The mysteries of Mary Anderson's Life

Mary Anderson was born April 3, 1918 in Birmingham, Alabama, USA as Bebe Anderson.

She was an actress, known for Gone with the Wind (1939), Lifeboat (1944) and The Song of Bernadette (1943).

She married Leon Shamroy and Leonard Marion Behrens. Sadly she died April 6, 2014 in Burbank, California, USA.

After her father died, Anderson moved with her mother and sisters to Birmingham, Alabama. At the time she was 24 years of age.

As soon as she had settled into the new town, she ventured into real estate by building the Fairmont Apartments on Highland Avenue.

She managed these until her death, first by herself and later with the help of her brother in law, G.P. Thornton.

In 1893, she decided to move to California where she established a cattle ranch and a vineyard. She managed and operated these until 1898 but soon returned to Birmingham to care for an elderly aunt.

Her aunt reportedly brought 17 trunks with her, the contents of which were a jealously guarded secret. After her aunt’s death, the trunk was found to contain cases of gold and precious jewelry, which put an end to the Anderson’s financial worries for good.