Bertha Mann

Mann was born in Atlanta, Georgia.^[1] She trained as a dancer in childhood, but soon found that drama was a better fit for her talents.^[2]

Mann started touring with stock companies as a young actress.^[3] Broadway appearances by Mann included roles in When Claudia Smiles (1914),^[4] When the Young Vine Blooms (1915), The Weavers (1915–1916), One of Us (1918),^[5] The Crimson Alibi (1919),^[6] The Man with the Load of Mischief (1925),^[7] and The Virgin (1926).^[5] Films featuring Bertha Mann include The Blindness of Divorce (1918),^[8] All Quiet on the Western Front (1930),^[9] The Little Accident (1930), Free Love (1930), Caught Cheating (1931), Father's Son (1931), A Woman of Experience (1931), The Final Edition (1932), and Behind the Mask (1932).^[10]

During World War I Mann learned to knit to make "mufflers" for American troops, took a basic nursing course, and was active with the Stage Women's War Relief organization.^[11] She suggested that the young film industry in Los Angeles might follow the example of the theatre community in New York in supporting the war effort.^[12]