Marcy McGuire

Marcy McGuire
Marcy McGuire
Born	Marilyn Jeanne McGuire; February 22, 1926; Kansas City, Kansas, U.S.
Occupation	Film actress, singer-songwriter
Years active	1942–1963
Spouse(s)	Wally Cassell (1947–2015; his death); 2 children

Marilyn Jeanne McGuire (born February 22, 1926)[1] is an American actress and contralto singer who was active in the 1940s.

Early life and career

McGuire was born Marilyn Jeanne McGuire. Her parents were James Joseph McGuire, a film projectionist and Annona (new Crowley) McGuire. Her parents divorced in the early 1930s, while McGuire was still a child.[1]

She signed a contract with RKO Pictures and was subsequently cast in her first film at the age of sixteen, Seven Days' Leave (1942), which starred Lucille Ball.[2] Her other films include Higher and Higher (1944, starring Frank Sinatra), Career Girl (1944), Seven Days Ashore (1944), It Happened in Brooklyn (1947) and You Gotta Stay Happy (1948).

McGuire's penultimate film before retiring from Hollywood was Jumping Jacks (1952), with Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis. She also had a minor uncredited role in Disney's Summer Magic (1963) as a young maid named Ellen by putting on an Irish accent before her permanent retirement. She was married to actor Wally Cassell from 1947 until his death in 2015. The couple had two children.[1][3]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role
1942	Seven Days' Leave	Mickey Havalok-Allen
1943	Around the World	Herself
1943	Higher and Higher	Mickey
1944	Career Girl	Louise
1944	Seven Days Ashore	Dot Diamond
1945	Sing Your Way Home	Bridget Forrester
1946	Ding Dong Williams	Miss Angela Jones
1947	It Happened in Brooklyn	Rae Jakobi
1948	You Gotta Stay Happy	Georgia Goodrich
1952	Jumping Jacks	Julia Loring
1963	Summer Magic	Ellen

References

Longden, Tom. "Marcy McGuire". Des Moines Register Data Central. Archived from the original on April 11, 2014. Retrieved March 6, 2014.
"Baxter to see Marcy McGuire". Spokane Daily Chronicle. December 27, 1943. Retrieved March 6, 2014.
Barnes, Mike (May 28, 2015). "Wally Cassell, Gangster in 'White Heat,' Dies at 103". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on January 17, 2017.

External links

Marcy McGuire on IMDb
Marcy McGuire at the American Film Institute

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[McGuire-1] Longden, Tom. "Marcy McGuire". Des Moines Register Data Central. Archived from the original on April 11, 2014. Retrieved March 6, 2014.

[Marcy-2] "Baxter to see Marcy McGuire". Spokane Daily Chronicle. December 27, 1943. Retrieved March 6, 2014.

[3] Barnes, Mike (May 28, 2015). "Wally Cassell, Gangster in 'White Heat,' Dies at 103". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on January 17, 2017.