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Jennie Cecile “Yachna Sosa” Shimon MacMahon

Birth
Russia
Death
31 Dec 1984 (aged 106)
Beverly Hills, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Burial
Hawthorne, Westchester County, New York, USA Add to Map
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Russia-born American actress, nicknamed "Jennie Mac", who began her career at age 53.

Born Yachna Sosa Shimon into a Russian Jewish family, after emigrating she married William MacMahon in 1898 and gave birth to her only child, brilliant stage and film actress Aline MacMahon, in 1899. Jennie was also the aunt of producer S. Sylvan Simon.
Russia-born American actress, nicknamed "Jennie Mac", who began her career at age 53.

Born Yachna Sosa Shimon into a Russian Jewish family, after emigrating she married William MacMahon in 1898 and gave birth to her only child, brilliant stage and film actress Aline MacMahon, in 1899. Jennie was also the aunt of producer S. Sylvan Simon.


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