Rosalind Marquis (September 11, 1915 – June 12, 2006) was an American actress.
Early life and career
She was born Rosalind Saindon on 11 September 1915 in
Chicago
(''City in a Garden''); I Will
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She was the sixth of eight children of Leopold Saindon, an usher of modest means, and Cora Vadeboncoeur.
She was educated there at
St. Patrick's Academy, before winning a beauty contest at the 1933-34
Century of Progress
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also in Chicago.
She was always a talented singer and moved to New York City, where she worked extensively in theatre, before moving to Hollywood. However,
Warner Bros.
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studios mismanaged her career, and despite three lead roles she never succeeded as an actress.
In 1938, aged 23, she returned full-time to her singing career.
While working as a backing vocalist for
Edith Piaf
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on a US tour, she met her second husband, Ed Axton, and gave up the stage permanently.
Partial filmography
* ''
Gold Diggers of 1937
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'' (1936)
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Echo Mountain'' (1936)
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Marked Woman
''Marked Woman'' is a 1937 American dramatic crime film directed by Lloyd Bacon and starring Bette Davis and Humphrey Bogart, with featured performances by Lola Lane, Isabel Jewell, Rosalind Marquis, Mayo Methot, Jane Bryan, Eduardo Ciannell ...
'' (1937) as Florrie Liggett
* ''
Talent Scout
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'' (1937)
Personal life
She had three marriages, to William L Waller (25 May 1936 - 1937, divorced), Edwin Diamond Axton II (divorced) and Thomas E. Saxe Jr (until his death). She had three children with Ed Axton.
Marquis died on 12 June 2006 in
Naples, Florida
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References
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1915 births
2006 deaths
People from Naples, Florida
American film actresses
20th-century American actresses
21st-century American women
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