Marion Mack
| Marion Mack | |
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Mack and Buster Keaton in The General
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| Born |
Joey Marion McCreery April 8, 1902 Mammoth, Utah, U.S. |
| Died | May 1, 1989 (aged 87) Costa Mesa, California, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Heart failure |
| Resting place | Pacific View Memorial Park |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | Joey McCreery Joey Lewyn |
| Occupation | Actress, screenwriter, real estate broker |
| Notable work | Annabelle in The General (1926) |
| Spouse(s) | Louis Lewyn (m. 1924; d. 1969) |
| Children | 1 |
Marion Mack (April 8, 1902 – May 1, 1989) was an American film actress, scriptwriter and real estate broker. Mack is best known for co-starring with Buster Keaton in the 1926 silent comedy film, The General.
Mack was born Joey Marion McCreery in Mammoth, Utah. After graduating from high school, she sent a letter and a photograph to director Mack Sennett expressing her desire to be an actress. Sennett's manager wrote back informing Mack that they would give her an interview if she ever came to Hollywood. Mack, her father and her stepmother traveled to Hollywood shortly thereafter and sneaked into Sennett's Keystone Studios. Much to her father's disapproval, Mack was hired by Sennett as a "bathing beauty" for $25 a week. Her film debut was in On a Summer Day (1921).
After appearing in several short films for Sennett, she left Keystone and signed with Mermaid Pictures for $100 a week. While at Mermaid, she appeared in various comedy shorts and worked at Universal where she had roles in several Westerns. Mack returned to Mermaid after a year. In 1923, she co-wrote and appeared in a semi-autobiographical film, Mary of the Movies. Around the time, she adopted the stage name "Marion Mack". Mary of the Movies was a box office success and Mack went on to leading roles in the action/crime-drama One of the Bravest (1925) and the drama Carnival Girl (1926). In 1926 she was cast in her best known role as Annabelle Lee, the estranged girlfriend of Buster Keaton's character, Johnnie Gray, in the American Civil War comedy film The General. The film was a moderate success but failed to make a profit because the budget was high. Mack appeared in her final film Alice in Movieland, in 1928.
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