Peterson, Marjorie (1906–1974)

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Peterson, Marjorie (1906–1974)

American dancer. Born Feb 9, 1906, in Houston, TX; died Aug 19, 1974, in New York, NY.

Made New York debut as a featured dancer in Greenwich Village Follies (1923); danced in Annie Dear (1924) and Earl Carroll's Vanities (1925); in Broadway operettas, performed in Countess Maritz (1926) and The Red Robe (1928); appeared for Shubert Brothers in numerous musical comedies as well as dramatic plays.

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