Mary Taviner
Mary Taviner | |
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| Born | Mary Russell Taviner 28 November 1909 Turnham Green, London |
| Died | 21 September 1972 (aged 62) |
| Other names | Mara Russell-Tavernan Mara Tavernan Mary Tavernan Myra Tavernan Mary Russell-Tavernan Mara Russell Tavernan Mary Russell Tavernan Mary Russell Taviner Mary Russell Tavinor Mara Tavanan Mary Tavener Mary Russell Tavener Mary Taverner Mara Tavana Baroness Marovna Mary Marovna Mrs Alexis Marovonoff |
Mary Taviner (also known as Mara Russell-Tavernan and by several other names; 28 November 1909 – 21 September 1972), was a British stage and film actress active during the early- and mid-20th century, known for her roles in British second feature ('B') drama and mystery films. She was also an active member of the far-right from the pre-Second World War days of British fascism and continuing into the late 1960s. She had an affair with Sir Oswald Mosley, founder of the British Union of Fascists, sued him for slander, and British Intelligence concluded she was blackmailing him.