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Bright, vivacious Marjorie Reynolds (née Goodspeed) was born in Idaho on August 12, 1917 to a homemaker and a doctor and raised in Los Angeles. She made her film debut at age 6, then "retired" after only a few years to pursue a regular education.
She returned in the mid-1930s as a teenager and began the typical assembly-line route of extra and bit roles for various mega-studios, billed this time as Marjorie Moore. Her first speaking role was in Columbia Studio's Murder in Greenwich Village (1937), this time billed as Marjorie Reynolds; her first husband's last name, this was the moniker she maintained for the duration of her career.
The blonde (originally brunette) actress then went through a rather non-challenging prairie-flower phase opposite Hollywood's top western stars such as Tex Ritter, Buck Jones, Roy Rogers, and Tim Holt. It all paid off, however, when she won the top female role opposite Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire in the seasonal film classic Holiday Inn (1942), a role originally designed for Mary Martin. It remains Marjorie's most popular and cherished role on film, but it did not help her make a permanent transition into 'A' quality fare.
Marjorie continued as a dependable "B" co-lead in such films as Up in Mabel's Room (1944), Meet Me on Broadway (1946), and Heaven Only Knows (1947), with an exciting movie offer such as Fritz Lang's Ministry of Fear (1944) coming her way on a rare occasion.
Along with maturity and a new entertainment medium (television) in the 1950s came a return to her natural hair color. As William Bendix's patient, resourceful brunette wife on the comedy TV series The Life of Riley (1953), Marjorie became a semi-household name. Her career took a steep decline following its demise five years later and she was only sporadically seen in films, commercials, and TV guest spots after that.
She was married twice. Her first husband was Jack Reynolds, an Assistant Casting Director for Samuel Goldwyn. They had one daughter, Linda, before divorcing in 1952 after 16 years. Her second husband, film editor John Whitney, worked for a time in the 1940s as an actor. They were married for 32 years until his death in 1985.
Long retired, Marjorie died in 1997 of congestive heart failure after collapsing while walking her dog. Though she didn't fully live up to her potential as a serious, formidable actress, her gentle charm and obvious beauty certainly spruced up the 60+ films in which she appeared.- Lillian Porter was born on 24 February 1917 in Alameda County, California, USA. She was an actress, known for Judge Roy Bean (1955), High School (1940) and Tin Pan Alley (1940). She was married to Russell Hayden. She died on 1 February 1997 in San Bernardino, California, USA.
- Cynthia Belgrave was born on 5 August 1920 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. She was an actress, known for The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974), The Meteor Man (1993) and One Life to Live (1968). She was married to Kenneth B. Farris. She died on 1 February 1997 in Brooklyn, New York, USA.
- Actor
- Writer
Herb Caen was born on 3 April 1916 in Sacramento, California, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Ahh... San Francisco (2014), State Trooper (1956) and Cheers (1982). He was married to Ann Moller. He died on 1 February 1997 in San Francisco, California, USA.- Actor
- Producer
- Writer
Chandler Cowles was born on 29 September 1917 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA. He was an actor and producer, known for I, Leonardo: A Journey of the Mind (1983), Kraft Theatre (1947) and The Medium (1951). He was married to Pavlina Stefanova Dokovska, Adrienne Kathleen Zuckert and Katherine Drexel Henry. He died on 1 February 1997 in New York City, New York, USA.- Director
- Writer
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Károly Wiedermann was born on 13 June 1930 in Budapest, Hungary. He was a director and writer, known for Three Stars (1960), Házasságból elégséges (1962) and A holtak visszajárnak (1968). He died on 1 February 1997 in Budapest, Hungary.- Actor
Don Pon was born on 21 October 1928 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor. He died on 1 February 1997 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Actress
- Writer
Hümasah Hican was born on May 5, 1925 in Istanbul, Kadiköy. Born Adi Hümasah Berkan started his life with the play "King Oidippus" staged in Harbiye Open Air Theater in 1947. In 1950, he joined the staff of Istanbul Municipality Sehir Theaters. He started his cinema career in 1947, when he was a staff member of Halk Sigorta Company, with Sami Ayanoglu's insistence, playing in the movie "Harmankaya". Between 1947-1956, he was among the leading actors of our cinema. He had two marriages with Turhan Göker and Kemal Kan. He continued acting in theater and cinema together. She died in Istanbul on 1 February 1997 at Kabri Istanbul Silivrikapi Cemetery.- Additional Crew
Ottília Solt was born on 7 January 1944 in Budapest, Hungary. She is known for Krisztina (1980) and Ottilia (1997). She died on 1 February 1997 in Budapest, Hungary.