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Elizabeth Patterson
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Acting
Birthday
1874-11-21,Savannah, Tennessee, USA
Gender
Female
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Mary Elizabeth Patterson (November 22, 1874 – January 31, 1966) was an American theatre, film, and television character actress who gained popular recognition late in her career playing the elderly neighbor Matilda Trumbull on the television comedy series I Love Lucy. In 1926, at the age of 51, Patterson was cast in her first movie, a silent film, The Boy Friend. Transitioning successfully into the era of "talkies", she remained a very busy actress in Hollywood throughout the 1930s, averaging more than five films a year during that decade, usually in supporting roles. A few of her screen credits at that time include Tarnished Lady; Husband's Holiday; A Bill of Divorcement; So Big!; The Story of Temple Drake; Hold Your Man; Dinner at Eight; High, Wide, and Handsome; and No Man of Her Own. She also appeared in the role of Susan in two adaptations of John Willard's popular play The Cat and the Canary: The Cat Creeps in 1930 and The Cat and the Canary in 1939. Patterson continued to perform frequently in the 1940s, when she was cast in more than 30 additional films. Among her notable roles is her 1949 portrayal of the heroic character Eunice Habersham in the groundbreaking racial crime drama Intruder in the Dust, a film based on the William Faulkner novel of the same name and set in the Deep South. Although she would appear in a few more feature films in the 1950s, such as Washington Story and Pal Joey, Patterson by then began to focus her work increasingly on roles in the rapidly expanding medium of television. In 1952, at the age of 77, Patterson made her first appearance on the hit CBS-TV sitcom I Love Lucy in the episode "The Marriage License". Her character on I Love Lucy proved to be so popular among viewers, as well as useful to the writers of the series, that she continued in the role for three more years, often serving in episode storylines as a convenient babysitter for "Little Ricky". Prior to, during, and after her work on I Love Lucy, Patterson appeared in many other American television series during the 1950s and early 1960s. Her first credited performance on the "small screen" was in March 1950 in "The Walking Stick", a teleplay on the NBC anthology series The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre. During the 11 years after that initial televised performance to her final role on television in 1961, she portrayed characters in a variety of other series, including Pulitzer Prize Playhouse, Studio One in Hollywood, General Electric Theater, Stage 7, Lux Video Theatre, Crossroads, The Star and the Story, The Adventures of Jim Bowie, Adventures of Superman, New York Confidential, 77 Sunset Strip, Johnny Stacatto, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Playhouse 90, The Barbara Stanwyck Show, and The New Breed. Patterson, who never married, lived at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel during her 35-year film and television career.. On January 31, 1966, she died at age 91 in Los Angeles of complications from pneumonia. Her gravesite is in Savannah Cemetery in her hometown in Tennessee.

Filmography

Lady on a Train

6.5

Lady on a Train
1945-08-03

Love Me Tonight

6.6

Love Me Tonight
1932-08-18

Husband's Holiday

0

Husband's Holiday
1931-12-19

Bluebeard's Eighth Wife

7.017

Bluebeard's Eighth Wife
1938-03-25

5.4

Together Again
1944-12-23

My Sister Eileen

6.7

My Sister Eileen
1942-09-24

6.2

Pal Joey
1957-10-25

Follow the Boys

5.2

Follow the Boys
1944-05-05

The Story of Temple Drake

6.5

The Story of Temple Drake
1933-05-06

Remember the Night

7.4

Remember the Night
1940-01-19

Hail the Conquering Hero

7

Hail the Conquering Hero
1944-08-09

No Man of Her Own

6.5

No Man of Her Own
1932-12-30

7.4

Little Women
1949-03-10

The Sky's the Limit

6.1

The Sky's the Limit
1943-07-13

7.2

Hide-Out
1934-08-24

6.6

Tobacco Road
1941-02-20

The Story of Alexander Graham Bell

5.9

The Story of Alexander Graham Bell
1939-04-04

The Cat and the Canary

6.951

The Cat and the Canary
1939-10-27

High, Wide and Handsome

6

High, Wide and Handsome
1937-07-21

Intruder in the Dust

7.321

Intruder in the Dust
1949-11-22

Go West Young Man

5.3

Go West Young Man
1936-11-18

A Bill of Divorcement

6.4

A Bill of Divorcement
1932-09-28

5.6

Belle Starr
1941-09-12

Bad Little Angel

4.9

Bad Little Angel
1939-10-27

5.9

Bright Leaf
1950-06-16

Her Cardboard Lover

5.1

Her Cardboard Lover
1942-07-16

Breach of Promise

0

Breach of Promise
1932-10-23

Michael Shayne: Private Detective

6.5

Michael Shayne: Private Detective
1940-12-19

Small Town Girl

6.2

Small Town Girl
1936-04-10

The Shocking Miss Pilgrim

8.5

The Shocking Miss Pilgrim
1947-01-04

Sing, You Sinners

6.7

Sing, You Sinners
1938-09-02

Welcome Stranger

6.6

Welcome Stranger
1947-06-13

Las Vegas Shakedown

5.2

Las Vegas Shakedown
1955-05-15

Anne of Windy Poplars

5.8

Anne of Windy Poplars
1940-06-28

Bulldog Drummond's Peril

5.7

Bulldog Drummond's Peril
1938-03-18

Adventure in Diamonds

5.2

Adventure in Diamonds
1940-03-08

Harmony at Home

0

Harmony at Home
1930-01-12

I've Always Loved You

6.4

I've Always Loved You
1946-12-02

5.7

Miss Pinkerton
1932-05-27

Washington Story

6

Washington Story
1952-07-01

6.3

The Expert
1932-03-05

Who Killed Aunt Maggie?

4.3

Who Killed Aunt Maggie?
1940-11-01

Sons of the Legion

5

Sons of the Legion
1938-09-18

Night of Mystery

0

Night of Mystery
1937-05-21

The Return of Sophie Lang

6

The Return of Sophie Lang
1936-06-18

New Morals for Old

4.2

New Morals for Old
1932-06-04

Daddy Long Legs

4

Daddy Long Legs
1931-06-05

Kiss the Boys Goodbye

5

Kiss the Boys Goodbye
1941-08-01

So Red the Rose

6

So Red the Rose
1935-12-20

Chasing Yesterday

3.5

Chasing Yesterday
1935-05-03

The Secret Heart

6.3

The Secret Heart
1946-12-25

4.7

Tarnished Lady
1931-05-01

Portrait of a Murderer

9

Portrait of a Murderer
1958-02-27

They Call It Sin

5.8

They Call It Sin
1932-11-05

5.8

Guilty as Hell
1932-08-05

Bulldog Drummond's Bride

6.308

Bulldog Drummond's Bride
1939-07-12

6

Penrod and Sam
1931-10-01

6.1

Hold Your Man
1933-06-30

The Dancing Town

6

The Dancing Town
1928-10-26

0

Old Hutch
1936-09-25

Dinner at Eight

6.7

Dinner at Eight
1933-12-22

0

The Boy Friend
1926-01-01

Words and Music

0

Words and Music
1929-08-18

4.8

Earthbound
1940-06-06

The Return of Peter Grimm

0

The Return of Peter Grimm
1926-12-07

Miss Tatlock's Millions

5.8

Miss Tatlock's Millions
1948-11-19

Heaven on Earth

3

Heaven on Earth
1931-11-27

Men Without Names

6

Men Without Names
1935-06-29

Her Master's Voice

6

Her Master's Voice
1936-01-17

Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police

6.1

Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police
1939-03-29

5.1

Boo
1932-12-01

Timothy's Quest

3

Timothy's Quest
1936-01-31

Out of the Blue

6.4

Out of the Blue
1947-04-21

Night Club Scandal

4

Night Club Scandal
1937-11-11

Our Leading Citizen

0

Our Leading Citizen
1939-08-23

Beyond the Blue Horizon

0

Beyond the Blue Horizon
1942-06-25

5.5

Man Wanted
1932-04-23

3

Hold 'Em Navy
1937-11-04

0

Almost Married
1942-05-22

0

South Sea Rose
1929-12-09

0

The Ninth Day
1957-01-10

I Married a Witch

6.8

I Married a Witch
1942-10-30

Song of Surrender

0

Song of Surrender
1949-10-27

Secret of the Blue Room

5.4

Secret of the Blue Room
1933-07-20

6

Life Begins
1932-09-10

2

The Big Party
1930-02-23

0

Lucky Legs
1942-10-01

6

Katie Did It
1950-11-26

The Oregon Trail

5.3

The Oregon Trail
1959-08-31

6.6

Doctor Bull
1933-09-22

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

4.2

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
1955-09-01

Colonel Effingham's Raid

5.7

Colonel Effingham's Raid
1946-01-24

Infernal Machine

0

Infernal Machine
1933-04-08

5

Golden Harvest
1933-09-21

The Vanishing Virginian

6

The Vanishing Virginian
1942-02-01

0

Scandal Street
1938-02-11

5.8

So Big!
1932-04-30

The Lone Star Ranger

5

The Lone Star Ranger
1930-01-05

6

The Cat Creeps
1930-11-10

The Smiling Lieutenant

6.9

The Smiling Lieutenant
1931-08-01

Little Women: Jo's Story

0

Little Women: Jo's Story
1950-12-25

Little Women: Meg's Story

0

Little Women: Meg's Story
1950-12-18

They Just Had to Get Married

0

They Just Had to Get Married
1933-01-05

0

Three Lives
1953-09-17

77 Sunset Strip

6.7

77 Sunset Strip
1958-10-10

7.998

I Love Lucy
1951-10-15

General Electric Theater

5.5

General Electric Theater
1953-02-01

Johnny Staccato

5.6

Johnny Staccato
1959-09-10

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

7.7

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955-10-02

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

4.3

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958-10-06

Lux Video Theatre

5.5

Lux Video Theatre
1950-10-02

2.7

Climax!
1954-10-07

Adventures of Superman

6.657

Adventures of Superman
1952-09-19

The Adventures of Jim Bowie

3.7

The Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956-09-07

Cavalcade of America

3.5

Cavalcade of America
1952-10-01

New York Confidential

0

New York Confidential
1959-01-01

Playwrights '56

6

Playwrights '56
1955-10-04

The Barbara Stanwyck Show

6.2

The Barbara Stanwyck Show
1960-09-19

Lux Video Theatre

5.5

Lux Video Theatre
1950-10-02

Four Star Playhouse

5.7

Four Star Playhouse
1952-09-25

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

7.7

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955-10-02

2.7

Climax!
1954-10-07

2.7

Climax!
1954-10-07

2.7

Climax!
1954-10-07

7.998

I Love Lucy
1951-10-15