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Marian Nixon is a Actor American born on 20 october 1904 at Superior (USA)

Marian Nixon

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Birth name Marian Nissinen
Nationality USA
Birth 20 october 1904 at Superior (USA)
Death 13 february 1983 (at 78 years) at Los Angeles (USA)

Marian Nixon (October 20, 1904 – February 13, 1983) was an American film actress.

Biography

Carrière
Née Marian Nissinen à Superior (Wisconsin), c'est en tant que danseuse de music-hall que Marian Nixon fit ses débuts. Elle fit ensuite des bouts de films en 1922 avant d'obtenir un premier rôle substantiel en 1923 aux côtés de Buck Jones dans Cupid's Fireman, puis d'être élue WAMPAS Baby Star l'année suivante. Jusqu'à la fin des années 1920, elle travailla régulièrement, apparaissant dans Riders of the Purple Sage (1925), Hands Up! de Clarence G. Badger (1926) et The Chinese Parrot (1927).

En 1929, elle tourna son premier film parlant et y tint le rôle principal. Plus tard la même année, elle partagea avec Al Jolson l'affiche de Say It with Songs avant de jouer en 1930 dans General Crack.
En 1932, face à Ralph Bellamy, elle fut Rebecca dans l'adaptation de Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm avant de jouer avec James Cagney dans Winner Take All. Elle eut ensuite un rôle important dans un film de John Ford, Deux femmes ( Pilgrimage) avant de tenter en 1934 de casser son image en jouant une comédie, We're Rich Again. Cela ne fut pas un succès et après des apparitions dans huit autres films, Marian Nixon se retira du cinéma en 1936.


Vie personnelle
Marian Nixon se marie à Chicago en 1929 avec Edward Hillman Jr., héritier d'une famille qui possédait un grand magasin. Elle divorça en 1933 avant de se marier l'année suivante avec celui qui l'avait dirigée dans We're Rich Again, William A. Seiter. Leur union prit fin avec la mort de Seiter en 1964. Elle se remaria pour la dernière fois en 1974 avec l'acteur et producteur Ben Lyon, qui mourut en 1979.

Marian Nixon meurt le 13 février 1983, des suites d'une opération à cœur ouvert. Elle est enterrée au Forest Lawn Memorial Park de Glendale (Californie) et possède son étoile sur l'Hollywood Walk of Fame au 1724 Vine Street, Los Angeles, California.

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Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Marian Nixon (40 films)

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Actress

Captain Calamity, 1h6
Directed by John Reinhardt
Origin USA
Genres Action, Adventure
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors George F. Houston, Marian Nixon, Vince Barnett, Juan Torena, Movita Castaneda, Crane Wilbur
Roles Madge
Rating44% 2.2134652.2134652.2134652.2134652.213465
A penniless ship's captain is taking a passenger ashore after their voyage. The passenger throws a gold coin in the ocean that he says has been bad luck to him as it was a gift from his ex-fiancee. The Captain sends one of his men, an experienced underwater diver, to successfully retrieve it. The passenger explains that is a gold Spanish doubloon and the Captain is more than welcome to it.
Strictly Dynamite, 1h11
Directed by Elliott Nugent
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical
Actors Jimmy Durante, Lupe Vélez, Norman Foster, William Gargan, Marian Nixon, Eugene Pallette
Roles Sylvia
Rating56% 2.8158952.8158952.8158952.8158952.815895
Norman Foster plays a poet whose life changes when he begins writing comedy for Durante and develops an infatuation for Durante's volatile partner.
We're Rich Again, 1h11
Directed by William A. Seiter
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Films based on plays
Actors Edna May Oliver, Reginald Denny, Billie Burke, Marian Nixon, Joan Marsh, Buster Crabbe
Roles Arabella Sykes (as Marion Nixon)
Rating62% 3.14313.14313.14313.14313.1431
By Your Leave, 1h22
Directed by Lloyd Corrigan
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Frank Morgan, Betty Grable, Genevieve Tobin, Neil Hamilton, Marian Nixon, Gene Lockhart
Roles Andree
Rating57% 2.858392.858392.858392.858392.85839
Henry and Ellen Smith are a middle-aged married couple who have settled into a routine life in the suburbs of New York. Henry feels that the spice has gone out of their marriage, while Ellen is more content with their lot in life. When the couple comes into a financial windfall, Henry suggests that they take separate vacations. Reluctantly, Ellen agrees, and Henry departs to test the waters of New York City's nightlife. In the city, he meets up with Skeets, and the two go out on the town, eventually ending up pursuing Gloria Dawn and her friend Merle, Broadway dancers. After sitting at home and bemoaning her fate with her housekeeper, Whiffen, for a several days, eventually Ellen decides what is good for the goose is good for the gander, and she also departs to have some fun in New York.
Pilgrimage
Pilgrimage (1933)
, 1h36
Directed by John Ford
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Comedy, Romance
Themes Children's films
Actors Marian Nixon, Henrietta Crosman, Norman Foster, Heather Angel, Lucille La Verne, Maurice Murphy
Roles Mary Saunders
Rating71% 3.58683.58683.58683.58683.5868
Dans un village de l'Arkansas, Hannah Jessop, une vieille femme s'occupe de sa ferme avec l'aide de son fils, Jim. Mais ce dernier tombe amoureux d'une jeune fille réprouvée par la mère. Afin d'empêcher leur union, elle enrôle son fils dans l'armée pour combattre en France. Retrouvant sa fiancée lors d'une courte étape dans une gare, le jeune soldat apprend qu'elle est enceinte. Il refuse alors de rejoindre ses camarades avant de l'avoir épousé mais il est tout de même contraint de reprendre le convoi en partance pour le front. La guerre lui sera fatale.
Doctor Bull, 1h17
Directed by John Ford
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Children's films
Actors Will Rogers, Marian Nixon, Berton Churchill, Louise Dresser, Andy Devine, Rochelle Hudson
Roles May Tupping
Rating63% 3.1974453.1974453.1974453.1974453.197445
Dans une petite ville de la Nouvelle-Angleterre, le docteur George Bull se démène auprès des habitants, mais devient vite une source de commérages. On lui reproche notamment sa présence régulière dans la maison d'une jeune veuve, Mrs Cardmaker, à la tête de la ferme qui approvisionne le village, mais aussi ses façons débonnaires. Médecin de l'ancienne école, il prescrit plus qu'à son tour de l'huile de ricin pour les petits maux dont il ne se soucie guère mais passe chaque jour de longs instants au chevet d'un homme paralysé des jambes qu'il tente de faire remarcher…
Chance at Heaven, 1h11
Directed by William A. Seiter, James Anderson
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Ginger Rogers, Joel McCrea, Marian Nixon, Andy Devine, Lucien Littlefield, George Meeker
Roles Glory Franklyn (as Marion Nixon)
Rating59% 2.9999452.9999452.9999452.9999452.999945
An ambitious mechanic is tempted to desert his wonderful girlfriend when a silly but rich debutante falls for him.
After Tomorrow, 1h19
Directed by Frank Borzage
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Melodrama
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays, Children's films
Actors Charles Farrell, Marian Nixon, Minna Gombell, Josephine Hull, William Collier Sr, William Collier Sr.
Roles Sidney Taylor
Rating66% 3.3373353.3373353.3373353.3373353.337335
Peter Piper and his girlfriend Sidney Taylor have been engaged for a long time, but the economic situation of the Great Depression and the selfish demands of their respective mothers have delayed the marriage. They imagine their future together "after tomorrow" in the lyrics of their favorite song. Sidney's mother thinks only of her own needs, while clinging Mrs Piper can't bear the thought that her son will one day leave her, and does her best to break up Sidney and Peter's relationship.
Charlie Chan's Chance, 1h13
Directed by John G. Blystone
Origin USA
Genres Crime
Themes Children's films
Actors Warner Oland, Alexander Kirkland, H. B. Warner, Marian Nixon, James Kirkwood Sr., Ralph Morgan
Roles Shirley Marlowe
Rating68% 3.440483.440483.440483.440483.44048
Charlie Chan is in New York City attending a police convention when he is the intended murder victim here, and he avoids death only by chance. To find his would-be-killer (or would-be-killers), Charlie must outguess police reps from both Scotland Yard and New York City police.
Winner Take All, 1h6
Directed by Roy Del Ruth
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films, Boxing films
Actors James Cagney, Marian Nixon, Guy Kibbee, Dickie Moore, Virginia Bruce, Alan Mowbray
Roles Peggy Harmon
Rating59% 2.9994952.9994952.9994952.9994952.999495
Rising boxer Jimmy Kane is sent from New York City to the Rosario Ranch and Hot Springs in New Mexico to regain his health after spending too much time with women and drink. There he meets young widow Peggy Harmon and her son Dickie. She eventually falls in love with him, and he likes her too. When Jimmy finds out that she will have to cut short her son's treatment because she will not receive an insurance payout, Jimmy takes on a tough fight in Tijuana to raise the $600 she needs. The marks on his face show Peggy where the money came from.