Marjorie Wood (5 September 1882 – 9 November 1955) was a British-born American actress on stage and in film.

Early life

Marjorie Wood was born in

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(some sources give her birthplace as

London London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ...

) on 5 September 1882.

Career

Wood's stage career included parts in ''Strongheart'' (1907), ''Mary Jane's Pa'' (1908), ''The Call of the North'' (1908), ''The Third Party'' (1914), ''Yes or No'' (1918), ''Madame Pierre'' (1922), ''Yellow'' (1926), ''The Good Earth'' (1933), and ''

Chu Chin Chow ''Chu Chin Chow'' is a musical comedy written, produced and directed by Oscar Asche, with music by Frederic Norton, based (with minor embellishments) on the story of ''Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves''. Gänzl, Kurt"''Chu Chin Chow'' Musical Tale of ...

'' (1919-1921), "an Oriental extravaganza". When she played a telephone operator in ''The Woman'' (1912), she was invited to visit a large telephone exchange in Chicago, to meet women who did that job in real life. In films, Wood appeared, usually in small roles, in '' The Women'' (1939), ''

Pride and Prejudice ''Pride and Prejudice'' is an 1813 novel of manners by Jane Austen. The novel follows the character development of Elizabeth Bennet, the dynamic protagonist of the book who learns about the repercussions of hasty judgments and comes to appreci ...

'' (1940), ''

Down in San Diego ''Down in San Diego'' is a 1941 American adventure film directed by Robert B. Sinclair and written by Franz Schulz and Harry Clork. The black-and-white movie was filmed in San Diego and stars Bonita Granville, Ray McDonald, Dan Dailey, Leo Gor ...

'' (1941), ''

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'' (1945), ''

Behind City Lights ''Behind City Lights'' is a 1945 American crime film directed by John English (director), John English and written by Richard Weil and Gertrude Walker. The film stars Lynne Roberts, Peter Cookson, Jerome Cowan, Esther Dale, William Terry and Vi ...

'' (1945), ''

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'' (1945), ''

Boys' Ranch ''Boys' Ranch'' was a six-issue American comic book series created by the veteran writer-artist team of Joe Simon and Jack Kirby for Harvey Comics in 1950. A Western in the then-prevalent "kid gang" vein popularized by such film series as "Our ...

'' (1946), ''

Adam's Rib ''Adam's Rib'' is a 1949 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by George Cukor from a screenplay written by Ruth Gordon and Garson Kanin. It stars Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn as married lawyers who come to oppose each other in ...

'' (1949), '' Annie Get Your Gun'' (1950), ''

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'' (1950), ''

A Life of Her Own ''A Life of Her Own'' is a 1950 American melodrama film directed by George Cukor and starring Lana Turner and Ray Milland. The screenplay by Isobel Lennart focuses on an aspiring model who leaves her small town in the Midwest to seek fame and for ...

'' (1950), ''

The Company She Keeps ''The Company She Keeps'' is a 1951 drama film starring Lizabeth Scott, Jane Greer and Dennis O'Keefe. The film was directed by John Cromwell, whose film the previous year, '' Caged'', also concerned a woman sent to prison. It marked Jeff Bri ...

'' (1951), and ''

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers ''Seven Brides for Seven Brothers'' is a 1954 American musical film, directed by Stanley Donen, with music by Gene de Paul, lyrics by Johnny Mercer, and choreography by Michael Kidd. The screenplay, by Albert Hackett, Frances Goodrich, and Do ...

'' (1954). Marjorie Wood was a director of

George M. Cohan George Michael Cohan (July 3, 1878November 5, 1942) was an American entertainer, playwright, composer, lyricist, actor, singer, dancer and theatrical producer. Cohan began his career as a child, performing with his parents and sister in a vaudev ...

Actors' Fidelity League The Actors' Fidelity League (Fidelity) was a short-lived unaffiliated American craft union representing actors who worked in live theater, live theatrical performances. It split off from Actors' Equity Association (Equity) in August 1919 when the ...

, which was organized in opposition to

Actors' Equity Association The Actors' Equity Association (AEA), commonly referred to as Actors' Equity or simply Equity, is an American labor union representing those who work in live theatrical performance. Performers appearing in live stage productions without a boo ...

Personal life

By 1910 she was married to John J. Gleason. Five years later, Wood explained that she enjoyed the acting life because it made marriage optional: "With the ability to earn money and take care of ourselves, we don't have to stay tied to a husband we detest, just because we need someone to support us.""Marriage or The Stage?"
''Green Book Magazine'' (December 1915): 1130. Marjorie Wood died in California in 1955, aged 73 years.

Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wood, Marjorie 1882 births 1955 deaths American actresses British emigrants to the United States