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Marian Nixon (born Marja Nissinen; October 20, 1904 – February 13, 1983) was an American film actress. Sometimes credited as Marion Nixon, she appeared in more than 70 films.
Actress: Captain Calamity. Marian Nixon was born on October 20, 1904, in Superior, Wisconsin. Her career started in 1923 when she played Agnes Evans in Cupid's Fireman (1923). She was nineteen.
Aug 21, 2021 · Marian Nixon died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center of complications following open heart surgery in 1983, aged 78. Take a look at these fabulous photos to see the beauty of young Marian Nixon in the 1920s and 1930s.
Feb 17, 1983 · Marian Nixon, who was Spencer Tracy's first leading lady and the wife of the late director William Seiter, died two days after undergoing open heart surgery. A spokesman for...
Find the location of Marian Nixon's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, read a biography, see related stars and browse a map of important places in their career. Born Oct. 20, 1904 in Superior,...
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Feb 16, 1983 · HOLLYWOOD -- Film star Marian Nixon, who was Spencer Tracy's first leading lady and the wife of director William Seiter, died from complications two days after undergoing open heart surgery. She...
Marian Nixon was an American film actress. Born Marian Nissinen in Superior, Wisconsin, Nixon began her career as a teen working as a chorus dancer on the vaudeville circuit. She began appearing in bit part in films in 1922 and landed her first substantial role in the 1923 film Cupid’s Fireman, opposite Buck Jones.
Marian Nixon (October 20, 1904 – February 13, 1983) was an American film actress. She appeared in more than 70 films. Born Marian Nissinen in Superior, Wisconsin to parents of Finnish descent, Nixon began her career as a teen dancing in choruses in vaudeville.
Nixon, Marion (1904–1983) American actress. Name variations: Marian Nixon. Born Maria Nissinen, Oct 20, 1904, in Superior, WI; died Feb 13, 1983, in Los Angeles, CA; m. Joe Benjamin, 1925(div. 1926); m. Edward Hillman Jr., 1929 (div. 1933); m. WilliamA. Seiter (director), 1934 (died 1964); m. Ben Lyon (actor), 1972 (died1979).
Marian Nixon started out as a vaudeville chorus dancer in her early teens, Nixon entered films in 1922. In 1924, she was chosen by the Western Association of Motion Picture Advertisers as a WAMPAS Baby Star, along with such other hopefuls such as future movie leading actresses, names like Clara Bow and Dorothy Mackaill.
