Marie Harmon (October 21, 1923 – January 25, 2021) was an American actress and businesswoman, who worked as an actress primarily in the 1940s during the

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. She is best known for her lead role in the 1946 American

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film ''

The El Paso Kid ''The El Paso Kid'' is a 1946 American Western film directed by Thomas Carr and written by Norman Sheldon. The film stars Sunset Carson, Marie Harmon, Hank Patterson, Edmund Cobb, Robert Filmer and Wheaton Chambers. The film was released on Ma ...

'', opposite

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Early life and career

Harmon was born on October 21, 1923, in Chicago, Illinois, United States. She had five siblings, all brothers. As a child, she performed in local theater productions. At age 18, she moved to Hollywood, California, to pursue a professional career in acting. Her acting debut was an uncredited role in the 1943 film ''

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'', starring

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and

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Personal life

Harmon was married three times. Her first husband was William G. Jones. Their only child is actress

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. They divorced in 1948. She married Donald Currie in 1951. She quit show business to open up a female clothing store. The couple had three children; twin daughters

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(former lead vocalist of The Runaways), and

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, and a son Don Anthony Currie. She was the mother-in-law of

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, and formerly of Steven Lukather (guitarist of Toto) and

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. Harmon got divorced in 1972. Three years later, she married Wolfgang Kaupisch, a German

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recipient, and Veteran of the

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, who died in on June 9, 2010, at the age of 95. She died in Los Angeles on January 25, 2021, of natural causes at the age of 97.

Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Harmon, Marie 1923 births 2021 deaths American film actresses Actresses from Illinois Actresses from Chicago 21st-century American women