MARGUERITE ,CHAPMAN ,AMERICAN ,ACTRESS , BORN 1918 MARCH 9-1999 AUGUST 31
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 move...