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Marjorie Weaver

Marjorie Weaver
Marjorie Weaver (Photoplay 1938).jpg
Weaver as she was pictured in Photoplay magazine's August 1938 issue.
Born (1913-03-02)March 2, 1913
Crossville, Tennessee, U.S.
Died October 1, 1994(1994-10-01) (aged 81)
Austin, Texas, U.S.
Nationality American
Alma mater University of Kentucky
Indiana University
Occupation Film actress
Spouse(s)

Kenneth George Schacht (October 1937 - September 1941)

Don Briggs (1943 – October 1, 1994; her death); 2 children
Children Joel and Leigh
Parent(s) John Thomas Weaver and Ellen Martin Weaver

Kenneth George Schacht (October 1937 - September 1941)

Marjorie Weaver (March 2, 1913 – October 1, 1994) was an American film actress of the 1930s through the early 1950s.

Weaver was born in Crossville, Tennessee to John Thomas Weaver and his wife, Ellen (née Martin). Her father was a general freight agent for a railroad in Louisville, Kentucky. She attended the University of Kentucky, and later the Indiana University, with interests in music and won beauty contests at both schools.

Weaver began her acting career as a stage actress in the early 1930s, and also worked as a model during that period, as well as a singer. She received her first film role, uncredited, in 1934. From 1936 through 1945 she would receive steady acting roles. She began receiving credited roles in larger productions, and starred opposite Ricardo Cortez in the 1937 film The Californian, and that same year she starred opposite Tyrone Power in Second Honeymoon.

From 1938 through 1945 she had twenty seven starring roles in films, some of which were B movies. The most notable film role was her role in Young Mr. Lincoln (1939), which also starred Henry Fonda and Alice Brady. Some of her more recognizable roles from that seven-year period included a role in the Michael Shayne mystery series opposite Lloyd Nolan, and her role in Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise. In 1945, she starred opposite Robert Lowery in Fashion Model, which would be her last role of any consequence. She had four minor roles in 1952, after which she retired from acting.


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