Saxon, Marie (1904–1941)

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Saxon, Marie (1904–1941)

American dancer. Born Marie Saxon Landry, 1904, in Lawrence, MA; died Nov 12, 1941, in Harrison, NY; parents managed theaters and vaudeville houses.

After father's death, toured with mother Pauline Saxon in a sister act on the Keith circuit; made Broadway debut in chorus of Battling Butler (1923); featured as an ingenue in Passing Show of 1923, My Girl (1924), Merry Merry (1925), The Ramblers (1926), and others; appeared in several early musical films, including The Broadway Hoofer (1929).

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