Acting · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA · Born June 7, 1908
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.
MovieOklahoma Annie
1952
as LaBelle La Tour
MovieJourney Into Light
1951
as Diana (as Marian Martin)
MovieMerry Mavericks
1951
as Gladys
MovieDakota Lil
1950
as Blonde Singer
MovieKey to the City
1950
as Emmy
MovieOh, You Beautiful Doll
1949
as Bar Blonde
MovieCome to the Stable
1949
as Rossi's Manicurist (uncredited)
MovieThunder in the Pines
1948
as Pearl (as Marian Martin)
MovieShould Husbands Marry?
1947
as Loud Friend's Girlfriend
MovieLighthouse
1947
as JoJo, the Blonde
MovieThat Brennan Girl
1946
as Marion, Natalie's Girl Friend (as Marian Martin)
MovieNobody Lives Forever
1946
as Lou, Blonde (uncredited)
MovieAngel on My Shoulder
1946
as Rosie Morgan Bentley
MovieBlack Angel
1946
as Millie
MovieQueen of Burlesque
1946
as Lola Cassell
MovieDeadline for Murder
1946
as Laura Gibson
MovieSuspense
1946
as Shooting Gallery Blond (uncredited)
MovieCinderella Jones
1946
as Burlesque Queen
MovieGirls of the Big House
1945
as Dixie
MovieBud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
1945
as Miss Milbane
MovieOn Stage Everybody
1945
as Bubbles (uncredited)
MovieGangs of the Waterfront
1945
as Rita (as Marian Martin)
MoviePenthouse Rhythm
1945
as Irma King
MovieThe Phantom Speaks
1945
as Betty Hanzel
MovieEadie Was a Lady
1945
as Rose Allure
MovieThe Great Mike
1944
as Kitty Tremaine
MovieMystery of the Riverboat
1944
as Celeste Eltree [Chs. 1-4, 7]
MovieThe Merry Monahans
1944
as Soubrette
MovieGildersleeve's Ghost
1944
as Terry Vance
MovieIt Happened Tomorrow
1944
as Nurse (uncredited)
MovieSweethearts of the U.S.A.
1944
as Ghost of Josephine
MovieThe Woman of the Town
1943
as Daisy Davenport
MovieLady of Burlesque
1943
as Alice Angel
MovieThey Got Me Covered
1943
as Gloria
MovieThe McGuerins from Brooklyn
1942
as Myrtle
MovieMexican Spitfire's Elephant
1942
as Diana De Corro
MovieThe Big Street
1942
as Mimi Venus
MovieTales of Manhattan
1942
as Squirrel
MoviePowder Town
1942
as Sue, Blonde Piano Player
MovieMexican Spitfire at Sea
1942
as Fifi Russell
Wedded Blitz
1942
as Mrs. Errol
MovieFly By Night
1942
as Nurse
MovieWeekend for Three
1941
as Mrs. Gloria Weatherby
MovieThe Mexican Spitfire's Baby
1941
as Fifi
MovieLady Scarface
1941
as Ruby / Mary Jordan
MovieNew Wine
1941
as Mitzi
MovieCracked Nuts
1941
as Flashy Blonde in Corridor
Love at First Fright
1941
as Liza Hatrack
MovieThe Big Store
1941
as Peggy Arden
MovieThe Lady from Cheyenne
1941
as Gertie
MovieBlonde Inspiration
1941
as Wanda
MovieTall, Dark and Handsome
1941
as Dawn
MovieEllery Queen, Master Detective
1940
as Cornelia
MovieBlondes and Blunders
1940
as Blondie, Jewel Thief
MovieBoom Town
1940
as Whitey
MovieUntamed
1940
as 2nd Girl in Limousine (uncredited)
MovieHis Girl Friday
1940
as Evangeline (uncredited)
MovieInvisible Stripes
1939
as Blonde (uncredited)
MovieThe Man in the Iron Mask
1939
as Mlle. de la Valliere
MovieInvitation to Happiness
1939
as Lola Snow
MovieSergeant Madden
1939
as Charlotte LePage
MoviePirates of the Skies
1939
His Exciting Night
1938
as Gypsy McCoy
MovieThe Storm
1938
as Jane
MovieYouth Takes a Fling
1938
as Girl on Beach
MovieSinners in Paradise
1938
as Iris Compton
Cupid Takes a Holiday
1938
as Annabelle Postal -1st Prospective Bride
The Miss They Missed
1938
Boy, Oh Boy
1936
as Miss Glory Hutchinson
Richard Himber and His Orchestra
1935
as Singer
The Magic of Music
1935
as Blonde guest
MovieMoon Over Manhattan
1935
She's My Lilly, I'm Her Willie
1934
as Miss Brooks
MovieCrime Without Passion
1934
as Theatre Cashier (uncredited)
MovieMr. W's Little Game
1934
as The Blonde
