Mary Ainslee

Mary Ainslee (born Florence Stiegler; October 12, 1914 – November 1, 1991) was an American film actress. She appeared in approximately 15 films between 1939 and 1952.

Early years Ainslee was a native of Newport News, Virginia, and the daughter of Mrs. Clifton E. Rudd. She attended Matthew Fontaine Maury High School and Newport News High School.

Career Ainslee left Newport News in 1935 to try acting in New York. Before she began working in films, she performed in stock theater She married Edwin Hutzler II in 1943 and postponed her career for the duration of the war, planning to return to acting after it ended. They lived in Tampa, Florida, and she took courses at the University of Tampa. They were divorced on June 17, 1949.

In the mid-1980s, she suffered a stroke and never fully recovered. She died on November 1, 1991. She was buried in Riverside Memorial Park in Norfolk, Virginia.

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