Edna Marion
Template:Short description Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates Script error: No such module "infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Template:Main otherScript error: No such module "Check for clobbered parameters".Template:Wikidata image Edna Marion (born Edna Marion Hannam;[1] December 12, 1906 – December 2, 1957) was an American silent film actress who appeared in a number of Hal Roach comedy short films.
Early years
Marion was born on December 12, 1906, in Chicago, Illinois, and she attended a private school in New York.[2]
Career
Before Marion acted in films she performed in vaudeville and on stage in Los Angeles and New York.[2]
Marion's career at the Hal Roach Studios ended abruptly on April 7, 1928, after being employed since April 25, 1927.[3] She also worked for the Century, Paramount, and Universal film studios.[4]
In 1926, Marion was named one of the WAMPAS Baby Stars, along with Mary Astor, Mary Brian, Dolores Costello, Joan Crawford, Dolores del Río, Janet Gaynor, and Fay Wray.[5]
Personal life and death
Marion married W. E. Paxon in Santa Barbara, California, on November 9, 1929.[6] Her death certificate states she was a housewife when she died[7] on December 2, 1957,[2] in Los Angeles from pneumonia, and her husband was Harold Naisbitt.[7]
Partial filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925 | The Desert's Price | Nora | |
| 1926 | The Mad Racer | Short | |
| 1926 | The Call of the Wilderness | Dorothy Deveau | |
| 1926 | The Still Alarm | Drina Fay | |
| 1927 | For Ladies Only | Gertie Long | |
| 1927 | Sugar Daddies | Daughter | Short |
| 1927 | Now I'll Tell One | Wife | |
| 1928 | From Soup to Nuts | Maid | Short, Uncredited |
| 1928 | Barnum & Ringling, Inc. | Maid | Short |
| 1928 | Should Married Men Go Home? | Blonde Girlfriend | Short, Uncredited |
| 1928 | Sinner's Parade | Connie Adams | |
| 1929 | Skinner Steps Out | Neighbor's Wife | |
| 1930 | Romance of the West | Mary Winters | |
| 1930 | Today | Gloria Vernon | |
| 1931 | Marriage Rows | Short | |
| 1932 | Murders in the Rue Morgue | Mignette | Uncredited, (final film role) |
References
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- ↑ Edna Marion at silenthollywood.com
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External links
- Template:Trim/ Edna Marion at IMDbTemplate:EditAtWikidataScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".