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Marilyn Maxwell (1920–1972)

Actress | Soundtrack

Curvaceous, platinum-haired, sparkling-eyed leading lady in 40's and 50's Hollywood. See full bio »

Born:

Marvel Marilyn Maxwell
in Clarinda, Iowa, USA

Died:

(age 51) in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
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1971 O'Hara, U.S. Treasury (TV series)
Paradise Ryan
– Operation: Offset (1971) … Paradise Ryan
 
1971 Men at Law (TV series)
Reyna Michaels
– The View from the Top (1971) … Reyna Michaels
 
1970 Wild Women (TV movie)
Maude Webber
 
1970 Here's Lucy (TV series)
Gloria Pendleton
– Lucy, the Co-Ed (1970) … Gloria Pendleton
 
1970 The Phynx
Marilyn Maxwell
 
1969 From Nashville with Music
Mabel
 
1968 The Outsider (TV series)
Winnie Blake
– Tell It Like It Is... and You're Dead (1968) … Winnie Blake
 
1968 Arizona Bushwhackers
Molly
 
1965 Branded (TV series)
Lucy Benson
– Price of a Name (1965) … Lucy Benson
 
1963-1965 Burke's Law (TV series)
Eudora Carey / Maria Groovy
– Who Killed the Grand Piano? (1965) … Maria Groovy
– Who Killed Cynthia Royal? (1963) … Eudora Carey
 
1964 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (TV series)
Charity
– Have Girls, Will Travel (1964) … Charity
 
1964 The Lively Set
Marge Owens
 
1964 Stage to Thunder Rock
Leah Parker
 
1964 Make Room for Daddy (TV series)
Beverly
– Beautiful Lady (1964) … Beverly
 
1964 Wagon Train (TV series)
Molly 'The Duchess' Sadler
– The Pearlie Garnet Story (1964) … Molly 'The Duchess' Sadler
 
1963 Critic's Choice
Ivy London
 
1956-1963 The Red Skelton Hour (TV series)
Clara Appleby / Ester the Telephone Operator / Guest / …
– After the Bald Is Over (1963) … Clara Appleby
– Appleby's Office Party (1961) … Clara Appleby
– Appleby's Castle (1961) … Clara Appleby
– The Garry Moore Show (1961) … Guest Vocalist
– The Many Skeltons (1960) … Ester the Telephone Operator
See all 12 episodes »
 
1961-1962 Bus Stop (TV series)
Grace Sherwood
– Cry to Heaven (1962) … Grace Sherwood
– Jaws of Darkness (1961) … Grace Sherwood
– ...And the Pursuit of Evil (1961) … Grace Sherwood
– A Lion Walks Among Us (1961) … Grace Sherwood
– The Covering Darkness (1961) … Grace Sherwood
See all 6 episodes »
 
1960-1961 77 Sunset Strip (TV series)
Crystal Dart / Pauline Grant
– Bullets for Santa (1961) … Pauline Grant
– Legend of Crystal Dart (1960) … Crystal Dart
 
1960-1961 Adventures in Paradise (TV series)
Lili Montegro / Virgie Shackleford
– The Serpent in the Garden (1961) … Virgie Shackleford
– Beached (1960) … Lili Montegro
 
1960 Gunsmoke (TV series)
Dolly Winters
– Old Flame (1960) … Dolly Winters
 
1958 Rock-a-Bye Baby
Carla Naples
 
1957 Playhouse 90 (TV series)
Dolly
– Snowshoes: A Comedy of People and Horses (1957) … Dolly
 
1956 Brooklyn Goes to Las Vegas (short)
Marilyn Maxwell
 
1956 Forever, Darling
Leading Lady, Jungle Film within a Film (uncredited)
 
1955 Shower of Stars (TV series)
– All-Star Line-Up (1955)
– Burlesque (1955)
 
1955 The Ford Television Theatre (TV series)
Sally Carter
– Sunday Mourn (1955) … Sally Carter
 
1955 New York Confidential
Iris Palmer
 
1954 Max Liebman Spectaculars (TV series)
– Best Foot Forward (1954)
 
1954 Best Foot Forward (TV movie)
Gale Joy
 
1954 Your Show of Shows (TV series)
– Episode dated 9 January 1954 (1954)
 
1953 Paris Model
Marion Parmalee
 
1953 East of Sumatra
Lory Hale
 
1953 G.E. True Theater (TV series)
– Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star (1953)
 
1953 Off Limits
Connie Curtis
 
1951 New Mexico
Cherry
 
1951 The Lemon Drop Kid
'Brainey' Baxter
 
1950 Outside the Wall
Charlotte Maynard
 
1950 Key to the City
Sheila the 'Atom' Dancer
 
1949 Champion
Grace
 
1948 Race Street
Robbie Lawrence
 
1948 Summer Holiday
Belle
 
1947 High Barbaree
Diana Case
 
1946 The Show-Off
Amy Fisher Piper
 
1945 Between Two Women
Ruth Edley
 
1944 Lost in a Harem
Hazel Moon
 
1944 3 Men in White
Ruth Edley
 
1943 Swing Fever
Ginger Gray
 
1943 Thousands Cheer
Drug Store Clerk in Red Skelton Skit
 
1943 Salute to the Marines
Helen Bailey
 
1943 Pilot #5
Party Girl (uncredited)
 
1943 Du Barry Was a Lady
Miss February (uncredited)
 
1943 Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
Ruth Edly
 
1943 Presenting Lily Mars
Prissy - Showgirl (uncredited)
 
1942 Stand by for Action
Audrey Carr
 
1942 Tune Time (short)
Marvel Maxwell (as Marvel Maxwell)
 
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1960 77 Sunset Strip (TV series)
– Legend of Crystal Dart (1960) (performer: "As Time Goes By" - uncredited)
 
1958 Rock-a-Bye Baby (performer: "The White Virgin of the Nile")
 
1953 The 25th Annual Academy Awards (TV special) (performer: "Am I in Love?")
 
1951 The Lemon Drop Kid (performer: "Silver Bells", "It Doesn't Cost a Dime To Dream")
 
1948 Summer Holiday (performer: "The Sweetest Kid I Ever Met" - uncredited, "The Weary Blues" - uncredited, "You're Next" - uncredited)
 
1946 The Show-Off (performer: "I've Got You Under My Skin")
 
1944 Lost in a Harem (performer: "What Does It Take" 1944 - uncredited)
 
1943 Swing Fever (performer: "Sh-! Don't Make a Sound", "Mississippi Dreamboat", "One Girl and Two Boys")
 
Show ShowSelf (19 titles)
1964 The Celebrity Game (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 23 August 1964 (1964) … Herself
 
1963 Stump the Stars (TV series)
Herself - Guest Panelist
– Marilyn Maxwell vs. Dennis Weaver (1963) … Herself - Guest Panelist
 
1962 I've Got a Secret (TV series)
Guest Panelist
– Episode dated 19 February 1962 (1962) … Guest Panelist
 
1958 The Garry Moore Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.2 (1958) … Herself
 
1957 The Arthur Murray Party (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 19 August 1957 (1957) … Herself
 
1957 The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.31 (1957) … Herself
 
1954-1957 The George Gobel Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #3.21 (1957) … Herself
– Episode #1.4 (1954) … Herself
 
1956 The Bob Hope Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 17 June 1956 (1956) … Herself
 
1955-1956 The Jimmy Durante Show (TV series)
Herself - Singer
– Episode #2.26 (1956) … Herself - Singer
– Episode #1.8 (1955) … Herself - Singer
 
1955 Shower of Stars (TV series)
Herself
– Auto Show (1955) … Herself
 
1954 A Star Is Born World Premiere (TV short)
Herself
 
1950-1954 The Colgate Comedy Hour (TV series)
Herself - Singer
– Episode #4.27 (1954) … Herself - Singer
– Episode #3.31 (1953) … Herself - Singer
– Episode #3.25 (1953) … Herself - Singer
– Episode #3.16 (1953) … Herself - Singer
– Episode #2.14 (1951) … Herself - Singer
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1953 The Name's the Same (TV series)
Guest star contestant
– Episode dated 12 May 1953 (1953) … Guest star contestant
 
1953 What's My Line? (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 10 May 1953 (1953) … Herself
 
1953 The 25th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Performer
 
1952 Your Show of Shows (TV series)
Herself - Guest Performer
– Episode #4.2 (1952) … Herself - Guest Performer
 
1950 Screen Snapshots: Hollywood Goes to Bat (documentary short)
Herself
 
1949 Cavalcade of Stars (TV series)
Herself - Guest Vocalist
– Episode #1.3 (1949) … Herself - Guest Vocalist
 
1949 Front Row Center (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 25 March 1949 (1949) … Herself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (3 titles)
2006 Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer (video documentary)
Herself
 
2005 ... A Father... A Son... Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (TV documentary)
 
1996 Bob Hope: Hollywood's Brightest Star (video documentary)
Herself
 
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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1959) Unsold pilot: Appeared in a pilot called "The Private Eyeful", based on the novel by Henry Kane.

Alternate Names:

Marvel Maxwell
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Trivia:

Maxwell was a crowd-pleaser and stalwart trouper in Bob Hope's legendary tours of US and Allied military installations around the world. See more »

Star Sign:

Leo