Marcia Henderson made her Broadway debut as Wendy in the musical Peter Pan, for which she won a Theatre World Award.
14 Facts About Marcia Henderson
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Marcia Henderson graduated from Williamstown High School in 1947 and from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in 1949.
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Marcia Henderson was editor of the school's newspaper and wrote articles for two professional newspapers in her area.
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Marcia Henderson played Wendy in the 1950 Broadway musical version of Peter Pan, which starred Jean Arthur as Peter Pan and is a different adaption of the story than the one made famous four years later starring Mary Martin.
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Marcia Henderson's co-star was Boris Karloff in the dual roles of George Darling and Captain Hook.
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Marcia Henderson had the lead in the touring company of The Moon Is Blue.
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Marcia Henderson performed in the first play of the Williamstown Theatre Festival in 1955.
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Marcia Henderson had a lead guest role in a 1958 episode of The Restless Gun, with John Payne in the title role.
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Marcia Henderson had featured roles in the 1953 dramas Thunder Bay starring James Stewart and All I Desire starring Barbara Stanwyck.
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Marcia Henderson then had co-star billing in Back to God's Country with Rock Hudson, and The Glass Web with Edward G Robinson the same year.
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One of her later films, 1962's Deadly Duo, featured Marcia Henderson playing dual roles as twins.
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Marcia Henderson married medical student Robert Brodsky October 15,1950, in New York City.
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Marcia Henderson was later diagnosed with lupus, an autoimmune disease.
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Marcia Henderson died on November 23,1987, in Yakima, Washington, aged 58.