Marjorie Stapp
Marjorie Stapp (September 17, 1921 – June 2, 2014), was an American actress who was mainly in low-budget pictures.[3]
Marjorie Stapp | |
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Born | September 17, 1921 Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S. |
Died | June 2, 2014 (aged 92)[1] |
Occupation | Film actress |
Years active | 1945-1991 |
Spouse(s) | Robert Alan Browne |
Stapp began her film career when she signed a contract with the film studio 20th Century-Fox in the 1940s. Her first screen appearance was in The Kid from Brooklyn, a 1946 film starring Danny Kaye. This was followed by another minor appearance in Linda, Be Good (1947). Eventually, she landed a leading role in the Western movie The Blazing Trail (1949) alongside Charles Starrett.[4][5]
Throughout the 1950s until the 1990s, she appeared in both films and television, including Cheyenne, The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show, The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp, Dragnet, The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis, 77 Sunset Strip, The Brady Bunch, Quantum Leap and Columbo. Stapp retired in 1991.
Partial filmography
- The Blazing Trail (1949)
- Sword of Venus (1953)
- I've Lived Before (1956)
- Elmer Gantry (1960)
References
- Obituary, Tributes.com; accessed October 29, 2014.
- "Marjorie Stapp". IMDb.
- "Marjorie Stapp". NY Times. Retrieved July 28, 2013.
- "Marjorie Stapp". Western Clippings. Retrieved July 28, 2013.
- "Little Theater actress signed". Pittsburgh Press. February 6, 1948. Retrieved May 5, 2014.