Marie Saxon (1904 - November 12, 1941) was an American actress in vaudeville and theatre, who briefly appeared in film. Pauline Marie Landry was born in

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. Her family were entertainers; her mother was vaudeville comedienne Pauline Saxon and her father, Daniel Landry, was a theatre manager. Saxon embarked upon a career in

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at 15. She performed in vaudeville, teaming with her mother in an act billed as the Saxon Sisters, before acting in stage musicals. She performed in Broadway musicals including ''My Girl'' (1924), ''The Ramblers'' (1926), ''Ups-A-Daisy'' (1928), ''Battling Butter'' (1923), and ''Merry, Merry'' (1925). She was both a stage and film actress. Saxon's films included ''Broadway Hoofer'' (1930). Saxon married

Sidne Silverman Sidne Silverman (December 11, 1898 – March 10, 1950) was an American publisher. He was the president (publisher) and editor of ''Variety'' from 1933 to 1950. Life Silverman was born to a Jewish family on December 11, 1898., the son of Harriett " ...

, the publisher of ''

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'', an entertainment publication founded by his father,

Sime Silverman Simon J. Silverman (May 19, 1873 – September 22, 1933) was an American journalist and newspaper publisher. He was the founder of the weekly newspaper ''Variety'' in New York City in 1905, which gave theatre and vaudeville reviews and the Ho ...

, on May 31, 1924. They had a son,

Syd Silverman Syd Silverman (January 23, 1932 – August 27, 2017) was the owner and publisher of ''Variety'' magazine. Early life Syd Silverman was born in Manhattan on January 23, 1932, to publisher Sidne Silverman and Vaudeville entertainer Marie (née Sa ...

, and they resided in

Harrison, New York Harrison is a town in Westchester County, New York, United States, northeast of Manhattan. The population was 28,218 at the 2020 census. History Harrison was established in 1696 by a patent granted by the British government to John Harrison a ...

. Saxon died in Harrison on November 12, 1941, at age 37.

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1904 births 1941 deaths People from Lawrence, Kansas People from Harrison, New York 20th-century American actresses American stage actresses Vaudeville performers Silverman family {{US-film-actor-1900s-stub