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Marion Martin
Actor
Born June 7, 1908Died August 13, 1985 (77 years)
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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.
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.
Movies & Shows on Plex
Filmography
| 1952 | Oklahoma Annie · as Labelle La Tour |
| 1951 | Journey Into Light · as Diana (as Marian Martin) |
| 1951 | Merry Mavericks · as Gladys |
| 1950 | Key to the City · as Emmy |
| 1950 | Dakota Lil · as Blonde Singer |
| 1949 | Two Knights from Brooklyn · as Marcia's Friend |
| 1949 | Oh, You Beautiful Doll · as Bar Blonde |
| 1949 | The Lone Ranger (TV Series) · as Belle Farnol |
| 1949 | Come to the Stable · as Rossi's Manicurist (uncredited) |
| 1949 | My Dream Is Yours · as Blonde At Club Babita |
| 1949 | Fireside Theatre (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1948 | Thunder in the Pines · as Pearl (as Marian Martin) |
| 1948 | State of the Union · as Blonde Girl |
| 1947 | New Orleans · as Blonde Cashier |
| 1947 | Lighthouse · as Jojo, The Blonde |
| 1946 | That Brennan Girl · as Marion, Natalie's Girl Friend (as Marian Martin) |
| 1946 | Nobody Lives Forever · as Lou, Blonde (uncredited) |
| 1946 | Angel on My Shoulder · as Mrs. Bentley |
| 1946 | Black Angel · as Millie |
| 1946 | Deadline for Murder · as Laura Gibson |
| 1946 | Suspense · as Shooting Gallery Blond (uncredited) |
| 1946 | Cinderella Jones · as Burlesque Queen |
| 1945 | Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood · as Miss Milbane |
| 1945 | The Phantom Speaks · as Betty Hanzel |
| 1944 | The Great Mike · as Kitty Tremaine |
| 1944 | Mystery of the River Boat · as Celeste Eltree [chs. 1-4, 7] |
| 1944 | Irish Eyes Are Smiling · as Prima Donna |
| 1944 | The Merry Monahans · as Soubrette |
| 1944 | Gildersleeve's Ghost · as Terry Vance |
| 1944 | It Happened Tomorrow · as Nurse (uncredited) |
| 1944 | Sweethearts of the U.S.A. · as Ghost Of Josephine |
| 1943 | The Woman of the Town · as Daisy Davenport |
| 1943 | Lady of Burlesque · as Alice Angel |
| 1943 | They Got Me Covered · as Gloria |
| 1942 | The McGuerins from Brooklyn · as Myrtle |
| 1942 | Star Spangled Rhythm · as Wife - Bob Hope Skit |
| 1942 | Mexican Spitfire's Elephant · as Diana De Corro |
| 1942 | The Big Street · as Mimi Venus |
| 1942 | Tales of Manhattan · as 'squirrel' Grey |
| 1942 | Powder Town · as Sue, Blonde Piano Player |
| 1942 | Mexican Spitfire at Sea · as Fifi Russell |
| 1942 | Call Out the Marines · as Pretty Blonde On Tour |
| 1942 | Fly-By-Night · as Nurse |
| 1941 | Harvard, Here I Come! · as Oomphie |
| 1941 | Weekend for Three · as Mrs. Gloria Weatherby |
| 1941 | The Mexican Spitfire's Baby · as Fifi |
| 1941 | Lady Scarface · as Ruby / Mary Jordan |
| 1941 | New Wine · as Mitzi |
| 1941 | Cracked Nuts · as Flashy Blonde In Corridor |
| 1941 | The Big Store · as Peggy Arden |
| 1941 | Sis Hopkins · as Chorus Girl |
| 1941 | The Lady from Cheyenne · as Gertie |
| 1941 | Blonde Inspiration · as Wanda |
| 1941 | Tall, Dark and Handsome · as Dawn |
| 1940 | Ellery Queen, Master Detective · as Cornelia |
| 1940 | Boom Town · as Whitey |
| 1940 | Untamed · as 2nd Girl In Limousine (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Scatterbrain · as Cast |
| 1940 | Women in War · as Starr's Date |
| 1940 | His Girl Friday · as Evangeline (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Invisible Stripes · as Blonde (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Invitation to Happiness · as Lola Snow |
| 1939 | The Man in the Iron Mask · as Mlle. De La Valliere |
| 1939 | Sergeant Madden · as Charlotte Lepage |
| 1938 | Youth Takes a Fling · as Girl On Beach |
| 1938 | Sinners in Paradise · as Iris Compton |
| 1938 | Cupid Takes a Holiday · as Annabelle Postal -1st Prospective Bride |
| 1936 | Boy, Oh Boy · as Miss Glory Hutchinson |
| 1934 | Crime Without Passion · as Theatre Cashier (uncredited) |