Marilyn Maxwell

Actor: Marilyn Maxwell

Born: Aug 03, 1921 in Clarinda, Iowa
Died: Mar 20, 1972 in Beverly Hills, California
Occupation: Actor
Active: '40s-'60s
Major Genres: Comedy, Drama
Career Highlights: Champion, East of Sumatra, Off Limits
First Major Screen Credit: Stand by for Action (1942)

Biography

Her mother was a piano accompanist for dancer Ruth St. Denis; Maxwell traveled with her as a child, and at age three made her first stage appearance in a dance number. After taking singing lessons, as a teenager she became a band vocalist and sang on radio. She trained for the stage at the Pasadena Playhouse. In 1942 MGM signed her as a contract player, and she played leads and second leads in numerous movies, both light and dramatic. During World War Two and the Korean War she entertained American servicemen all over the world. Her film work tapered off after the mid '50s, and she entertained in top nightclubs and appeared in several stage productions in stock. She starred briefly in the TV series Bus Stop. In 1967 she headlined a burlesque-type stage show in Brooklyn; her act included a striptease. From 1944-46 she was married to actor John Conte, and from 1954-60 she was married to screenwriter Jerry Davis. She died at 50 of high blood pressure and a pulmonary disorder. ~ All Movie Guide

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Marilyn Maxwell
from the trailer for High Barbaree (1947)
Born	Marvel Marilyn Maxwell August 3, 1921(1921-08-03) Clarinda, Iowa, U.S.
Died	March 20, 1972 (aged 50) Beverly Hills, California, U.S.
Years active	1942–1971
Spouse(s)	John Conte (1944–1946) Anders (Andy) McIntyre (1949–1950) Jerry Davis (1954–1960)

Marilyn Maxwell (August 3, 1921 – March 20, 1972), born Marvel Marilyn Maxwell, was an American actress and entertainer.

Noted for her blonde hair and sexy persona she appeared in several films and radio programs, and entertained the troops during World War II and the Korean War on USO tours with Bob Hope.

1 Career
2 Death
3 Filmography
- 3.1 Features
- 3.2 Short Subjects
4 References
5 External links

Career

She started her professional entertaining career as a radio singer while still a teenager before signing with MGM in 1942 as a contract player. Among the programs in which she appeared was The Abbott and Costello Show. The head of MGM, Louis B. Mayer, insisted she change the "Marvel" part of her real name. She dropped her first name and kept the middle. Some of her film roles included Lost in a Harem (1944), Champion (1949), The Lemon Drop Kid (1951), and Rock-A-Bye Baby (1958).

In the 1961-1962 television season, Maxwell played Grace Sherwood, owner of the diner on ABC's 26-episode Bus Stop, a drama about travelers passing through the fictitious town of Sunrise, Colorado.

Death

In 1972, Maxwell's 15-year-old son arrived home from school and found her dead at the age of fifty of an apparent heart attack, after she had been treated for hypertension and pulmonary disease. Bob Hope, Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, and Jack Benny were honorary pallbearers at her funeral.^[1]

Filmography

Features

Stand by for Action (1942)
Presenting Lily Mars (1943)
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case (1943)
Salute to the Marines (1943)
DuBarry Was a Lady (1943)
Thousands Cheer (1943)
Swing Fever (1943)
Three Men in White (1944)
Lost in a Harem (1944)
Between Two Women (1945)
Ziegfeld Follies (1946) (scenes deleted)
The Show-Off (1946)
High Barbaree (1947)
Summer Holiday (1948)
Race Street (1948)
Champion (1949)

Key to the City (1950)
Outside the Wall (1950)
The Lemon Drop Kid (1951)
New Mexico (1951)
Off Limits (1953)
East of Sumatra (1953)
Paris Model (1953)
New York Confidential (1955)
Forever, Darling (1956)
Rock-A-Bye Baby (1958)
Critic's Choice (1963)
Stage to Thunder Rock (1964)
The Lively Set (1964)
Arizona Bushwhackers (1968)
From Nashville with Music (1969)
The Phynx (1970)

Short Subjects

Screen Snapshots: Hollywood Goes to Bat (1950)
Brooklyn Goes to Las Vegas (1956)

References

^ "Marilyn Maxwell Obituary". Eickemeyer Funeral Chapel. http://www.efc.cc/obituaries/prominent/marilyn_maxwell.htm. Retrieved 25 January 2009.

Terrace, Vincent. Radio Programs, 1924-1984. Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 1999. ISBN 0-7864-0351-9

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Persondata
NAME	Maxwell, Marilyn
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Maxwell, Marvel Marilyn
SHORT DESCRIPTION	American actress
DATE OF BIRTH	August 3, 1921
PLACE OF BIRTH	Clarinda, Iowa, U.S.
DATE OF DEATH	March 20, 1972
PLACE OF DEATH	Beverly Hills, California, U.S.

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