Gerard William Marshall (October 2, 1917 – June 8, 1994) was an American singer, bandleader and a motion picture actor,

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and producer.

Biography

Born in

Chicago, Illinois (''City in a Garden''); I Will , image_map = , map_caption = Interactive Map of Chicago , coordinates = , coordinates_footnotes = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name ...

, Marshall became a vocalist for

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and his band, the "Pennsylvanians," before forming his own band in 1937. In 1940, he moved to Hollywood to act in films. Some of the movies Marshall appeared in include '' Calendar Girl'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

Knute Rockne, All American ''Knute Rockne, All American'' is a 1940 American biographical film that tells the story of Knute Rockne, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame's legendary football coach. It stars Pat O'Brien (actor), Pat O'Brien as Rockne and Ronald Reagan as pl ...

'' and ''

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'' (1945). He was married three times. All his marriages were to actresses. #

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(1942–1948) — son Michael Marshall, actor #

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(1950–1954) — daughter

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, film director #

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(1961–1969) Marshall died in France in June 1994, at the age of 76.

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