▁She ▁claimed ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁the ▁first ▁actress ▁to ▁ride ▁a ▁b icy cle ▁on ▁the ▁Broadway ▁stage . ▁ ▁V ass ar ▁emer ged ▁from ▁ret irement ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁to ▁play ▁older ▁women ▁in ▁three ▁films ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 0 s : ▁ ▁Prim rose ▁Path ▁( 1 9 4 0 ), ▁Lady ▁in ▁a ▁Jam ▁( 1 9 4 2 ), ▁None ▁but ▁the ▁L on ely ▁Heart ▁( 1 9 4 4 ). ▁Her ▁work ▁as ▁G inger ▁Rog ers ' s ▁grand m other ▁in ▁Prim rose ▁Path ▁is ▁considered ▁by ▁one ▁film ▁scholar ▁" one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁st unning ly ▁natural istic ▁performances ▁by ▁any ▁character ▁actress ▁on ▁record ... ▁a ▁w icked ▁joy ▁to ▁beh old ." ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁Queen ie ▁V ass ar ▁married ▁three ▁times . ▁She ▁married ▁first ▁to ▁com ed ian ▁Harry ▁A . ▁K ern ell ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 7 , ▁when ▁she ▁was ▁sevent een ; ▁she ▁was ▁wid owed ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 3 , ▁with ▁two ▁young ▁sons , ▁Harry ▁and ▁William . ▁She ▁married ▁again ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 3 , ▁to ▁William ▁Lyn ch ; ▁they ▁had ▁a ▁daughter ▁and ▁divor ced ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 0 . ▁Her ▁third ▁and ▁longest ▁marriage ▁was ▁to ▁Joseph ▁C aw th orn , ▁a ▁fellow ▁actor , ▁beginning ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 2 . ▁She ▁was ▁wid owed ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 9