Mary Egan

born: 15 November 1915 Des Moines, Iowa, United States of America

died: 01 August 1960 Los Angeles County, California, United States of America (age 44)

Blonde American actress who served as a stand-in for Thelma Todd and Lyda Roberti. In 1934, she was romantically linked to Douglas Fowley. In 1937, she married Roach Studios soundman Ralph Butler (1912-1987); he divorced her in 1946. She then married Gilbert Henry Greene (1910-1996) in 1953 (though they may have been together as early as 1950). Her 1960 death notice in The Tidings only mentions an unnamed son as a survivor; I currently have no idea who this could be or which marriage he was born from. She is interred at Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City, California. Some sources spell her surname as "Eagan." She was born on the same day as Charles DeBriac and Raymond DeBriac.

Real name: Mary Louise Egan

Films listed on this page: complete Hal Roach filmography.

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1934 Opened By Mistake Nurse 1935 Sing Sister Sing Stand-in for Thelma Todd 1935 The Misses Stooge Stand-in for Thelma Todd 1935 Hot Money Stand-in for Thelma Todd 1936 An All-American Toothache Stand-in for Thelma Todd 1938 Swiss Miss Stand-in for Della Lind Acknowledgements: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRZB-9VG (birth record) https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XVKQ-Y4W (birth record) https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDM7-MQG (1920 Census) https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8JB-BH5 (1937 marriage) https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K9CP-L8X (1940 Census) https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6XG9-X9HH (1950 Census) [?] https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K863-RNM (1953 marriage) https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPWR-Q3G (CA Death Index) https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/240050719 (Find a Grave) https://www.ebay.com/itm/395451537716 ('Dames' photo, 1934) https://archive.org/details/pressbook-wb-dames/page/n25/mode/1up?q=%22mary+egan%22 ('Dames' pressbook, 1934) https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/1230793090/ (San Francisco Call Bulletin, 12 Jul 1934) https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/1043765898/ (Washington Times, 26 Oct 1934) https://archive.org/details/sim_billboard_1935-07-06_47_27/page/n58/mode/1up?q=%22mary+egan%22 (The Billboard, 06 Jul 1935) https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/683094372/ (Hollywood Citizen-News, 27 Aug 1937) https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/700451110/ (Evening Vanguard [Venice, CA], 30 Aug 1937) https://archive.org/details/sim_billboard_1937-09-11_49_37/page/31/mode/1up?q=%22mary+egan%22 (The Billboard, 11 Sep 1937) https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/684080926/ (Lexington Herald, 08 Apr 1938) https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/380859394/ (Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb 1946) https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/380749595/ (Los Angeles Times, 10 May 1946) https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/695543455/ (The Tidings [Los Angeles, CA], 12 Aug 1960) Jesse Brisson (bio notes and research) This page was last updated on: 20 June 2026