Joan Marshall (born Joan Schrepfermann; June 6, 1931 – June 28, 1992) was an American film and television

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. She is best known for her appearances in ''

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's'' " Dead Man's Shoes", and '' Star Trek's'' "

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Early life

She was born Joan Schrepfermann on June 6, 1931 in

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, where she was also raised. At age 17, she suffered a bout of

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which temporarily

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her vocal cords, leaving her unable to speak. She began her career performing as a

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in Chicago clubs.

Career

After appearing as a dancer in the film ''The Chicago Kid'' (1945) and in a part in the television series ''

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'' (1958), she moved to California around 1959. In 1959 she reprised the Lauren Bacall role of Sailor Duval in the short-lived television series ''

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''. During the 1960s, Marshall frequently guest-starred on various television series, including '' Tales of Wells Fargo'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Hawaiian Eye'', '' Gunsmoke'', and ''

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''. She also appeared in the films ''

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'' (using the stage name "Jean Arless") and '' Tammy and the Doctor'' opposite

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and Peter Fonda. Marshall also appeared in the 15-minute unaired

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of ''

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'' as Phoebe Munster (who strongly resembled

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). Before the series was picked up, ''The Munsters'' was retooled and Marshall was replaced by actress Yvonne De Carlo. Marshall continued guest-starring in episodic television throughout the 1960s before her last role in the 1975 film ''

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'' with

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. She also worked as Barbra Streisand's personal assistant on her self-produced 1976 film '' A Star Is Born''.

Personal life and death

Marshall was married five times. She had three children with her first two husbands. Marshall's third marriage was to director

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in August 1969; she divorced him a year later in 1970, and married for a fourth time to Jeffrey A. Stein in 1978, whom she also divorced. In 1990 she married for a fifth time, this time to executive Mel Bartfield. The couple relocated to Montego Bay,

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, where they remained until her death, at age 61, on June 28, 1992.

Filmography

References

External links

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Will the Real Jean Arless Please Step Forward? - TCM Movie Morlocks on "Homicidal"
{{DEFAULTSORT:Marshall, Joan 1931 births 1992 deaths 20th-century American actresses Actresses from Chicago American film actresses American television actresses American expatriates in Jamaica