Mary Rawson
Mary Rawson, also known as Mary Sweenie, is an American television producer, talk show host, writer and actress, based in Pittsburgh. She produced and hosted WQED's weekly talk show, Lyceum, for six years and portrayed Cousin Mary Owl on the Neighborhood of Make-Believe on the children's television program Mister Rogers' Neighborhood.
Early life and career
Born Mary Anne Riedel, circa 1942 or '43, Rawson is the younger of two children born to Marie and Donald C. Riedel, the eldest being Donald Jr. She attended Our Lady of Mercy Academy in Oakland and Duquesne University.Beginning in 1966 and continuing throughout the 1970s, Rawson was known solely by her then married name, Mary Sweenie.
From July 1978 through December 1984, Sweenie/Rawson was producer of WQED's weekly arts program, Lyceum.
Personal life
From March 1965 until, at the very least, November 22, 1967, Mary Riedel was married to WQED staffer James F. "Jim" Sweenie.On October 2, 1976, Mary Sweenie married fellow actor Christopher Rawson, with whom she has had a son, Christopher, and daughter, Meghan.