1. Marian Marsh attended Le Conte Junior High School and Hollywood High School.
15 Facts About Marian Marsh
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Marian Marsh secured a contract with Pathe, where she was featured in many short subjects under the name Marilyn Morgan.
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In 1930, at age 17, Marian Marsh had the female lead in Young Sinners, a play at the Belasco Theater.
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In 1931, after appearing in a number of short films, Marian Marsh landed one of her most important roles in Svengali opposite John Barrymore.
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Marian Marsh was chosen by Barrymore for the role of Trilby.
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Marian Marsh was named as one of the WAMPAS Baby Stars in August 1931 even before her second movie with Warner Bros.
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In 1932, in the midst of a grueling work schedule, Marian Marsh left Warner Bros.
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Marian Marsh enjoyed working in England and Germany, as well as vacationing in Paris.
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In 1935, Marian Marsh signed a two-year pact with Columbia Pictures.
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When her contract expired in 1937, Marian Marsh freelanced, appearing steadily in movies for RKO Radio Pictures, where she made Saturday's Heroes with Van Heflin, and for Paramount Pictures, where she played a young woman caught up in a mystery in The Great Gambini.
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Marian Marsh married a stockbroker named Albert Scott on March 29,1938, and had two children with him, Catherine Mary Scott and Albert Parker Scott Jr.
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In 1960, Marian Marsh married Cliff Henderson, an aviation pioneer and entrepreneur whom she had met in the early 1930s.
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Cliff Henderson died in 1984 and Marian Marsh remained in Palm Desert until her death.
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In 2006, at age 93, Marian Marsh died of respiratory arrest while sleeping at her home in Palm Desert.
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Marian Marsh is buried at Desert Memorial Park in Cathedral City, California.