Marion Marshall (actress)

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Marion Marshall

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Marion Marshall in trailer for "The Stooge" (1952)
BornMarian Lepriel Tanner
(1929-06-08) June 8, 1929 (age 88)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation Actress
Years active 1947–75
Spouse(s)Allen Davey
(m. 1945;div. 1948)
Stanley Donen
(m. 1952;div. 1959)
Robert Wagner
(m. 1963;div. 1971)
Children 3, including Joshua Donen and Katie Wagner

Marion Marshall (born Marian Lepriel Tanner; [1] June 8, 1929) is a retired American actress.

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Career

Marshall's first film appearances were in the 20th Century Fox films Gentleman's Agreement and Daisy Kenyon in 1947 (although they were both uncredited). She went on to play roles (many minor) in over 25 more films until 1967. [2]

20th Century Fox American film studio

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation is an American film studio that is a subsidiary of Walt Disney Studios, a division of The Walt Disney Company. The studio is located on its namesake studio lot in the Century City area of Los Angeles.

<i>Gentlemans Agreement</i> 1947 film by Elia Kazan

Gentleman's Agreement is a 1947 American drama film based on Laura Z. Hobson's best-selling novel of the same name. It concerns a journalist who poses as a Jew to research an exposé on the widespread distrust and dislike of Jews in New York City and the affluent communities of New Canaan, Connecticut and Darien, Connecticut. It was nominated for eight Oscars and won three: Best Picture, Best Supporting Actress, and Best Director.

<i>Daisy Kenyon</i> 1947 film by Otto Preminger

Daisy Kenyon is a 1947 American film noir romantic-drama by 20th Century Fox starring Joan Crawford, Henry Fonda and Dana Andrews in a story about a post-World War II romantic triangle. The screenplay by David Hertz was based upon a 1945 novel of the same name by Elizabeth Janeway. The film was directed and produced by Otto Preminger. Having opened to restrained reception, Kenyon has seen reappraisal, and now enjoys a minor cult following for its realistic treatment of a typically melodramatic plot.

Marshall had a small but significant role in his I Was a Male War Bride (1949). She was featured prominently in three Martin and Lewis comedy films, The Stooge , Sailor Beware and That's My Boy , with stars Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis. Among her television appearances, she guest starred twice on Perry Mason in 1959. She played murderer Irene Bedford in "The Case of the Shattered Dream," and title character Ginny Hobart in "The Case of the Spurious Sister". [3]

<i>I Was a Male War Bride</i> 1950 film by Howard Hawks

I Was a Male War Bride is a 1949 comedy film directed by Howard Hawks and starring Cary Grant and Ann Sheridan.

Martin and Lewis American double act

Martin and Lewis were an American comedy duo, comprising singer Dean Martin and comedian Jerry Lewis. They met in 1945 and debuted at Atlantic City's 500 Club on July 25, 1946; the team lasted ten years to the day. Dean Martin is the stage name of Dino Paul Crocetti, born June 7, 1917, in Steubenville, Ohio, while Jerry Lewis is the stage name of Joseph Levitch, born March 16, 1926, in Newark, New Jersey. Martin died on December 25, 1995, and Lewis died on August 20, 2017.

The Stooge is a 1952 American comedy film directed by Norman Taurog and starring the comedy team of Martin and Lewis. The film was released on December 31, 1952, by Paramount.

Personal life

A 1950 Associated Press news brief reported that Marshall planned to marry director Howard Hawks on February 26, 1950. [4]

Associated Press American multinational nonprofit news agency

The Associated Press (AP) is a U.S.-based not-for-profit news agency headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1846, it operates as a cooperative, unincorporated association. Its members are U.S. newspapers and broadcasters. Its Statement of News Values and Principles spells out its standards and practices.

Howard Hawks American film director, producer and screenwriter

Howard Winchester Hawks was an American film director, producer and screenwriter of the classic Hollywood era. Critic Leonard Maltin called him "the greatest American director who is not a household name."

She married three times, her first husband being the cameraman Allen Davey. Her second husband (from May 20, 1952, [5] until 1959) was director Stanley Donen, with whom she had two sons, Peter (born December 20, 1953) and Joshua (born August 10, 1955). [3]

Stanley Donen American film director and choreographer

Stanley Donen was an American film director and choreographer whose most celebrated works are On the Town (1949) and Singin' in the Rain (1952), both of which starred Gene Kelly who co-directed. His other films include Royal Wedding (1951), Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954), Funny Face (1957), Indiscreet (1958), and Charade (1963). He began his career in the chorus line on Broadway for director George Abbott, where he befriended Kelly. From 1943, he was in Hollywood and worked as a choreographer before beginning to collaborate with Kelly. After On the Town, Donen worked as a contract director for MGM under producer Arthur Freed producing critically well-received box-office hits. Donen and Kelly co-directed the musical Singin' in the Rain, released in April 1952, which has appeared on lists of the best films ever made. Donen's relationship with Kelly deteriorated during their final collaboration, It's Always Fair Weather (1955). He then broke his contract with MGM to become an independent producer in 1957. He continued making films throughout the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, often financial successes that gained positive attention. His film output became less frequent in the early 1980s and he briefly returned to the stage as a director in the 1990s and again in 2002.

Joshua Donen is an American film producer. He is the son of director Stanley Donen and actress Marion Marshall.

On July 21, 1963, in New York City, she married actor Robert Wagner, [6] with whom she had one child, television presenter Katie Wagner, before they divorced in 1971. [3]

Robert Wagner American actor

Robert John Wagner Jr. is an American actor of stage, screen, and television, best known for starring in the television shows It Takes a Thief (1968–70), Switch (1975–78), and Hart to Hart (1979–84). He also had a recurring role as Teddy Leopold on the TV sitcom Two and a Half Men and has a recurring role as Anthony DiNozzo Sr. on the police procedural NCIS.

Katharine Wagner is an American television personality and Hollywood reporter.

Filmography

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References

  1. ↑ "California, Birth Index, 1905-199". familysearch.org. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
  2. ↑ Marion Marshall profile Archived July 6, 2008, at the Wayback Machine .
  3. 1 2 3 Marion Marshall on IMDb
  4. ↑ "Marion Marshall, Hawks To Be Wed". The Capital. Maryland, Annapolis. Associated Press. January 1, 1950. p. 49. Retrieved September 30, 2017– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  5. ↑ "Film Actress, Movie Director Honeymoon". Redlands Daily Facts. California, Redlands. United Press. May 21, 1952. p. 1. Retrieved September 30, 2017– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  6. ↑ "Robert Wagner Takes Second Wife". The Kansas City Times. Missouri, Kansas City. Associated Press. July 22, 1963. p. 2. Retrieved September 30, 2017– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg

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