Marjorie Bonner (February 23, 1893 – February 16, 1979) was an American dancer and actress who was a member of the

Ziegfeld Follies The ''Ziegfeld Follies'' was a series of elaborate theatrical revue productions on Broadway in New York City from 1907 to 1931, with renewals in 1934 and 1936. They became a radio program in 1932 and 1936 as ''The Ziegfeld Follies of the Ai ...

of 1908. Produced by

Florenz Ziegfeld Florenz Edward Ziegfeld Jr. (; March 21, 1867 – July 22, 1932) was an American Broadway impresario, notable for his series of theatrical revues, the ''Ziegfeld Follies'' (1907–1931), inspired by the ''Folies Bergère'' of Paris. He also p ...

, the Follies were presented in June 1908, at the ''

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'', atop the New York Theatre. She was born as Marjorie Daw Collins in

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(before NYC was consolidated). She appeared on stage in '' A Parisian Model'' (1906–1908), ''Miss Innocence'' (1909),Playbill for Miss Innocence - Chicago
(January 1910; Bonner listed as Spanish dancer; husband Power playing The Duke of Pomerania) ''

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Personal life

She married William H. Power on November 14, 1908 in Cincinnati, Ohio,"Marjorie Bonner and "William 1. Power of the "Follies of IMS" were married Nov. 14, in Cincinnati"
''St. Louis Post-Dispatch''; accessed August 2, 2017. and they would often appear on stage together.Majestic
''Evening Star'' (Washington, D.C.), July 5, 1910. Bonner reportedly made money from investing in oil stocks. In 1911, it was reported that "Miss Marjorie Bonner, a member of the Anna Held ''Miss Innocence'' company, bears the distinction of being the richest chorus girl In the world. While touring Texas seven years ago with Anna Held in ''The Little Duchess'', Miss Bonner invested a small amount of money in Beaumont oil stock. Recently she closed out her holdings at a net profit of $40,000, which she now possesses, in addition to a tidy bank roll accumulated In the past few years. As Miss Bonner has not as yet taken to the automobile habit, and is not a liberal dispenser of money, she is referred to by other members of the organization as "Hetty Greely".

Death

Widowed in 1942, she died in Tampa, Florida on February 16, 1979, and was buried at the Royal Palm Memorial Gardens in West Palm Beach, Florida.Obituary
''Palm Beach Post'', February 19, 1979.

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Majorie Bonner's ''New York Times'' photo (from Follies of 1908)
American female dancers 20th-century American actresses American stage actresses American musical theatre actresses Music hall performers 1893 births 1979 deaths People from Brooklyn Actresses from New York (state) Dancers from New York (state) 20th-century American singers 20th-century American women singers 20th-century American dancers {{US-theat-actor-stub