northern Stars*. Screenarts Incorporated. Archived from [the original](http://www.northernstars.ca/actorsdef/eburne.html) on February 2, 2007. Retrieved February 3, 2008. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Nissen, Axel (August 12, 2016). [*Accustomed to Her Face: Thirty-Five Character Actresses of Golden Age Hollywood*](https://books.google.com/books?id=U9PIDAAAQBAJ&q=maude+eburne+actress+spouse&pg=PA33). McFarland. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9780786497324](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780786497324) – via Google Books. ## Sources - [Erickson, Hal](/source/Hal_Erickson_(author)) (2011). ["Maude Eburne: Biography"](https://web.archive.org/web/20110519222358/http://movies.nytimes.com/person/21078/Maude-Eburne/biography). Movies & TV Dept. *[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times)*. Archived from [the original](https://movies.nytimes.com/person/21078/Maude-Eburne/biography) on May 19, 2011. Retrieved February 2, 2008. ## External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Maude Eburne](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Maude_Eburne). - [Maude Eburne](https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/67408) at the [Internet Broadway Database](/source/Internet_Broadway_Database) - [Maude Eburne](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0248291/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier)) Authority control databases International ISNI VIAF GND WorldCat National United States People Deutsche Biographie Other Yale LUX --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Maude Eburne](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maude_Eburne) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maude_Eburne?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.