Marjorie Weaver
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Marjorie Weaver was an American
film actress
of the 1930s through the early 1950s.
, she attended the University of Kentucky
, and later the University of Indiana, with interests in music
. Weaver began her acting career as a stage actress
in the early 1930s, and also worked as a model
during that period, as well as a singer. She received her first film role, uncredited, in 1934. From 1936 through 1945 she would receive steady acting roles. She began receiving credited roles in larger productions, and starred opposite Ricardo Cortez
in the 1937 film The Californian, and that same year she starred opposite Tyrone Power
in Second Honeymoon.
s. The most notable film role was her role in Young Mr. Lincoln
(1939), which also starred Henry Fonda
and Alice Brady
. Some of her more recognizable roles from that seven year period included a role in the Michael Shayne
mystery series opposite Lloyd Nolan
, and her role in Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise
. In 1945, she starred opposite Robert Lowery
in Fashion Model, which would be her last role of any consequence. She had four minor roles in 1952, after which she retired from acting.
, which they operated until retirement, at which time they moved to Austin, Texas
. She died of a heart attack
on October 1, 1994, in Austin.
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film actress
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
of the 1930s through the early 1950s.
Early life, entrance into acting
Born in Crossville, TennesseeCrossville, Tennessee
Crossville is a city in and the county seat of Cumberland County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 10,795 at the 2010 Census.-Geography:Crossville is located at...
, she attended the University of Kentucky
University of Kentucky
The University of Kentucky, also known as UK, is a public co-educational university and is one of the state's two land-grant universities, located in Lexington, Kentucky...
, and later the University of Indiana, with interests in music
Music
Music is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch , rhythm , dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture...
. Weaver began her acting career as a stage actress
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
in the early 1930s, and also worked as a model
Model (person)
A model , sometimes called a mannequin, is a person who is employed to display, advertise and promote commercial products or to serve as a subject of works of art....
during that period, as well as a singer. She received her first film role, uncredited, in 1934. From 1936 through 1945 she would receive steady acting roles. She began receiving credited roles in larger productions, and starred opposite Ricardo Cortez
Ricardo Cortez
Jacob Krantz , known by his stage name Ricardo Cortez, was an American film actor who began his career during the silent era.-Life and career:...
in the 1937 film The Californian, and that same year she starred opposite Tyrone Power
Tyrone Power
Tyrone Edmund Power, Jr. , usually credited as Tyrone Power and known sometimes as Ty Power, was an American film and stage actor who appeared in dozens of films from the 1930s to the 1950s, often in swashbuckler roles or romantic leads such as in The Mark of Zorro, Blood and Sand, The Black Swan,...
in Second Honeymoon.
Career peak years
From 1938 through 1945 she had twenty seven starring roles in films, some of which were B movieB movie
A B movie is a low-budget commercial motion picture that is not definitively an arthouse or pornographic film. In its original usage, during the Golden Age of Hollywood, the term more precisely identified a film intended for distribution as the less-publicized, bottom half of a double feature....
s. The most notable film role was her role in Young Mr. Lincoln
Young Mr. Lincoln
Young Mr. Lincoln is a 1939 partly fictionalized biography about the early life of President Abraham Lincoln, directed by John Ford and starring Henry Fonda. Ford and producer Darryl F. Zanuck fought for control of the film, to the point where Ford destroyed unwanted takes for fear the studio...
(1939), which also starred Henry Fonda
Henry Fonda
Henry Jaynes Fonda was an American film and stage actor.Fonda made his mark early as a Broadway actor. He also appeared in 1938 in plays performed in White Plains, New York, with Joan Tompkins...
and Alice Brady
Alice Brady
Alice Brady was an American actress who began her career in the silent film era and survived the transition into talkies. She worked up until six months before her death from cancer in 1939...
. Some of her more recognizable roles from that seven year period included a role in the Michael Shayne
Michael Shayne
Michael Shayne is a fictional private detective character created during the late 1930s by writer Brett Halliday. It was the title of a series of 12 films starring Lloyd Nolan, a radio series under a variety of names, between 1944 and 1953, and later in 1960-1961, a 32 episode NBC television series...
mystery series opposite Lloyd Nolan
Lloyd Nolan
Lloyd Benedict Nolan was an American film and television actor.-Biography:Nolan was born in San Francisco, California, the son of Margaret and James Nolan, who was a shoe manufacturer...
, and her role in Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise
Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise
Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise is a 1940 murder mystery film starring Sidney Toler in his fifth of many performances as Charlie Chan. It is a remake of the 1931 lost film Charlie Chan Carries On, which is also the title of the Earl Derr Biggers novel on which both movies are based.-Cast:*Sidney Toler...
. In 1945, she starred opposite Robert Lowery
Robert Lowery (actor)
Robert Lowery was an American motion picture, television, and stage actor who appeared in over seventy films.-Early life:...
in Fashion Model, which would be her last role of any consequence. She had four minor roles in 1952, after which she retired from acting.
Later life
She had married businessman Don Briggs in 1943, with whom she would have a son and a daughter, Joel and Leigh. She and her husband opened a business in Los AngelesLos Angeles, California
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, which they operated until retirement, at which time they moved to Austin, Texas
Austin, Texas
Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in...
. She died of a heart attack
Myocardial infarction
Myocardial infarction or acute myocardial infarction , commonly known as a heart attack, results from the interruption of blood supply to a part of the heart, causing heart cells to die...
on October 1, 1994, in Austin.