8.0
8.0
Oklahoma Annie
1952
as LaBelle La Tour
Marion Martin
Acting
Born:June 7, 1908
Died:August 13, 1985(aged 77)
Birthplace:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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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.
Filmography (69 movies)
7.1
7.1
The Man in the Iron Mask
1939
as Mlle. de la Valliere
6.8
6.8
Boom Town
1940
as Whitey
6.7
6.7
It Happened Tomorrow
1944
as Nurse (uncredited)
6.4
6.4
Angel on My Shoulder
1946
as Mrs. Bentley
6.4
6.4
Fly By Night
1942
as Nurse
6.2
6.2
Tales of Manhattan
1942
as 'Squirrel' Grey
6.2
6.2
Nobody Lives Forever
1946
as Lou, Blonde (uncredited)
6.2
6.2
Key to the City
1950
as Emmy
6.2
6.2
The Woman of the Town
1943
as Daisy Davenport
6.2
6.2
The Big Store
1941
as Peggy Arden
6.0
6.0
Suspense
1946
as Shooting Gallery Blond (uncredited)
6.0
6.0
Mystery of the Riverboat
1944
as Celeste Eltree [Chs. 1-4, 7]
6.0
6.0
Gangs of the Waterfront
1945
as Rita (as Marian Martin)
6.0
6.0
Girls of the Big House
1945
as Dixie
6.0
6.0
Journey Into Light
1951
as Diana (as Marian Martin)
6.0
6.0
Invitation to Happiness
1939
as Lola Snow
6.0
6.0
Sergeant Madden
1939
as Charlotte LePage
6.0
6.0
Black Angel
1946
as Millie
5.9
5.9
They Got Me Covered
1943
as Gloria
5.8
5.8
Merry Mavericks
1951
as Gladys
5.8
5.8
Crime Without Passion
1934
as Theatre Cashier (uncredited)
5.7
5.7
Weekend for Three
1941
as Mrs. Gloria Weatherby
5.7
5.7
Tall, Dark and Handsome
1941
as Dawn
5.7
5.7
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
1945
as Miss Milbane
5.6
5.6
The Big Street
1942
as Mimi Venus
5.5
5.5
Ellery Queen, Master Detective
1940
as Cornelia
5.5
5.5
The McGuerins from Brooklyn
1942
as Myrtle
5.4
5.4
Blonde Inspiration
1941
as Wanda
5.4
5.4
The Phantom Speaks
1945
as Betty Hanzel
5.3
5.3
Lady of Burlesque
1943
as Alice Angel
5.2
5.2
Mexican Spitfire's Elephant
1942
as Diana De Corro
5.1
5.1
Lady Scarface
1941
as Ruby / Mary Jordan
5.1
5.1
That Brennan Girl
1946
as Marion, Natalie's Girl Friend (as Marian Martin)
5.1
5.1
Sinners in Paradise
1938
as Iris Compton
5.0
5.0
Gildersleeve's Ghost
1944
as Terry Vance
5.0
5.0
The Merry Monahans
1944
as Soubrette
5.0
5.0
Mr. W's Little Game
1934
as The Blonde
5.0
5.0
Dakota Lil
1950
as Blonde Singer
4.7
4.7
Oh, You Beautiful Doll
1949
as Bar Blonde
4.1
4.1
The Mexican Spitfire's Baby
1941
as Fifi
4.0
4.0
Sweethearts of the U.S.A.
1944
as Ghost of Josephine
3.8
3.8
Lighthouse
1947
as JoJo, the Blonde
3.7
3.7
Thunder in the Pines
1948
as Pearl (as Marian Martin)
3.5
3.5
Powder Town
1942
as Sue, Blonde Piano Player
3.5
3.5
Richard Himber and His Orchestra
1935
as Singer
3.3
3.3
Eadie Was a Lady
1945
as Rose Allure
3.0
3.0
Mexican Spitfire at Sea
1942
as Fifi Russell
3.0
3.0
His Exciting Night
1938
as Gypsy McCoy
2.8
2.8
Cinderella Jones
1946
as Burlesque Queen
2.0
2.0
Should Husbands Marry?
1947
as Loud Friend's Girlfriend
1.0
1.0
Youth Takes a Fling
1938
as Girl on Beach
Boy, Oh Boy
1936
as Miss Glory Hutchinson
New Wine
1941
as Mitzi
Queen of Burlesque
1946
as Lola Cassell
Deadline for Murder
1946
as Laura Gibson
Pirates of the Skies
1939
The Miss They Missed
1938
Blondes and Blunders
1940
as Blondie, Jewel Thief
Cracked Nuts
1941
as Flashy Blonde in Corridor
Love at First Fright
1941
as Liza Hatrack
The Great Mike
1944
as Kitty Tremaine
The Storm
1938
as Jane
Cupid Takes a Holiday
1938
as Annabelle Postal -1st Prospective Bride
Penthouse Rhythm
1945
as Irma King
Moon Over Manhattan
1935
Wedded Blitz
1942
as Mrs. Errol
She's My Lilly, I'm Her Willie
1934
as Miss Brooks
The Magic of Music
1935
as Blonde guest
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