Cast
Marion Martin
Acting
Cast
Marion Martin
Known for
Acting
Born
1908-06-07
From
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Died
1985-08-13
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.
His Girl Friday
as Evangeline (uncredited)
That Brennan Girl
as Marion, Natalie's Girl Friend (as Marian Martin)
Angel on My Shoulder
as Rosie Morgan Bentley
Wedded Blitz
as Mrs. Errol
The Big Street
as Mimi Venus
Cracked Nuts
as Flashy Blonde in Corridor
Black Angel
as Millie
Blonde Inspiration
as Wanda
The Big Store
as Peggy Arden
It Happened Tomorrow
as Nurse (uncredited)
The Man in the Iron Mask
as Mlle. de la Valliere
Mexican Spitfire's Elephant
as Diana De Corro
Boom Town
as Whitey
Lady of Burlesque
as Alice Angel
Lady Scarface
as Ruby / Mary Jordan
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
as Miss Milbane
Key to the City
as Emmy
Mystery of the Riverboat
as Celeste Eltree [Chs. 1-4, 7]
Tales of Manhattan
as Squirrel
Suspense
as Shooting Gallery Blond (uncredited)
Sergeant Madden
as Charlotte LePage
Tall, Dark and Handsome
as Dawn
Crime Without Passion
as Theatre Cashier (uncredited)
Untamed
as 2nd Girl in Limousine (uncredited)
Ellery Queen, Master Detective
as Cornelia
Invisible Stripes
as Blonde (uncredited)
The Phantom Speaks
as Betty Hanzel
They Got Me Covered
as Gloria
Invitation to Happiness
as Lola Snow
Come to the Stable
as Rossi's Manicurist (uncredited)
The Woman of the Town
as Daisy Davenport
Nobody Lives Forever
as Lou, Blonde (uncredited)
Lighthouse
as JoJo, the Blonde
Journey Into Light
as Diana (as Marian Martin)
His Exciting Night
as Gypsy McCoy
Queen of Burlesque
as Lola Cassell
Penthouse Rhythm
as Irma King
Oklahoma Annie
as LaBelle La Tour
The Merry Monahans
as Soubrette
On Stage Everybody
as Bubbles (uncredited)
Weekend for Three
as Mrs. Gloria Weatherby
Youth Takes a Fling
as Girl on Beach
The McGuerins from Brooklyn
as Myrtle
Pirates of the Skies
Fly By Night
as Nurse
The Lady from Cheyenne
as Gertie
The Great Mike
as Kitty Tremaine
Cinderella Jones
as Burlesque Queen
Merry Mavericks
as Gladys
Girls of the Big House
as Dixie
Dakota Lil
as Blonde Singer
Gangs of the Waterfront
as Rita (as Marian Martin)
The Storm
as Jane
Oh, You Beautiful Doll
as Bar Blonde
New Wine
as Mitzi
The Magic of Music
as Blonde guest
Eadie Was a Lady
as Rose Allure
Gildersleeve's Ghost
as Terry Vance
Moon Over Manhattan
Sweethearts of the U.S.A.
as Ghost of Josephine
The Mexican Spitfire's Baby
as Fifi
Powder Town
as Sue, Blonde Piano Player
Deadline for Murder
as Laura Gibson
Sinners in Paradise
as Iris Compton
Mr. W's Little Game
as The Blonde
Cupid Takes a Holiday
as Annabelle Postal -1st Prospective Bride
Thunder in the Pines
as Pearl (as Marian Martin)
Richard Himber and His Orchestra
as Singer
Boy, Oh Boy
as Miss Glory Hutchinson
Mexican Spitfire at Sea
as Fifi Russell
Should Husbands Marry?
as Loud Friend's Girlfriend
She's My Lilly, I'm Her Willie
as Miss Brooks
The Miss They Missed
Blondes and Blunders
as Blondie, Jewel Thief
Love at First Fright
as Liza Hatrack