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Marie McDonald (I) (1923–1965)

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Kentucky-born Marie McDonald, born Cora Marie Frye in 1923, was a leggy, voluptuous blonde starlet who pursued her career with a vengeance but found little reward in the end. Her mother was a former Ziegfeld girl and her grandmother an operatic singer. Her father, on the other hand, was not so artistically inclined... See full bio »

Born:

Cora Marie Frye
in Burgin, Kentucky, USA

Died:

(age 42) in Calabasas, California, USA
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1963 Promises! Promises!
Claire Banner
 
1959 The Red Skelton Hour (TV series)
Lil
– Clem the Mailman (1959) … Lil
 
1958 The Geisha Boy
Lola Livingston
 
1954 The Danny Thomas Show (TV series)
– Pittsburgh (1954)
 
1950 Hit Parade of 1951
Michele
 
1950 Once a Thief
Flo
 
1949 Tell It to the Judge
Ginger Simmons
 
1947 Living in a Big Way
Margo Morgan
 
1945 Getting Gertie's Garter
Gertie
 
1945 It's a Pleasure
Gale Fletcher
 
1944 Guest in the House
Miriam
 
1944 Our Hearts Were Young and Gay
Blonde (uncredited)
 
1944 I Love a Soldier
Gracie
 
1944 Standing Room Only
Opal (uncredited)
 
1943 Caribbean Romance (short)
 
1943 Riding High
Showgirl (uncredited)
 
1943 A Scream in the Dark
Joan Allen
 
1943 Tornado
Diana Linden
 
1942 Lucky Jordan
Pearl (secretary)
 
1942 Pardon My Sarong
Ferna
 
1942 Trumpet Serenade (short)
 
1942 You're Telling Me
Girl (uncredited)
 
1941 It Started with Eve
Cigarette Girl (uncredited)
 
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1959 The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (TV series)
– Salute to the U.S. Army (1959) (performer: "Old Devil Moon" - uncredited)
 
1947 Living in a Big Way (performer: "It Had to Be You" - uncredited)
 
1944 Guest in the House (performer: "Molly Malone" - uncredited)
 
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1961 Here's Hollywood (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 16 June 1961 (1961) … Herself
 
1957-1959 The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (TV series)
Herself - Singer
– Salute to the U.S. Army (1959) … Herself - Singer
– Episode #3.27 (1958) … Herself - Singer
– Episode #3.9 (1957) … Herself - Singer
– Episode #2.42 (1957) … Herself - Singer
 
1955 The Buick-Berle Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #7.14 (1955) … Herself
 
1949-1951 Cavalcade of Stars (TV series)
Herself - Guest / Herself - Guest Vocalist
– Episode #2.36 (1951) … Herself - Guest Vocalist
– Episode #1.19 (1949) … Herself - Guest
 
1951 TV Club (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Episode #1.17 (1951) … Herself
 

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When she was still a child, her parents divorced and she and her mother moved to Yonkers, New York, where her mother married a man whose last name was McDonald and ran a hardware store. Marie worked as a journalist on her high school newspaper, but dropped out of school at fifteen and began working for a modeling agency... See more »

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Cancer