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Known For
Acting
Birthday
March 9, 1918
Died
August 31, 1999
Place of Birth
Chatham, New York, USA
Also Known As
- Marguerite Florence Chapman
Marguerite Chapman
0.7 Popularity
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Marguerite Chapman (March 9, 1918 — August 31, 1999) was an American actress. Born in Chatham, New York, she was working as a telephone switchboard operator in White Plains, New York when her good looks brought about the opportunity to pursue a career in modeling. Signed by the prestigious John Robert Powers Agency in New York City, the publicity she earned modeling brought an offer from 20th Century Fox film studios in Hollywood. She made her film debut in 1940, working for the next two years in small roles. In 1942, her big break came with Republic Pictures when she was cast in the leading female role in the twelve-part adventure film serial Spy Smasher, a production that is considered by many as one of the best serials ever made. As a result, Chapman soon began receiving offers for more leading roles and appeared opposite important stars such as Edward G. Robinson and George Sanders. With America's entry in World War II, she entertained the troops, worked for the War bond drive and at the Hollywood Canteen. During the 1950s Chapman continued to perform mostly in secondary film roles, notably in Marilyn Monroe's 1955 hit The Seven Year Itch. However, with the advent of television she kept busy into the early 1960s with guest appearances in a number different shows including Rawhide, Perry Mason, and Four Star Playhouse. Chapman was reportedly initially selected to play the role of "Old Rose" Dawson-Calvert in the 1997 James Cameron epic Titanic but poor health prevented her from accepting the offer.[citation needed] For her contribution to the motion picture industry, Marguerite Chapman has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6290 Hollywood Blvd. Marguerite Chapman died in 1999, aged 81, and was interred in Holy Cross Cemetery, in Culver City, California Description above from the Wikipedia article Marguerite Chapman, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
7.1
Patron
Hawaii Five-O
1968
8.0
Eve Corby
Spy Smasher Returns
1966
3.8
Laura Matson
The Amazing Transparent Man
1960
7.2
Madge
Rawhide
1959
7.7
Faye Donner
Perry Mason
1957
6.2
Norma Randall
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
1957
7.1
Miss Morris
The Seven Year Itch
1955
5.0
Myra Putnam
The Millionaire
1955
3.3
Myra Saunders
Climax!
1954
3.3
Mrs. Carter
Climax!
1954
Credits
Hawaii Five-O
as Patron
1968
7.1
Spy Smasher Returns
as Eve Corby
1966
8.0
The Amazing Transparent Man
as Laura Matson
1960
3.8
Rawhide
as Madge
1959
7.2
Perry Mason
as Faye Donner
1957
7.7
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
as Norma Randall
1957
6.2
The Seven Year Itch
as Miss Morris
1955
7.1
The Millionaire
as Myra Putnam
1955
5.0
Climax!
as Myra Saunders
1954
3.3
Climax!
as Mrs. Carter
1954
3.3
Climax!
as Wife
1954
3.3
Climax!
as Kitty
1954
3.3
Studio 57
1954
0.0
Studio 57
as Janet
1954
0.0
Studio 57
as Ann Scotland
1954
0.0
🎬
The Whistler
1954
0.0
🎬
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
1953
7.0
City Detective
1953
7.0
Revlon Mirror Theatre
as Elaine Merrill
1953
0.0
Bloodhounds of Broadway
as Yvonne Dugan
1952
6.9
🎬
Four Star Playhouse
as Linda
1952
6.7
🎬
Four Star Playhouse
as Lisa
1952
6.7
Sea Tiger
as Jenine Duval
1952
5.0
The Last Page
as Stella Tracy
1952
5.7
🎬
Chevron Theatre
1952
10.0
Flight to Mars
as Alita
1951
5.1
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Vicky
1951
7.2
Kansas Raiders
as Kate Clarke
1950
5.8
🎬
Lux Video Theatre
as Linda
1950
6.3
🎬
Lux Video Theatre
as Jane Drake
1950
6.3
🎬
Lux Video Theatre
as Lenore
1950
6.3
Your Show of Shows
1950
6.3
The Green Promise
as Deborah Matthews
1949
6.0
Studio One
as Laura Adams
1948
5.0
The Gallant Blade
as Nanon de Lartigues
1948
6.0
Coroner Creek
as Kate Hardison
1948
6.1
Relentless
as Luella Purdy
1948
6.2
Mr. District Attorney
as Marcia Manning
1947
6.0
The Walls Came Tumbling Down
as Patricia Foster, AKA Laura Browning
1946
5.9
One Way to Love
as Marcia Winthrop
1946
7.0
Pardon My Past
as Joan
1945
6.0
Counter-Attack
as Lisa Elenko
1945
6.1
Strange Affair
as Marie Dumont Baumler
1944
6.2
My Kingdom for a Cook
as Pamela Morley
1943
0.0
Destroyer
as Mary Boleslavski
1943
6.6
Appointment in Berlin
as Ilse Von Preissing
1943
6.7
Murder in Times Square
as Melinda Matthews
1943
4.3
One Dangerous Night
as Eve Andrews
1943
4.4
The Daring Young Man
as Ann Minter
1942
4.3
The Spirit of Stanford
as Fay Edwards
1942
0.0
A Man's World
as Mona Jackson
1942
6.0
Parachute Nurse
as Glenda White
1942
5.0
Submarine Raider
as Sue Curry
1942
5.0
Meet the Stewarts
as Ann (uncredited)
1942
4.3
Spy Smasher
as Eve Corby
1942
6.0
🎬
The Playgirls
as Sexette Member
1942
0.0
You're in the Army Now
as Navy Blues Sextette Member
1941
4.0
The Body Disappears
as Christine Lunceford
1941
5.2
Navy Blues
as Navy Blues Sextet Member
1941
4.0
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
as Cecilia Grange
1941
4.7
Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum
as Mary Bolton
1940
7.8
On Their Own
as Margaret
1940
0.0