Marian Nixon
Acting
Born 1904-10-20
Died 1983-02-13
Superior, Wisconsin, USA
74 credits
star on Hollywood Walk of Fame 1
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Marian Nixon (October 20, 1904 – February 13, 1983) was an American film actress. She appeared in more than 70 films.
Born Marian Nissinen in Superior, Wisconsin to parents of Finnish descent, Nixon began her career as a teen dancing in choruses in vaudeville. She began appearing in bit part in films in 1922 and landed her first substantial role in the 1923 film Cupid's Fireman, opposite Buck Jones. The following year, she was named a WAMPAS Baby Star. Nixon continued to work steadily throughout the mid to late 1920s appearing in Riders of the Purple Sage (1925), Hands Up! (1926), and The Chinese Parrot (1927). In 1929, she made her talkie debut as the lead in Geraldine. Later that same year, Nixon appeared opposite Al Jolson in Say It with Songs followed by General Crack in 1930.
In 1932, she starred as Rebecca in the film adaption of Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm with Ralph Bellamy. Following the release of Rebecca, Nixon co-starred in Winner Take All with James Cagney. The next year she had a supporting role in John Ford's Pilgrimage. In 1934, Nixon attempted to change her wholesome image with a role in the comedy We’re Rich Again. The film wasn't a success and after appearing in eight more films, Nixon retired from acting in 1936. She made her last film, Captain Calamity at the age of 32.
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Filmography
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Acting
59 credits
The Show of Shows
Red Lips
Sweepstake Annie
Geraldine
College Lovers
Chance at Heaven
Amateur Daddy
Sweepstakes
Pilgrimage
Tango
Down the Stretch
Embarrassing Moments
Man, Woman and Wife
Doctor Bull
The Drag Net
Best of Enemies
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
The Chinese Parrot
By Your Leave
Winner Take All
Hands Up!
The Line-Up
Cupid's Fireman
After Tomorrow
Face in the Sky
The Fourflusher
Sporting Life
The Lash
The Circus Cowboy
Taxi! Taxi!
Devil's Island
Scarlet Pages
Charlie Chan's Chance
Ex-Flame
Rosita
The Red Sword
The Vagabond Trail
Rolling Home
We're Rich Again
An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee
Strictly Dynamite
Riders of the Purple Sage
What Happened to Jones?
Once to Every Bachelor
Courage
General Crack
Just Off Broadway
Madison Square Garden
In the Headlines
A Private Scandal
Let 'er Buck
The Saddle Hawk
Say It with Songs
Out All Night
Women Go on Forever
How to Handle Women
The Pay-Off
Rainbow Man
I'll Show You the Town
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