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Mari Blanchard (born Mary E. Blanchard, April 13, 1923 – May 10, 1970) was an American film and television actress, known foremost for her roles as a B movie femme fatale in American productions of the 1950s and early 1960s.
Mari Blanchard was a petite, attractive actress who suffered from poliomyelitis and had a troubled career in Hollywood. She starred in Destry, Abbott and Costello Go to Mars, and McLintock!, among other films and TV shows.
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- Long Beach, California, USA
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- Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
Mari Blanchard was a petite, attractive actress who suffered from polio and struggled to find roles in Hollywood. She starred in Destry (1954) and McLintock! (1963), and was the inspiration for Al Capp's comic character Stupefyin' Jones.
- April 13, 1923
- May 10, 1970
Mari Blanchard was a petite, attractive actress who suffered from polio and struggled to find good roles in Hollywood. She starred in Destry (1954) and McLintock! (1963), but died of cancer at 47.
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Biography by AllMovie [+] American actress Mari Blanchard trained from childhood for a dancing career, but a bout with polio put an end to those dreams. Undaunted, she became an advertising model, then entered films in 1950 after attracting attention in a bubble-bath pose.
