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Marion Martin
Also known as: Marion Suplee, Marian Martin
Biography
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.
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
June 7, 1908
Day of Death
August 13, 1985
Age at Death
77 years old
Place of Birth
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Popularity Score
0.7
Filmography
Oklahoma Annie
LaBelle La Tour
1952Movie
Merry Mavericks
Gladys
1951Movie
Journey Into Light
Diana (as Marian Martin)
1951Movie
Key to the City
Emmy
1950Movie
Dakota Lil
Blonde Singer
1950Movie
Come to the Stable
Rossi's Manicurist (uncredited)
1949Movie
Oh, You Beautiful Doll
Bar Blonde
1949Movie
Thunder in the Pines
Pearl (as Marian Martin)
1948Movie
Should Husbands Marry?
Loud Friend's Girlfriend
1947Movie
Lighthouse
JoJo, the Blonde
1947Movie
Black Angel
Millie
1946Movie
Angel on My Shoulder
Rosie Morgan Bentley
1946Movie
Suspense
Shooting Gallery Blond (uncredited)
1946Movie
Deadline for Murder
Laura Gibson
1946Movie
Queen of Burlesque
Lola Cassell
1946Movie
Cinderella Jones
Burlesque Queen
1946Movie
That Brennan Girl
Marion, Natalie's Girl Friend (as Marian Martin)
1946Movie
Nobody Lives Forever
Lou, Blonde (uncredited)
1946Movie
Gangs of the Waterfront
Rita (as Marian Martin)
1945Movie
The Phantom Speaks
Betty Hanzel
1945Movie
Girls of the Big House
Dixie
1945Movie
Eadie Was a Lady
Rose Allure
1945Movie
Penthouse Rhythm
Irma King
1945Movie
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
Miss Milbane
1945Movie
On Stage Everybody
Bubbles (uncredited)
1945Movie
Gildersleeve's Ghost
Terry Vance
1944Movie
The Merry Monahans
Soubrette
1944Movie
Mystery of the Riverboat
Celeste Eltree [Chs. 1-4, 7]
1944Movie
The Great Mike
Kitty Tremaine
1944Movie
It Happened Tomorrow
Nurse (uncredited)
1944Movie
Sweethearts of the U.S.A.
Ghost of Josephine
1944Movie
Lady of Burlesque
Alice Angel
1943Movie
They Got Me Covered
Gloria
1943Movie
The Woman of the Town
Daisy Davenport
1943Movie
Tales of Manhattan
Squirrel
1942Movie
The Big Street
Mimi Venus
1942Movie
The McGuerins from Brooklyn
Myrtle
1942Movie
Mexican Spitfire at Sea
Fifi Russell
1942Movie
Mexican Spitfire's Elephant
Diana De Corro
1942Movie
Powder Town
Sue, Blonde Piano Player
1942Movie
Fly By Night
Nurse
1942Movie
Wedded Blitz
Mrs. Errol
1942Movie
Tall, Dark and Handsome
Dawn
1941Movie
Lady Scarface
Ruby / Mary Jordan
1941Movie
Weekend for Three
Mrs. Gloria Weatherby
1941Movie
The Mexican Spitfire's Baby
Fifi
1941Movie
The Big Store
Peggy Arden
1941Movie
The Lady from Cheyenne
Gertie
1941Movie
Cracked Nuts
Flashy Blonde in Corridor
1941Movie
Love at First Fright
Liza Hatrack
1941Movie
Blonde Inspiration
Wanda
1941Movie
New Wine
Mitzi
1941Movie
Ellery Queen, Master Detective
Cornelia
1940Movie
Boom Town
Whitey
1940Movie
His Girl Friday
Evangeline (uncredited)
1940Movie
Untamed
2nd Girl in Limousine (uncredited)
1940Movie
Blondes and Blunders
Blondie, Jewel Thief
1940Movie
The Man in the Iron Mask
Mlle. de la Valliere
1939Movie
Invitation to Happiness
Lola Snow
1939Movie
Sergeant Madden
Charlotte LePage
1939Movie
Pirates of the Skies
1939Movie
Invisible Stripes
Blonde (uncredited)
1939Movie
Cupid Takes a Holiday
Annabelle Postal -1st Prospective Bride
1938Movie
Sinners in Paradise
Iris Compton
1938Movie
The Miss They Missed
1938Movie
Youth Takes a Fling
Girl on Beach
1938Movie
His Exciting Night
Gypsy McCoy
1938Movie
The Storm
Jane
1938Movie
Boy, Oh Boy
Miss Glory Hutchinson
1936Movie
Moon Over Manhattan
Dot
1935Movie
Richard Himber and His Orchestra
Singer
1935Movie
The Magic of Music
Blonde guest
1935Movie
Mr. W's Little Game
The Blonde
1934Movie
She's My Lilly, I'm Her Willie
Miss Brooks
1934Movie
Crime Without Passion
Theatre Cashier (uncredited)
1934Movie