Marjorie Reynolds

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Marjorie Reynolds (* 12. August 1917 in Buhl , Idaho as Marjorie Goodspeed ; † 1. February 1997 in Manhattan Beach , California ) was an American actress .

life and career

Marjorie Reynolds was already in front of the camera as a child actress in several films during the silent film era . In the 1930s she continued her acting career with initially minor roles, including in 1939 in Gone with the Wind . In the late 1930s, Reynolds received his first major roles and in the next few years often acted as the female lead in numerous B-movies . She played a reporter at Boris Karloff's side in the thriller The Fatal Hour . One of her best known films is Holiday Inn from 1942, where she starred opposite Fred Astaire and Bing Crosby . In the film, she sang the evergreen song White Christmas with Crosby , which was written for this film. However, Reynolds was not heard in the film, but the voice of Martha Mears was dubbed via her voice at White Christmas . In 1944, Reynolds played the female lead in Fritz Lang's thriller Ministry of Fear, alongside Ray Milland . Nevertheless, her appearances remained mostly limited to smaller film projects such as the comedy Up in Mabel's Room directed by Allan Dwan . She co-starred in the film The Time of Their Lives with the popular comedian duo Abbott and Costello . From the 1950s Reynolds only played supporting roles in films, but on television she had one of the leading roles in the sitcom The Life of Riley at the side of William Bendix between 1953 and 1958 . In the 1960s and 1970s, she was only sporadically in front of the camera before she withdrew from the acting business entirely.

Marjorie Reynolds was married twice: from 1936 until the divorce in 1952 with the assistant director Jack Reynolds (from this marriage a child was born), and with John Whitney from 1953 until his death in 1985. She died in 1997 at the age of 79 a heart attack while she was walking her dog. She was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for her television work.

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personal data
SURNAME Reynolds, Marjorie
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Goodspeed, Marjorie
BRIEF DESCRIPTION US-american actress
DATE OF BIRTH August 12, 1917
PLACE OF BIRTH Buhl , Idaho , United States
DATE OF DEATH February 1, 1997
Place of death Manhattan Beach , California , United States