Marion Martin Biography

Fast Facts

• Decided to become an actress after her father, an executive at Bethlehem Steel, lost the family fortune during the Great Depression
• Made her screen acting debut in the short film "Mr․ W's Little Game" in 1934
• Started out as a stage actress, appearing in the Paramount Theater's "Oomph and Glamour Revue" in 1940
• Appeared mostly as a showgirl or singer in minor roles in comedies
• Best known for her role as Whitey in "Boom Town" and as Alice Angel in "Lady of Burlesque․"
• Made brief television appearances in "Fireside Theatre" and "The Lone Ranger" in 1950
• Played a western cowgirl named Gladys in the Three Stooges film "Merry Mavericks" in 1951