BIO

Anne Revere was born in New York City in 1903.   Her father was a stockbroker.   She was a direct descendant of the American Revolutionary War figure Paul Revere.   She graduated from Wellesley College in Massachusetts and then studied drama at the American Laboratory Theatre.

She made her Broadway debut in 1931, at the age of 28, and appeared in 11 productions through 1961.   Her last role on Broadway earned her a Best Actress Tony Award for Toys in the Attic (1960-1961).

Revere made her film debut in 1934 and she quickly established herself as a character actress.

She won the Academy Award for Actress in a Supporting Role for her performance in National Velvet (1944).   She was also nominated twice again for The Song of Bernadette (1943) and Gentleman's Agreement (1947).

Revere's film career was destroyed by the McCarthy-era Communist witch hunts.   Called before the House Un-American Activities Committee, Revere pleaded the Fifth Amendment and was blacklisted.

She married the playwright and director Samuel Rosen in 1935.

In her later years, she appeared in roles in television before her death from pneumonia in Locust Valley, New York, in 1990.   She was 87 years old.

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