Marie Shotwell (March 21, 1880 – September 18, 1934) was an American actress of the stage and screen.

Biography

Shotwell was in motion pictures beginning in 1915 with roles in ''God's Witness'', ''The Taming of Mary'', ''Under Southern Skies'', and ''The Tale of the C''. Her film career continued until the late 1920s, including '' Sally of the Sawdust'' (1925) with

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; her final appearances were in '' Running Wild'' (1927) and ''One Woman To Another'' (1927). She was married to a former

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, police chief, William G. Austin. Shotwell divorced Austin in 1916. In 1922 Shotwell became executrix for the estate of her friend,

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public school teacher Marie J. Pearson. Shotwell was sued by an undertaker for $245, the amount of the burial bill. The actress died of a cerebral hemorrhage in 1934 after she was stricken while she was working in the Astoria, New York Film Studios. Shotwell was working on the

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movie ''Gambling''. She was fifty-four years old.

Partial filmography

References

* Hammond, Indiana Times, ''Actress Sued By Undertaker For Burial Bill'', October 17, 1922, Page 4. *

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, ''Marie Shotwell, Actress, Dies'', September 19, 1934, Page 3. * Ogden, Utah Standard, ''Mrs. William G. Austin'', May 5, 1916, Page 7.

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