- The earliest-born actress to receive an Oscar nomination.
- Although she was a prolific actress who appeared in many major movies and was once nominated for an Oscar, she does not have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
- She was known as "The Grand Old Lady of the American Stage".
- May moved to Hollywood in 1927 at the age of 69. She shared her home with her dog and her longtime female partner Lillian Harmer.
- Gave birth to her 1st child at age 18, a son Edward Gore on December 2, 1876. Child's father was her 1st husband, Charles Gore.
- Appeared in three Oscar Best Picture nominees: Lady for a Day (1933), A Star Is Born (1937), and Four Daughters (1938).
- Gave birth to her 2nd child at age 21, a son James Beryl Gore in 1879. He died at age 3 on April 26, 1882. Child's father was her husband, Charles Gore.
- Gave birth to her 3rd child at age 22, a daughter Nellie Candler Gore on April 28, 1880. She died on May 1, 1882. Child's father was her husband, Charles Gore.
- Her son Edward died on September 23, 1954 in Los Angeles, California at age 77.
- Biography in "Actresses of a Certain Character: Forty Familiar Hollywood Faces from the Thirties to the Fifties" by Axel Nissen.
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