Mabel May (actress)


Mabel May was a British-South African actress. She was known for her starring role as Marie Moxter in Dick Cruikshanks's 1918 film The Symbol of Sacrifice.
May was born in England to Frederick and Florence Ayling. She married I.W. Schlesinger and worked at his African Film Productions studio, appearing in numerous films made by the studio. She emigrated to South Africa shortly after World War I.

Death

May died on 9 November 1957 in Johannesburg, South Africa, at the age of 65. She is buried next to I.W. Schlesinger at Zebediela.

Filmography

The Artist's Dream/The Artist's Inspiration A Border Scourge as Ray ElmanThe Symbol of Sacrifice as Marie Moxter, the film is a drama about the Zulu WarThe Stolen Favourite With Edged Tools as Millicent Chyne
  • ''The Madcap of the Veld''