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She was a direct descendant of John Quincy Adams.

Died on her birthday, November 9.

Edna May Oliver was often parodied in Warner Brothers cartoons of the 30s due to her distinctive face.

Appeared in five Oscar Best Picture nominees: I pionieri del West (1931), Piccole donne (1933), Davide Copperfield (1935), Le due città (1935) and Giulietta e Romeo (1936). Only the first of these won.

Interred at Forest Lawn (Glendale), Glendale, California, USA, in the Great Mausoleum, Columbarium of Security.

Bears a striking resemblance to character actress Frances Sternhagen, in physical appearance, demeanor, wry comic style, and choice of roles.

The actress's best friends were actors Grant Mitchell and Franklin Pangborn and they were often guests at her home for dinner.

In addition to being a descendant of Presidents John Adams (born 1735) and his son John Quincy Adams, her father's stepfather, Samuel Oliver, had a mother named Julia Adams who descended from a different John Adams (born 1724).

In her main films her character was often that of an outspoken aunt.

Biography in "Actresses of a Certain Character: Forty Familiar Hollywood Faces from the Thirties to the Fifties" by Axel Nissen.