Mary was chosen for the role of “Scout” at the age of ten, with no prior acting experience.
She won an Oscar nomination for best supporting actress. At that time she was the youngest person ever to do so.
After To Kill a Mockingbird, 1962, she appeared in two other films, This Property is Condemned, 1966, with Robert Redford and Natalie Wood,
and Let’s Kill Uncle, 1966. She had TV appearances on Dr. Kildare "Sister Mike", 1963, and Twilight Zone "The Bewitchin' Pool", 1964,
before retiring from acting to pursue an education as a teenager.
Over the years she maintained close contact with Gregory Peck “Atticus” and occasionally
accompanied him on his one-man-show lecture tours and award ceremonies.
In April of 1997 Mary had a vision to reunite the cast and creative team for a national satellite broadcast to US schools.
Mary now maintains a busy schedule lecturing to audiences internationally about the book and the film.
Her interest is in expanding knowledge about the film's message of social injustice and to insure
that each generation of students can experience the film’s impact.
For personal appearances Mary's fee is $2000 per day plus travel expenses. Many arts and humanities based foundations and state or federal agencies provide funding. Schools, libraries, theaters, and historical societies can create an event and share funding.
In order to be more affordable to school systems and to expand the audience for discussion of this classic book and movie Mary can make a "virtual" appearance at your school through Skype for as little as $500.
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Mary will add a personalized message to the autographed photo
You can purchase To Kill a Mockingbird books and 8 x 10 photos of movie scenes autographed by Mary. All items are personally signed by Mary. You can even have her add a personal message to you or as a gift to someone. Your credit/debit card is processed through PayPal. The January 9, 2012 show of 'Antiques Roadshow' valued a first edition book signed by Harper Lee at $15,000 - $20,000!