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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, 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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Filmography (Movies)
Oklahoma Annie
Character:LaBelle La Tour
Release Date:24/03/1952
Journey Into Light
Character:Diana (as Marian Martin)
Release Date:28/09/1951
Merry Mavericks
Character:Gladys
Release Date:06/09/1951
Dakota Lil
Character:Blonde Singer
Release Date:17/02/1950
Key to the City
Character:Emmy
Release Date:02/02/1950
Oh, You Beautiful Doll
Character:Bar Blonde
Release Date:11/11/1949
Come to the Stable
Character:Rossi's Manicurist (uncredited)
Release Date:27/07/1949
Thunder in the Pines
Character:Pearl (as Marian Martin)
Release Date:11/11/1948
Should Husbands Marry?
Character:Loud Friend's Girlfriend
Release Date:13/11/1947
Lighthouse
Character:JoJo, the Blonde
Release Date:10/01/1947
That Brennan Girl
Character:Marion, Natalie's Girl Friend (as Marian Martin)
Release Date:23/12/1946
Nobody Lives Forever
Character:Lou, Blonde (uncredited)
Release Date:01/11/1946
Angel on My Shoulder
Character:Rosie Morgan Bentley
Release Date:20/09/1946
Black Angel
Character:Millie
Release Date:02/08/1946
Queen of Burlesque
Character:Lola Cassell
Release Date:24/07/1946
Deadline for Murder
Character:Laura Gibson
Release Date:28/06/1946
Suspense
Character:Shooting Gallery Blond (uncredited)
Release Date:15/06/1946
Cinderella Jones
Character:Burlesque Queen
Release Date:09/03/1946
Girls of the Big House
Character:Dixie
Release Date:02/11/1945
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
Character:Miss Milbane
Release Date:05/10/1945
On Stage Everybody
Character:Bubbles (uncredited)
Release Date:13/07/1945
Gangs of the Waterfront
Character:Rita (as Marian Martin)
Release Date:03/07/1945
Penthouse Rhythm
Character:Irma King
Release Date:22/06/1945
The Phantom Speaks
Character:Betty Hanzel
Release Date:13/04/1945
Eadie Was a Lady
Character:Rose Allure
Release Date:24/01/1945
The Great Mike
Character:Kitty Tremaine
Release Date:15/11/1944
Mystery of the Riverboat
Character:Celeste Eltree [Chs. 1-4, 7]
Release Date:24/10/1944
The Merry Monahans
Character:Soubrette
Release Date:15/09/1944
Gildersleeve's Ghost
Character:Terry Vance
Release Date:01/06/1944
It Happened Tomorrow
Character:Nurse (uncredited)
Release Date:31/03/1944
Sweethearts of the U.S.A.
Character:Ghost of Josephine
Release Date:07/03/1944
The Woman of the Town
Character:Daisy Davenport
Release Date:31/12/1943
Lady of Burlesque
Character:Alice Angel
Release Date:01/05/1943
They Got Me Covered
Character:Gloria
Release Date:04/03/1943
The McGuerins from Brooklyn
Character:Myrtle
Release Date:31/12/1942
Mexican Spitfire's Elephant
Character:Diana De Corro
Release Date:17/09/1942
The Big Street
Character:Mimi Venus
Release Date:13/08/1942
Tales of Manhattan
Character:Squirrel
Release Date:05/08/1942
Powder Town
Character:Sue, Blonde Piano Player
Release Date:07/06/1942
Mexican Spitfire at Sea
Character:Fifi Russell
Release Date:13/03/1942
Wedded Blitz
Character:Mrs. Errol
Release Date:13/03/1942
Fly By Night
Character:Nurse
Release Date:19/01/1942
Weekend for Three
Character:Mrs. Gloria Weatherby
Release Date:12/12/1941
The Mexican Spitfire's Baby
Character:Fifi
Release Date:28/11/1941
Lady Scarface
Character:Ruby / Mary Jordan
Release Date:26/09/1941
New Wine
Character:Mitzi
Release Date:10/09/1941
Cracked Nuts
Character:Flashy Blonde in Corridor
Release Date:02/07/1941
Love at First Fright
Character:Liza Hatrack
Release Date:25/06/1941
The Big Store
Character:Peggy Arden
Release Date:20/06/1941
The Lady from Cheyenne
Character:Gertie
Release Date:11/04/1941
Blonde Inspiration
Character:Wanda
Release Date:07/02/1941
Tall, Dark and Handsome
Character:Dawn
Release Date:24/01/1941
Ellery Queen, Master Detective
Character:Cornelia
Release Date:30/11/1940
Blondes and Blunders
Character:Blondie, Jewel Thief
Release Date:29/11/1940
Boom Town
Character:Whitey
Release Date:30/08/1940
Untamed
Character:2nd Girl in Limousine (uncredited)
Release Date:24/07/1940
His Girl Friday
Character:Evangeline (uncredited)
Release Date:18/01/1940
Invisible Stripes
Character:Blonde (uncredited)
Release Date:30/12/1939
The Man in the Iron Mask
Character:Mlle. de la Valliere
Release Date:13/07/1939
Invitation to Happiness
Character:Lola Snow
Release Date:07/06/1939
Sergeant Madden
Character:Charlotte LePage
Release Date:24/03/1939
Pirates of the Skies
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1939
His Exciting Night
Character:Gypsy McCoy
Release Date:11/11/1938
The Storm
Character:Jane
Release Date:28/10/1938
Youth Takes a Fling
Character:Girl on Beach
Release Date:22/09/1938
Sinners in Paradise
Character:Iris Compton
Release Date:19/05/1938
Cupid Takes a Holiday
Character:Annabelle Postal -1st Prospective Bride
Release Date:04/02/1938
The Miss They Missed
Character:
Release Date:29/01/1938
Boy, Oh Boy
Character:Miss Glory Hutchinson
Release Date:14/08/1936
Richard Himber and His Orchestra
Character:Singer
Release Date:15/07/1935
The Magic of Music
Character:Blonde guest
Release Date:17/06/1935
Moon Over Manhattan
Character:
Release Date:15/02/1935
She's My Lilly, I'm Her Willie
Character:Miss Brooks
Release Date:07/09/1934
Crime Without Passion
Character:Theatre Cashier (uncredited)
Release Date:30/08/1934
Mr. W's Little Game
Character:The Blonde
Release Date:01/01/1934
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