Mason, Marsha (1942–)

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Mason, Marsha (1942–)

American actress. Born April 3, 1942, in St. Louis, Missouri; m. Gary Campbell, 1965 (div. 1970); m. Neil Simon, 1973 (div. 1981).

Began career on stage; had regular role on "Love of Life" (1971–72); won an Oscar nomination for Cinderella Liberty (1973); met Neil Simon while rehearsing play The Good Doctor and starred on film in his Chapter Two (1979), a semi-autobiographical account of their courtship; also starred in The Goodbye Girl (1977), The Cheap Detective (1978), Only When I Laugh (1981) and Max Dugan Returns (1983).

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