MARGUERITE CHAPMAN AMERICAN ACTRESS
BORN 1918 MARCH 9-1999 AUGUST 31
Marguerite Chapman (March 9, 1918 – August 31, 1999) was an American film and television actress.
Biography[edit]
Born in Chatham, New York, Chapman was working as a telephone switchboard operator in White Plains, New York when her good looks brought about the opportunity to pursue a career in modeling. Signed by the John Robert Powers Agency in New York City, she modeled in product advertisements that ran nationally.
During that year of modeling she was made aware that producer Howard Hughes was in New York screening for a new movie he planned to make. Unannounced, she went to Hughes and asked for a chance to be in his picture. He gave her a screen test, which went well. Though Hughes never did film the movie, he showed the screen test to a number of Hollywood studio executives.[1]
She signed with 20th Century Fox and moved to Hollywood in late 1939. She went on to be placed under contract with Warner Brothers in 1941, and then with Columbia from 1942 to 1948.[2]
She made her film debut in 1940, working for the next two years in small roles. In 1942, her big break came with Republic Pictures when she was cast in the leading female role in the twelve-part adventure film serial Spy Smasher, a production that has been ranked among the best serials ever made.[3]
Chapman soon began receiving more leading roles and appeared opposite important stars such as Edward G. Robinson and George Sanders. With America's entry in World War II, she entertained the troops, worked for the War bond drive and at the Hollywood Canteen. She also starred in the famous pro-Soviet war film Counter-Attack, released in 1945.
During the 1950s, Chapman performed mostly in secondary film roles, including The Seven Year Itch. In the early 1960s she appeared on television shows including Rawhide, Perry Mason, and Four Star Playhouse.
Outside of acting, Chapman was a painter whose work was featured at the Beverly Hills Art League Gallery.[4] She was also a Democrat who supported the campaign of Adlai Stevenson during the 1952 presidential election.[5]
Chapman was reportedly asked to audition for the role of "Old Rose" Dawson-Calvert in the 1997 James Cameron epic Titanic but was prevented by poor health.[4]
For her contribution on television, Marguerite Chapman has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6284 Hollywood Boulevard.[6]
Marguerite Chapman died August 31, 1999, aged 81, and was interred in Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City, California.[7]
Her funeral was held on September 4, 1999, at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in North Hollywood, California, where she was a parishioner.[4]
Filmography[edit]
This is the complete filmography of actress Marguerite Chapman (March 9, 1918 – August 31, 1999).
Born in Chatham, New York, she had humble beginnings as a typist and switchboard operator in White Plains, New York, until her beauty was brought to the attention of the John Powers Modeling Agency in New York City, where she went on to become a high-demand pictorial and magazine model.[1]
Relocating to Los Angeles, California, in December 1939, she would appear in several westerns, musicals, comedies, and dramas within the next two decades, working with such major studios as 20th Century Fox, Warner Bros., Republic Pictures, and Columbia. She later became a household name through television, appearing on several well-known sitcoms of the day throughout the 1950s up until her retirement in 1977.[citation needed]
Film and television appearances[edit]
- 1940: On Their Own as Margaret
- 1940: Four Sons as Peasant (uncredited)
- 1940: Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum as Mary Bolton
- 1941: A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob as Cecilia Grange
- 1941: The Great Lie as Enthusiastic Film Fan in Trailer (uncredited)
- 1941: Navy Blues as Navy Blues Sextet member
- 1941: West of the Rockies (Short)
- 1941: The Body Disappears as Christine Lunceford
- 1941: You're in the Army Now as Navy Blues Sextette member
- 1942: The Playgirls (Short) as Sextette member
- 1942: Spy Smasher as Eve Corby
- 1942: Meet the Stewarts as Ann (uncredited)
- 1942: Submarine Raider as Sue Curry
- 1942: Parachute Nurse as Glenda White
- 1942: A Man's World as Mona Jackson
- 1942: The Daring Young Man as Ann Minter
- 1942: The Spirit of Stanford as Fay Edwards
- 1943: One Dangerous Night as Eve Andrews
- 1943: Murder in Times Square as Melinda Matthews
- 1943: Appointment in Berlin as Ilse Von Preising
- 1943: Destroyer as Mary Boleslavski
- 1943: My Kingdom for a Cook as Pamela Morley
- 1944: Strange Affair as Marie Dumont Baumler
- 1945: Counter-Attack as Lisa Elenko
- 1945: Pardon My Past as Joan
- 1946: One Way to Love as Marcia Winthrop
- 1946: The Walls Came Tumbling Down as Patricia Foster, AKA Laura Browning
- 1947: Mr. District Attorney as Marcia Manning
- 1948: Relentless as Luella Purdy
- 1948: Coroner Creek as Kate Hardison
- 1948: The Gallant Blade as Nanon de Lartigues
- 1949: The Green Promise as Deborah Matthews
- 1950: Kansas Raiders as Kate Clarke
- 1951 The Bigelow Theatre (TV Series)
- 1951: Flight to Mars as Alita
- 1952: Man Bait as Stella Tracy
- 1952: Sea Tiger as Jenine Duval
- 1952: Bloodhounds of Broadway as Yvonne Dugan
- 1952–1953: Chevron Theatre (TV Series)
- 1953: Fireside Theatre (TV Series) as Wanda Brown
- 1953: Schlitz Playhouse (TV Series) as Vicky
- 1953: Hollywood Opening Night (TV Series)
- 1953: The Revlon Mirror Theater (TV Series) as Elaine Merrill
- 1953–1954: The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse (TV Series) as Ann Scotland / Barbara Nicholson
- 1954: Four Star Playhouse (TV Series) as Lisa / Linda
- 1954: Private Secretary (TV Series) as Dorian France
- 1955: The Whistler (TV Series) as Fran Gilbert
- 1953–1955: City Detective (TV Series) as Rose / Leona
- 1955: The Seven Year Itch as Miss Morris
- 1955: Science Fiction Theatre (TV Series) as Jean Forester
- 1955: Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre (TV Series) as Janet
- 1955: The Star and the Story (TV Series)
- 1956: Celebrity Playhouse (TV Series)
- 1956: TV Reader's Digest (TV Series) as Nancy Drake
- 1956: Strange Stories (TV Series) as Ann Scotland
- 1955–1956: Lux Video Theatre (TV Series) as Lenore / Jane Drake / Linda
- 1952–1957: The Ford Television Theatre (TV Series) as Louise / Beth Rathburn
- 1954–1957: Studio 57 (TV Series) as Ann Scotland / Janet / Pamela, American Official / Phyllis Warrender
- 1957: The Eve Arden Show (TV Series) as Mother
- 1955–1957: Climax! (TV Series) as Kitty / Wife / Mrs. Carter / Myra Saunders
- 1958: Studio One in Hollywood (TV Series) as Laura Adams
- 1958: Richard Diamond, Private Detective (TV Series) as Norma Randall
- 1958: The Millionaire (TV Series) as Myra Putnam
- 1958: Pursuit (TV Series)
- 1959: Rawhide (TV Series) as Madge
- 1959: The Ann Sothern Show (TV Series) as Stella
- 1959: The Lineup (TV Series) as Cara
- 1960: The Amazing Transparent Man as Laura Matson
- 1960: Perry Mason (TV Series) as Faye Donner
- 1961: Laramie (TV Series) as Valerie Farrell
- 1962: Frontier Circus (TV Series) as Theresa Haskill
- 1971: Marcus Welby, M.D. (TV Series) as Angie's mother
- 1975: Hawaii Five-O (TV Series) as Patron
- 1976: Police Story (TV Series) as Becky
- 1977: Barnaby Jones (TV Series) as Operator (final appearance)
- 1940: On Their Own as Margaret
- 1940: Four Sons as Peasant (uncredited)
- 1940: Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum as Mary Bolton
- 1941: A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob as Cecilia Grange
- 1941: The Great Lie as Enthusiastic Film Fan in Trailer (uncredited)
- 1941: Navy Blues as Navy Blues Sextet member
- 1941: West of the Rockies (Short)
- 1941: The Body Disappears as Christine Lunceford
- 1941: You're in the Army Now as Navy Blues Sextette member
- 1942: The Playgirls (Short) as Sextette member
- 1942: Spy Smasher as Eve Corby
- 1942: Meet the Stewarts as Ann (uncredited)
- 1942: Submarine Raider as Sue Curry
- 1942: Parachute Nurse as Glenda White
- 1942: A Man's World as Mona Jackson
- 1942: The Daring Young Man as Ann Minter
- 1942: The Spirit of Stanford as Fay Edwards
- 1943: One Dangerous Night as Eve Andrews
- 1943: Murder in Times Square as Melinda Matthews
- 1943: Appointment in Berlin as Ilse Von Preising
- 1943: Destroyer as Mary Boleslavski
- 1943: My Kingdom for a Cook as Pamela Morley
- 1944: Strange Affair as Marie Dumont Baumler
- 1945: Counter-Attack as Lisa Elenko
- 1945: Pardon My Past as Joan
- 1946: One Way to Love as Marcia Winthrop
- 1946: The Walls Came Tumbling Down as Patricia Foster, AKA Laura Browning
- 1947: Mr. District Attorney as Marcia Manning
- 1948: Relentless as Luella Purdy
- 1948: Coroner Creek as Kate Hardison
- 1948: The Gallant Blade as Nanon de Lartigues
- 1949: The Green Promise as Deborah Matthews
- 1950: Kansas Raiders as Kate Clarke
- 1951 The Bigelow Theatre (TV Series)
- 1951: Flight to Mars as Alita
- 1952: Man Bait as Stella Tracy
- 1952: Sea Tiger as Jenine Duval
- 1952: Bloodhounds of Broadway as Yvonne Dugan
- 1952–1953: Chevron Theatre (TV Series)
- 1953: Fireside Theatre (TV Series) as Wanda Brown
- 1953: Schlitz Playhouse (TV Series) as Vicky
- 1953: Hollywood Opening Night (TV Series)
- 1953: The Revlon Mirror Theater (TV Series) as Elaine Merrill
- 1953–1954: The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse (TV Series) as Ann Scotland / Barbara Nicholson
- 1954: Four Star Playhouse (TV Series) as Lisa / Linda
- 1954: Private Secretary (TV Series) as Dorian France
- 1955: The Whistler (TV Series) as Fran Gilbert
- 1953–1955: City Detective (TV Series) as Rose / Leona
- 1955: The Seven Year Itch as Miss Morris
- 1955: Science Fiction Theatre (TV Series) as Jean Forester
- 1955: Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre (TV Series) as Janet
- 1955: The Star and the Story (TV Series)
- 1956: Celebrity Playhouse (TV Series)
- 1956: TV Reader's Digest (TV Series) as Nancy Drake
- 1956: Strange Stories (TV Series) as Ann Scotland
- 1955–1956: Lux Video Theatre (TV Series) as Lenore / Jane Drake / Linda
- 1952–1957: The Ford Television Theatre (TV Series) as Louise / Beth Rathburn
- 1954–1957: Studio 57 (TV Series) as Ann Scotland / Janet / Pamela, American Official / Phyllis Warrender
- 1957: The Eve Arden Show (TV Series) as Mother
- 1955–1957: Climax! (TV Series) as Kitty / Wife / Mrs. Carter / Myra Saunders
- 1958: Studio One in Hollywood (TV Series) as Laura Adams
- 1958: Richard Diamond, Private Detective (TV Series) as Norma Randall
- 1958: The Millionaire (TV Series) as Myra Putnam
- 1958: Pursuit (TV Series)
- 1959: Rawhide (TV Series) as Madge
- 1959: The Ann Sothern Show (TV Series) as Stella
- 1959: The Lineup (TV Series) as Cara
- 1960: The Amazing Transparent Man as Laura Matson
- 1960: Perry Mason (TV Series) as Faye Donner
- 1961: Laramie (TV Series) as Valerie Farrell
- 1962: Frontier Circus (TV Series) as Theresa Haskill
- 1971: Marcus Welby, M.D. (TV Series) as Angie's mother
- 1975: Hawaii Five-O (TV Series) as Patron
- 1976: Police Story (TV Series) as Becky
- 1977: Barnaby Jones (TV Series) as Operator (final appearance)
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