Name
Marian Nixon
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1904-10-20
Deathday
1983-02-13 (79 years old)
Place of Birth
Superior, Wisconsin, USA
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Marian Nixon (October 20, 1904 – February 13, 1983) was an American film actress. She appeared in more than 70 films.
Born Marian Nissinen in Superior, Wisconsin to parents of Finnish descent, Nixon began her career as a teen dancing in choruses in vaudeville. She began appearing in bit part in films in 1922 and landed her first substantial role in the 1923 film Cupid's Fireman, opposite Buck Jones. The following year, she was named a WAMPAS Baby Star. Nixon continued to work steadily throughout the mid to late 1920s appearing in Riders of the Purple Sage (1925), Hands Up! (1926), and The Chinese Parrot (1927). In 1929, she made her talkie debut as the lead in Geraldine. Later that same year, Nixon appeared opposite Al Jolson in Say It with Songs followed by General Crack in 1930.
In 1932, she starred as Rebecca in the film adaption of Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm with Ralph Bellamy. Following the release of Rebecca, Nixon co-starred in Winner Take All with James Cagney. The next year she had a supporting role in John Ford's Pilgrimage. In 1934, Nixon attempted to change her wholesome image with a role in the comedy We’re Rich Again. The film wasn't a success and after appearing in eight more films, Nixon retired from acting in 1936. She made her last film, Captain Calamity at the age of 32.
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- 1930 Ex-Flame as Lady Catherine
- 1926 Hands Up! as Mae Woodstock
- 1924 The Vagabond Trail as Lou Macon
- 1928 The Fourflusher as June Allen
- 1925 Let 'er Buck as Jacqueline McCall
- 1923 Cupid's Fireman as Agnes Evans
- 1924 The Circus Cowboy as Bird Taylor
- 1932 Winner Take All as Peggy Harmon
- 1932 Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm as Rebecca
- 1933 Doctor Bull as May Tupping
- 1926 What Happened to Jones? as Lucille Bigbee
- 1932 After Tomorrow as Sidney Taylor
- 1933 Chance at Heaven as Glory Franklyn
- 1933 Pilgrimage as Mary Saunders
- 1925 The Hurricane Kid as Joan Langdon
- 1930 The Pay-Off as Annabelle
- 1935 Sweepstake Annie as Annie Foster
- 1930 Scarlet Pages as Nora Mason
- 1934 Strictly Dynamite as Sylvia
- 1931 Sweepstakes as Babe Ellis
- 1929 Say It with Songs as Katherine Lane
- 1936 Captain Calamity as Madge
- 1926 Devil's Island as Rose Marie
- 1936 Tango as Treasure McGuire
- 1936 The Drag Net as Katherine 'Kit' van Buren
- 1936 The Reckless Way as Helen Rogers
- 1931 A Private Scandal as Mary Gate
- 1934 We're Rich Again as Arabella Sykes (as Marion Nixon)
- 1934 By Your Leave as Andree
- 1928 How to Handle Women as Beatrice Fairbanks
- 1930 The Lash as Dona Dolores Delfino
- 1930 Courage as Muriel Colbrook
- 1925 Where Was I? as Alicia Stone
- 1929 General Crack as Archduchess Maria Luisa
- 1930 College Lovers as Madge Hutton
- 1933 Face in the Sky as Madge
- 1932 Charlie Chan's Chance as Shirley Marlowe
- 1932 Madison Square Garden as Bee
- 1932 Too Busy to Work as Rose
- 1925 Riders of the Purple Sage as Bess Erne
- 1925 Durand of the Bad Lands as Molly Gore
- 1925 The Saddle Hawk as Rena Newhall
- 1930 An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee as Self
- 1933 Best of Enemies as Lena Schneider
- 1927 The Chinese Parrot as Sally Phillmore
- 1929 Geraldine as Geraldine
- 1929 In the Headlines as Anna Lou Anderson
- 1932 Amateur Daddy as Sally Smith
- 1929 Young Nowheres as Annie Jackson
- 1929 The Show of Shows as Performer in 'What Became of the Floradora Boys' Number
- 1928 Jazz Mad as Elsa Hausmann
- 1927 The Auctioneer as Ruth Levi
- 1925 Sporting Life as Nora Cavanaugh
- 1926 Rolling Home as Phyllis
- 1934 Embarrassing Moments as Jane
- 1928 Out of the Ruins as Yvonne Gilbert
- 1926 Spangles as 'Spangles' Delancy
- 1924 The Last of the Duanes as Ruth
- 1924 The City of Stars: A Reporters Visit to the Universal Studios
- 1927 Out All Night as Molly O'Day
- 1925 I'll Show You the Town as Hazel Deming
- 1929 Man, Woman and Wife as Bella Rogers / Helen Brandon
- 1929 Rainbow Man as Mary Lane
- 1929 Silks and Saddles as Lucy Calhoun
- 1923 Big Dan as Dora Allen
- 1927 Taxi! Taxi! as Rose Zimmerman
- 1931 Women Go on Forever as Betty
- 1923 Rosita as Undetermined Bit Role (uncredited)
- 1928 Red Lips as Cynthia Day
- 1929 The Red Sword as Vera
- 1924 Just Off Broadway as Jean Lawrence
- 1934 The Line-Up as Peggy Arnold
- 1934 Once to Every Bachelor as Natalie Stuart
- 1927 Down the Stretch as Katie Kelly
