Maris Wrixon was an American

United States

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 film and television actress. She appeared in over 50 films between 1939 and 1951.

Between 1940 and 1942, Wrixon appeared in 29 films at Warner Brothers

Warner Bros.

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, alternating between uncredited parts (in films including High Sierra and Dark Victory

Dark Victory

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) and supporting roles.

Wrixon worked primarily in B-movie

B-movie

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s and, in addition to her Warners films, in films produced by Poverty Row

Poverty Row

Poverty Row is a slang term used in Hollywood from the late silent period through the mid-fifties to refer to a variety of small and mostly short-lived B movie studios...

 studios such as Monogram Pictures

Monogram Pictures

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. Monogram released the film in which The New York Times

The New York Times

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 says "horror fans remember her best", The Ape

The Ape

The Ape is a 1940 American horror film made for Monogram Pictures, co-written by Curt Siodmak and starring Boris Karloff.-Plot outline:Dr. Bernard Adrian is a kindly mad scientist who seeks to cure a young woman's polio. He needs spinal fluid from a human to complete the formula for his...

, which starred Boris Karloff

Boris Karloff

William Henry Pratt , better known by his stage name Boris Karloff, was an English actor.Karloff is best remembered for his roles in horror films and his portrayal of Frankenstein's monster in Frankenstein , Bride of Frankenstein , and Son of Frankenstein...

.

Wrixon was married to Oscar

Academy Awards

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-nominated film editor Rudi Fehr

Rudi Fehr

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. She died in Santa Monica, California

Santa Monica, California

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 of heart failure.

External links

• Brief biography and filmography at The New York Times