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Marion Martin (born Marion Suplee, June 7, 1909 – August 13, 1985) was an American movie and stage actress.
Martin was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the daughter of a Bethlehem Steel executive. She became an actress after her family fortune was lost in the Wall Street Crash of 1929, and appeared in the Broadway productions Lombardi Ltd. and Sweet Adeline.
She made her film debut in She's My Lillie, I'm Her Willie and subsequently played minor roles, often as showgirls. Several of her early roles were in musicals and she achieved some success as a singer. By the end of the decade she had played leading female roles in several "B" pictures, playin…
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Marion Martin (born Marion Suplee, June 7, 1909 – August 13, 1985) was an American movie and stage actress. Martin was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the daughter of a Bethlehem Steel executive. She became an actress after her family fortune was lost in the Wall Street Crash of 1929, and appeared in the Broadway productions Lombardi Ltd. and Sweet Adeline. She made her film debut in She's My Lillie, I'm Her Willie and subsequently played minor roles, often as showgirls. Several of her early roles were in musicals and she achieved some success as a singer. By the end of the decade she had played leading female roles in several "B" pictures, playing one of her most notable roles in James Whale's Sinners in Paradise (1938). Despite her success she was often cast in minor roles in more widely seen films such as His Girl Friday (1940). The majority of her roles were in comedies but she also appeared in dramas such as Boom Town (1940) in which she played a dance hall singer who is briefly romanced by Clark Gable. She played secondary roles in three Lupe Vélez "Mexican Spitfire" films in the early 1940s, and was a comic foil for the Marx Brothers in The Big Store, where the back of her skirt is cut away by Harpo. She played a ghost in Gildersleeve's Ghost, and was the subject of a legendary fistfight between Gildersleeve star Harold Peary and Warner Bros studio mogul Bud Stevens at the Mocambo nightclub in 1943. Her more substantial roles included Alice Angel, a dizzy showgirl, in the murder mystery Lady of Burlesque with Barbara Stanwyck and Angel on My Shoulder. She also appeared in The Big Street with Lucille Ball, in the western The Woman of the Town with Claire Trevor and in The Great Mike at PRC in 1944. By the late 1940s, her roles were often minor. Three Stooges fans will remember her as western cowgirl Gladys in Merry Mavericks. She played "Belle Farnol" in a 1950 episode of The Lone Ranger entitled "Pardon for Curley". Shortly afterward, she made her final film appearance in 1952. Married to a physicist, Martin retired, and although she expressed the desire to return to show business, suitable roles were not offered to her. She was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for her contributions to motion pictures, at 6925 Hollywood Boulevard. She died in 1985 in Santa Monica, California, and was buried in Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City, California.
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BODY OF WORK
Marion Martin's Filmography
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Oklahoma Annie
as LaBelle La Tour
Journey Into Light
as Diana (as Marian Martin)
Merry Mavericks
as Gladys
Dakota Lil
as Blonde Singer
Key to the City
as Emmy
Oh, You Beautiful Doll
as Bar Blonde
Come to the Stable
as Rossi's Manicurist (uncredited)
Thunder in the Pines
as Pearl (as Marian Martin)
Should Husbands Marry?
as Loud Friend's Girlfriend
That's My Gal
as Pepper
Lighthouse
as JoJo, the Blonde
That Brennan Girl
as Marion, Natalie's Girl Friend (as Marian Martin)
Nobody Lives Forever
as Lou, Blonde (uncredited)
Angel on My Shoulder
as Rosie Morgan Bentley
Black Angel
as Millie
Queen of Burlesque
as Lola Cassell
Deadline for Murder
as Laura Gibson
Suspense
as Shooting Gallery Blond (uncredited)
Cinderella Jones
as Burlesque Queen
Girls of the Big House
as Dixie
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
as Miss Milbane
On Stage Everybody
as Bubbles (uncredited)
Gangs of the Waterfront
as Rita (as Marian Martin)
Penthouse Rhythm
as Irma King
The Phantom Speaks
as Betty Hanzel
Eadie Was a Lady
as Rose Allure
The Great Mike
as Kitty Tremaine
Mystery of the Riverboat
as Celeste Eltree [Chs. 1-4, 7]
The Merry Monahans
as Soubrette
Gildersleeve's Ghost
as Terry Vance
It Happened Tomorrow
as Nurse (uncredited)
Sweethearts of the U.S.A.
as Ghost of Josephine
The Woman of the Town
as Daisy Davenport
Lady of Burlesque
as Alice Angel
They Got Me Covered
as Gloria
The McGuerins from Brooklyn
as Myrtle
Mexican Spitfire's Elephant
as Diana De Corro
The Big Street
as Mimi Venus
Tales of Manhattan
as Squirrel
Powder Town
as Sue, Blonde Piano Player
Mexican Spitfire at Sea
as Fifi Russell
No Poster
Wedded Blitz
as Mrs. Errol
Fly By Night
as Nurse
Weekend for Three
as Mrs. Gloria Weatherby
The Mexican Spitfire's Baby
as Fifi
Lady Scarface
as Ruby / Mary Jordan
New Wine
as Mitzi
Cracked Nuts
as Flashy Blonde in Corridor
No Poster
Love at First Fright
as Liza Hatrack
The Big Store
as Peggy Arden
The Lady from Cheyenne
as Gertie
Blonde Inspiration
as Wanda
Tall, Dark and Handsome
as Dawn
Ellery Queen, Master Detective
as Cornelia
Blondes and Blunders
as Blondie, Jewel Thief
Boom Town
as Whitey
Untamed
as 2nd Girl in Limousine (uncredited)
His Girl Friday
as Evangeline (uncredited)
Invisible Stripes
as Blonde (uncredited)
The Man in the Iron Mask
as Mlle. de la Valliere
Invitation to Happiness
as Lola Snow
Sergeant Madden
as Charlotte LePage
Pirates of the Skies
No Poster
His Exciting Night
as Gypsy McCoy
The Storm
as Jane
Youth Takes a Fling
as Girl on Beach
Sinners in Paradise
as Iris Compton
No Poster
Cupid Takes a Holiday
as Annabelle Postal -1st Prospective Bride
No Poster
The Miss They Missed
No Poster
Boy, Oh Boy
as Miss Glory Hutchinson
No Poster
Richard Himber and His Orchestra
as Singer
No Poster
The Magic of Music
as Blonde guest
Moon Over Manhattan
as Dot
No Poster
She's My Lilly, I'm Her Willie
as Miss Brooks
Crime Without Passion
as Theatre Cashier (uncredited)
Mr. W's Little Game
as The Blonde