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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
October 20, 1904
Died
February 13, 1983
Place of Birth
Superior, Wisconsin, USA
Also Known As
- Marion Nixon
- Marian Nissinen
Marian Nixon
0.3 Popularity
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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.
Known For
2.2
Madge
Captain Calamity
1936
4.7
Katherine 'Kit' van Buren
The Drag-Net
1936
🎬
5.0
Treasure McGuire
Tango
1936
4.0
Helen Rogers
The Reckless Way
1936
🎬
4.0
Annie Foster
Sweepstake Annie
1935
2.3
Andree
By Your Leave
1934
0.0
Jane
Embarrassing Moments
1934
5.2
Arabella Sykes (as Marion Nixon)
We're Rich Again
1934
5.3
Sylvia
Strictly Dynamite
1934
5.7
Glory Franklyn
Chance at Heaven
1933
Credits
Captain Calamity
as Madge
1936
2.2
The Drag-Net
as Katherine 'Kit' van Buren
1936
4.7
🎬
Tango
as Treasure McGuire
1936
5.0
The Reckless Way
as Helen Rogers
1936
4.0
🎬
Sweepstake Annie
as Annie Foster
1935
4.0
By Your Leave
as Andree
1934
2.3
Embarrassing Moments
as Jane
1934
0.0
We're Rich Again
as Arabella Sykes (as Marion Nixon)
1934
5.2
Strictly Dynamite
as Sylvia
1934
5.3
Chance at Heaven
as Glory Franklyn
1933
5.7
Doctor Bull
as May Tupping
1933
6.5
Pilgrimage
as Mary Saunders
1933
6.9
Best of Enemies
as Lena Schneider
1933
0.0
Face in the Sky
as Madge
1933
4.7
Too Busy to Work
as Rose
1932
4.0
Madison Square Garden
as Bee
1932
6.2
Winner Take All
as Peggy Harmon
1932
4.7
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
as Rebecca
1932
0.0
Amateur Daddy
as Sally Smith
1932
0.0
After Tomorrow
as Sidney Taylor
1932
5.8
Charlie Chan's Chance
as Shirley Marlowe
1932
6.5
A Private Scandal
as Mary Gate
1931
4.3
Women Go on Forever
as Betty
1931
0.0
Sweepstakes
as Babe Ellis
1931
4.5
The Lash
as Dona Dolores Delfino
1930
5.3
Ex-Flame
as Lady Catherine
1930
0.0
The Pay-Off
as Annabelle
1930
5.0
College Lovers
as Madge Hutton
1930
0.0
Scarlet Pages
as Nora Mason
1930
6.5
An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee
as Self
1930
3.4
Courage
as Muriel Colbrook
1930
0.0
General Crack
as Archduchess Maria Luisa
1929
0.0
The Show of Shows
as Performer in 'What Became of the Floradora Boys' Number
1929
5.5
Young Nowheres
as Annie Jackson
1929
0.0
In the Headlines
as Anna Lou Anderson
1929
0.0
Say It with Songs
as Katherine Lane
1929
4.8
Rainbow Man
as Mary Lane
1929
0.0
The Red Sword
as Vera
1929
0.0
Silks and Saddles
as Lucy Calhoun
1929
0.0
Geraldine
as Geraldine
1929
0.0
Man, Woman and Wife
as Bella Rogers / Helen Brandon
1929
0.0
Red Lips
as Cynthia Day
1928
0.0
Jazz Mad
as Elsa Hausmann
1928
0.0
How to Handle Women
as Beatrice Fairbanks
1928
0.0
Out of the Ruins
as Yvonne Gilbert
1928
0.0
🎬
The Fourflusher
as June Allen
1928
0.0
The Chinese Parrot
as Sally Phillmore
1927
0.0
Out All Night
as Molly O'Day
1927
0.0
Taxi! Taxi!
as Rose Zimmerman
1927
0.0
The Auctioneer
as Ruth Levi
1927
0.0
Spangles
as 'Spangles' Delancy
1926
0.0
Devil's Island
as Rose Marie
1926
0.0
Rolling Home
as Phyllis
1926
0.0
What Happened to Jones?
as Lucille Bigbee
1926
5.8
Hands Up!
as Mae Woodstock
1926
5.2
Sporting Life
as Nora Cavanaugh
1925
0.0
Durand of the Bad Lands
as Molly Gore
1925
0.0
Where Was I?
as Alicia Stone
1925
2.0
I'll Show You the Town
as Hazel Deming
1925
0.0
Let 'er Buck
as Jacqueline McCall
1925
0.0
Riders of the Purple Sage
as Bess Erne
1925
5.7
The Saddle Hawk
as Rena Newhall
1925
0.0
The Hurricane Kid
as Joan Langdon
1925
0.0
The Last of the Duanes
as Ruth
1924
0.0
The Circus Cowboy
as Bird Taylor
1924
0.0
🎬
The City of Stars: A Reporters Visit to the Universal Studios
1924
7.0
The Vagabond Trail
as Lou Macon
1924
0.0
Cupid's Fireman
as Agnes Evans
1923
3.7
Big Dan
as Dora Allen
1923
0.0
Rosita
as Undetermined Bit Role (uncredited)
1923
6.5