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Mabel Richardson (July 27, 1890 – March 2, 2001) was a British-born American silent film actress who appeared as an bit player and stand-in in several Hollywood films, including The Ten Commandments (1923 film).[1] Having died at the age of 110, she was also a supercentenarian and one of the longest-lived film actors ever.Template:Citation needed

Early life[]

Mabel Richardson was born as Hilda Mabel Beck in London, England on July 27, 1890.[1] Her father died when she was seven, and her mother died of cancer when Mabel was a teenager.[1] Mabel met her future husband Harold "Jack" Richardson in a music class in London, and their relationship continued after he moved to New York City with Charlie Chaplin to establish a career as a Keystone Studios and Warner Brothers actor.[2]

Life in the United States[]

Mabel Richardson immigrated to the United States aboard the RMS Olympic in 1912 and married Harold in New York on her 22nd birthday later that year.[1] After briefly living in Canada and San Francisco, Mabel and Harold moved to Hollywood, where Harold worked as a character actor.[2] Between 1915 and 1950, Mabel worked for Warner Brothers as a bit player, make-up artist, and stand-in for such stars as Mary Pickford and Bette Davis.[2] Mabel and Harold appeared in the silent film The Ten Commandments in 1923, with their son James playing the role of the infant laid at Jesus's feet.[1] Mabel and her husband met and socialized with many prominent Hollywood actors during this time.[1] Harold died of cancer in 1942.[2]

Retirement and death[]

Richardson retired in the 1960s and spent her remaining years in Laguna Beach and Long Beach, California.[2] She died in Long Beach on March 2, 2001, at the age of 110[1].

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