Marion Burns (9 August 1907 – 22 December 1993) was an American film actress of the 1930s. She is best known for having starred opposite John Wayne in the 1935 film The Dawn Rider and opposite him again that same year in Paradise Canyon.
Burns was born in Los Angeles, California, making her way to Hollywood to pursue a career in acting. She received her first film role in 1931, starring opposite Bill Cody in Oklahoma Jim. That film started her on the path of starring in western films as a heroine. In 1932 she starred opposite George O'Brien in The Golden West, followed by Me and My Gal that same year. 1934 and 1935 would be her biggest years, with her appearing in six films, three each year, two of which were uncredited, and the most notable being the two John Wayne films. Her first film in 1934 was The Devil Tiger, in which she had the lead role. In the 1934 film Born to Be Bad she starred alongside Cary Grant and Loretta Young.
In her last film of 1935 she starred opposite Lloyd Hughes in the crime drama Rip Roaring Riley. It would be her last film for a span of ten years. She married twice during her career. Her first marriage was in 1934 to actor Kane Richmond, which ended in divorce. Her final marriage was to actor Bruce MacFarlane. She returned to acting twice and only briefly following 1935. The first time was in 1945 alongside her first husband in Brenda Starr, Reporter, which starred Kane Richmond and Joan Woodbury. The second time wasn't until 1961 when she appeared on one episode of the television series My Three Sons. She eventually settled in Laguna Niguel, California, where she was living at the time of her death on December 22nd, 1993.
External links
Marion Burns at the Internet Movie Database
Marion Burns at Allmovie
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NAME
Burns, Marion
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SHORT DESCRIPTION
Actor
DATE OF BIRTH
1907-8-9
PLACE OF BIRTH
Los Angeles, California
DATE OF DEATH
1993-12-22
PLACE OF DEATH
Laguna Niguel, California
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