1. Marla English was an American film actress during the 1950s.
11 Facts About Marla English
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Marla English was originally signed to a contract by Paramount Pictures in 1952 after winning a San Diego beauty pageant to be "Fairest of the Fair".
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Marla English was paid $150 per week to appear in such films as Red Garters and Rear Window.
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Marla English received a major break in 1955, when she was cast opposite Spencer Tracy in The Mountain, a mountain-climbing drama that was to be filmed on location in the French Alps.
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Unfortunately, Marla English was given a smallpox vaccine before departing the United States for France.
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Marla English soon developed a very high fever and decided to leave the production, a move that prompted Paramount to suspend her and replace her with Barbara Darrow.
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Marla English said it was a very dumb move, and she was unsure why she did it.
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One of the actress's close relatives told the publication that the true story was that Marla English had fallen in love with Paramount actor Larry Pennell, and she became enraged when the studio would not cast Pennell in the film, hoping they could work together in France.
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Marla English made mostly B films throughout her career in Hollywood.
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Marla English then retired from acting at just 21 years old.
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Marla English died of cancer at age 77 in Tucson, Arizona in December 2012.