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

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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

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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,

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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

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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'' (1936) * '' Echo Mountain'' (1936) * ''

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'' (1937) as Florrie Liggett * ''

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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

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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 {{US-film-actor-1910s-stub