Churchill, Marguerite (1909–2000)

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Churchill, Marguerite (1909–2000)

American actress. Born Dec 25, 1909, in Kansas City, Missouri; died Jan 9, 2000, in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma; m. George O'Brien (cowboy star), 1933 (div. 1948); children: Orin O'Brien (bassist) and Darcy O'Brien (writer).

At 13, made Broadway debut as Molly in Why Not?, followed by The Wild Man of Borneo and Skidding, among others; starred opposite John Wayne in The Big Trail, his 1st major film (1930); returned to Broadway in Dinner at Eight (1932); other films include The Valiant, They Had to See Paris, Riders of the Purple Sage, Man Hunt, The Walking Dead and Bunco Squad.

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