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Martha Vickers (1925–1971)

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Lovely, auburn-haired Martha Vickers (nee Martha MacVicar) was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, on May 28, 1925, the daughter of James S. and Frances MacVicar. After attending schools in various states - Florida, Texas and California - she and her family settled on the West Coast. A raving beauty, she broke into the entertainment field as a model for still photographer William Mortenson... See full bio »

Born:

Martha MacVicar
in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

Died:

(age 46) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
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1960 The Rebel (TV series)
Agnes Boley / Bess Weed
– Vindication (1960) … Agnes Boley
– The Rattler (1960) … Bess Weed
 
1960 Four Fast Guns
Mary Hoag
 
1959 Perry Mason (TV series)
Sheila Hayes
– The Case of the Jaded Joker (1959) … Sheila Hayes
 
1958 State Trooper (TV series)
Constance Trayles
– Sweet & Gentle, Ltd. (1958) … Constance Trayles
 
1957 Playhouse 90 (TV series)
– Galvanized Yankee (1957)
 
1957 The Burglar
Della
 
1956 The Millionaire (TV series)
Ruth Murdock
– The Ed Murdock Story (1956) … Ruth Murdock
 
1955 The Big Bluff
Valerie Bancroft
 
1955 Fireside Theatre (TV series)
Ellen Weston / Julie
– No Place to Live (1955) … Julie
– The Indiscreet Mrs. Jarvis (1955) … Ellen Weston
 
1954-1955 The Whistler (TV series)
Cora / Louise Collins
– Sleep My Pretty One (1955) … Cora
– Letters from Aaron Burr (1954) … Louise Collins
 
1954 The Ford Television Theatre (TV series)
Nancy
– Night Visitor (1954) … Nancy
– The Last Thirty Minutes (1954)
 
1953-1954 G.E. True Theater (TV series)
Helen / Louise
– That Other Sunlight (1954) … Helen
– The Eye of the Beholder (1953) … Louise
 
1952 The Unexpected (TV series)
– The Perfect Mrs. Clesney (1952)
 
1951 The Bogus Green (TV movie)
Tina
 
1949 Alimony
Kitty Travers aka Kate Klinger
 
1949 Bad Boy
Lila Strawn
 
1949 Daughter of the West
Lolita Moreno
 
1948 Ruthless
Susan Duane
 
1947 Love and Learn
Barbara Wyngate
 
1947 That Way with Women
Marcia Alden
 
1947 The Man I Love
Virginia 'Ginny' Brown
 
1946 The Time, the Place and the Girl
Victoria Cassel
 
1946 The Big Sleep
Carmen Sternwood
 
1944 The Falcon in Mexico
Barbara Wade (as Martha MacVicar)
 
1944 The Mummy's Ghost
Miss McLean, a student (uncredited)
 
1944 Marine Raiders
Sally Parker (as Martha MacVicar)
 
1944 This Is the Life
Girl (uncredited)
 
1943 Hi'ya, Sailor
Hostess (uncredited)
 
1943 Top Man
High School Girl (uncredited)
 
1943 Captive Wild Woman
Dorothy Colman (as Martha MacVicar)
 
1943 Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man
Margareta - Vazec's Daughter (uncredited)
 
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1949 Alimony (performer: "That's How Dreams Are Made", "You Are All the World to Me")
 
1946 The Time, the Place and the Girl (performer: "A Rainy Night in Rio", "A Gal in Calico")
 
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1947 So You Want to Be in Pictures (short)
Herself (uncredited)
 

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Personal Details

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In 1960, she co-starred with her son Teddy Rooney in a failed sitcom pilot called, "Man in the House".

Alternate Names:

Martha MacVicar

Height:

5' 3½" (1.61 m)
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Performed under her real name through 1944. See more »

Star Sign:

Gemini