Bell, Marion (1919–1997)

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Bell, Marion (1919–1997)

American actress and singer. Name variations: Marion Lerner. Born Nov 16, 1919, in St. Louis, Missouri; died Dec 14, 1977, in Culver City, California; m. Thomas Charlesworth (div.); m. Jack Holliman (div.); m. Alan J. Lerner (lyricist, author) 1947 (div. 1949, was the 2nd of his 6 wives).

In Broadway debut, created role of Fiona MacLaren in Brigadoon (1947); appeared in film Ziegfeld Follies (1946).

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