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May McAvoy

American actress (1899–1984)
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May McAvoy
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Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[11]
Date of birth
September 8, 1899
Date of death
April 26, 1984
Place of birth
New York City
Place of death
Sherman Oaks
Country of citizenship
United States[8]
Occupation
actor, film actor
Award received
star on Hollywood Walk of Fame[10]
Cause of death
myocardial infarction[12]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[16]
End of work period
1959[19]
Family name
McAvoy[13]
Given name
May[14]
Manner of death
natural causes[15]
Name in native language
May McAvoy[17]
Native language
English[9]
Place of burial
Holy Cross Cemetery[7]
Start of work period
1917[18]
Writing language
English[20]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 47
ISNI
0000000122791999
VIAF cluster ID
44510652
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n87934419
GND ID
1031449078
AllMovie person ID
an33752
Allcinema person ID
54143
AlloCiné person ID
2415
American Film Institute person ID
110488
American National Biography ID
1802403
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
14205239v
CINEFOX person ID
77215
CONOR.SI ID
104879203
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CineMagia person ID
7971
Cinémathèque québécoise person ID
21191
DDB person (GND) ID
1031449078
Danish National Filmography person ID
148648
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
1031449078
Elonet person ID
953684
FAST ID
1959203
FES digital collections entity ID
433861
FID performing arts ID
agent/gnd_1031449078
Film.ru person ID
may-mcavoy
Filmweb.pl person ID
69222
Find a Grave memorial ID
6846540
Freebase ID
/m/05rdl1
George Eastman Museum people ID
99610
HAND ID
1A3A-991D-3BEE-3BC0-F410
IMDb ID
nm0564219
IdRef ID
134314832
Ivi person ID
mej-makevoj
J9U entity ID
987007422164605171
Kinobox person ID
885897
Kinopoisk person ID
201860
LdiF person ID
92713
MYmovies person ID
7107
Movie Walker Press person ID
1598
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX1005133
PMB – Personen der Moderne Basis person ID
120655
PORT person ID
114957
SNAC ARK ID
w6xt9qtb
Scope.dk person ID
28067
Swedish Film Database person ID
133170
TMDB person ID
14287
WikiTree person ID
McAvoy-656
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJq6RXGhq6FyXckbY7wwG3
Yale LUX ID
person/f8142ccf-0d6f-40a3-bdc0-815598a34370
ČSFD person ID
35107

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Occupation 2
actor, film actor
Award received 1
star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Cause of death 1
myocardial infarction
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Given name 1
May
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Native language 1
English
Place of birth 1
New York City
Place of burial 1
Holy Cross Cemetery
Place of death 1
Sherman Oaks
Sex or gender 1
female
Writing language 1
English
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Summary

May McAvoy was born on September 8, 1899[1], in New York City[2]. She died on April 26, 1984[3], in Sherman Oaks[4]. She worked as an actor[5] and film actor[6].

FAQs

Where was May McAvoy born?

May McAvoy was born in New York City[2].

Where did May McAvoy die?

May McAvoy passed away in Sherman Oaks[4].

What did May McAvoy do for work?

May McAvoy worked as an actor[5] and film actor[6].

What awards did May McAvoy receive?

Honors received include star on Hollywood Walk of Fame[10].

Related Entities

New York City The Bad and the Beautiful The Jazz Singer United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #65780: add GND as source to unsourced or imported places and occupations"
  2. 16w ago · Lesko987a · 2026-07-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    WikiTree person ID → McAvoy-656
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #42737: P2949 Relatives"
  3. 19w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    FES digital collections entity ID → 433861
    "Created claim: FES digital collections entity ID: 433861, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782462304762"
  4. 25w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Writing language → English
    Start of work period → 1917
    End of work period → 1959
    Cause of death → myocardial infarction
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #31869"
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