Marie Wilson (actress, 1916)

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Marie Wilson (born Katherine Elizabeth Wilson on August 19, 1916 in Anaheim , California , † November 23, 1972 in Hollywood , California) was an American actress .

life and career

After the early death of her father, Marie Wilson was the main breadwinner of her family and took on her first smaller film roles from 1933. Ultimately, Wilson was signed to Warner Brothers , where she played the role of the "stupid blonde" in many films for comedic purposes. Until the 1960s she played characters of this type in movies, radio shows and on stage - so successfully that she almost always had secure jobs. Her early films include William Dieterle's Satan Met a Lady (1936) with Bette Davis and Boy Meets Girl (1938) alongside James Cagney and Pat O'Brien .

By far her best-known role was played by Wilson in the late 1940s in the radio comedy My Friend Irma , in which she lent her voice to the title character of the somewhat bumbling but lovable stenographer Irma . In 1949 and 1950 she also took on the role of Irma in the two comedies My Friend Irma and My Friend Irma Goes West , in which the later world-famous comedian duo Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis made their first film appearances in supporting roles. Between 1952 and 1954 Wilson played the role of Irma again in a television series produced by CBS . In 1962 she made her last appearance in the cinema with a supporting role in Henry Koster's comedy Mr. Hobbs is on vacation , after which she could still be seen in several television series until the year she died.

Marie Wilson received three stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the categories of film , television and radio . She was married to actor Allan Nixon (1915–1995) from 1942 until her divorce in 1950, then from 1951 until her death with actor and producer Robert Fallon († 1995). Marie Wilson died of cancer in 1972 at the age of 56.

Filmography (selection)

  • 1933: Flying Down to Rio
  • 1934: Laurel and Hardy: Revenge is Sweet (Babes in Toyland)
  • 1936: Colleen
  • 1936: Satan and the Lady (Satan Met a Lady)
  • 1937: The Great Garrick
  • 1938: Swingtime in the Movies
  • 1938: The Little Star (Boy Meets Girl)
  • 1938: Madame rang the bell? (Fools for Scandal)
  • 1944: Shine on Harvest Moon
  • 1944: Music for millions (Music for Millions)
  • 1946: Young Widow
  • 1947: The Private Affairs of Bel Ami
  • 1949: My Friend Irma
  • 1950: Irma in the Golden West (My Friend Irma Goes West)
  • 1952: A Girl in Every Port
  • 1952–1954: My Friend Irma (TV series, 4 episodes)
  • 1957: The Story of Mankind
  • 1962: Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
  • 1972: Where Love Falls ( Love, American Style ; TV series, 1 episode)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Marie Wilson | Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos | AllMovie. Retrieved August 9, 2018 .
  2. ↑ Marie Wilson, TV's 'Irma,' Dies at 56 . ( nytimes.com [accessed August 9, 2018]).
  3. ↑ Marie Wilson, TV's 'Irma,' Dies at 56 . ( nytimes.com [accessed August 9, 2018]).
personal data
SURNAME Wilson, Marie
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Wilson, Katherine Elizabeth (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION US-american actress
DATE OF BIRTH August 19, 1916
PLACE OF BIRTH Anaheim , California , United States
DATE OF DEATH November 23, 1972
Place of death Hollywood , California , United States