Marjorie Weaver
| Marjorie Weaver | |
|---|---|
| Born |
March 2, 1913 Crossville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Died |
October 1, 1994 (aged 81) Austin, Texas, U.S. |
| Occupation | Film actress |
| Years active | 1936–1952 |
| Spouse(s) | Don Briggs (1943 – October 1, 1994; her death); 2 children |
| Children | Joel and Leigh |
Marjorie Weaver (March 2, 1913 – October 1, 1994) was an American film actress of the 1930s through the early 1950s.
Early life, entrance into acting
Born in Crossville, Tennessee to John Thomas Weaver and his wife, Ellen (née Martin), she attended the University of Kentucky, and later the Indiana University, with interests in music. 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.
Peak years
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.
Later life
She had married businessman Don Briggs in 1943, with whom she would have a son and a daughter, Joel and Leigh. She and her husband opened a business in Los Angeles, which they operated until retirement, at which time they moved to Austin, Texas, where she died of a heart attack on October 1, 1994, aged 81.
Partial filmography
- The Voice of Scandal (1936)
- Gold Diggers of 1937 (1936)
- Polo Joe (1936)
- China Clipper (1936)
- King of Burlesque (1936)
- On the Avenue (1937)
- Melody for Two (1937)
- Second Honeymoon (1937)
- This Is My Affair (1937)
- Sally, Irene and Mary (1938)
- Three Blind Mice (1938)
- Kentucky Moonshine (1938)
- I'll Give a Million (1938)
- Young Mr. Lincoln (1939)
- Chicken Wagon Family (1939)
- Murder Over New York (1940)
- Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise (1940)
- Michael Shayne, Private Detective (1940)
- The Mad Martindales (1942)
- The Great Alaskan Mystery (1944 serial)
- Pardon My Rhythm (1944)
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