Marie Saxon (1904 – November 12, 1941) was an American actress in

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and theatre, who briefly appeared in film.

Biography

Pauline Marie Landry was born in

Lawrence, Massachusetts Lawrence is a city located in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States, on the Merrimack River. At the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the city had a population of 89,143. Surrounding communities include Methuen, Massachusetts, Methuen ...

. Her family were entertainers; her mother was vaudeville comedienne Pauline Saxon and her father, Daniel Landry, was a theatre manager. Saxon embarked upon a career in

musical theatre Musical theatre is a form of theatre, theatrical performance that combines songs, spoken dialogue, acting and dance. The story and emotional content of a musical – humor, pathos, love, anger – are communicated through words, music, ...

at 15. She performed in vaudeville, teaming with her mother in an act billed as the Saxon Sisters, before acting in stage musicals. She performed in Broadway musicals including ''My Girl'' (1924), ''The Ramblers'' (1926), ''Ups-A-Daisy'' (1928), '' Battling Buttler'' (1923), and ''Merry, Merry'' (1925). She was both a stage and film actress. Saxon's films included '' The Broadway Hoofer'' (1929). Saxon married

Sidne Silverman Sidne Silverman (December 11, 1898 – March 10, 1950) was an American publisher. He was the president (publisher) and editor of '' Variety'' from 1933 to 1950. Life Silverman was born to a Jewish family on December 11, 1898, the son of Harriett ...

, the publisher of ''

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'', an entertainment publication founded by his father,

Sime Silverman Simon J. Silverman (May 19, 1873 – September 22, 1933) was an American journalist and newspaper publisher. He was the founder of the weekly newspaper '' Variety'' in New York City in 1905, which gave theatre and vaudeville reviews and the Ho ...

, on May 31, 1924. They had a son, Syd Silverman, and they resided in

Harrison, New York Harrison is a Administrative divisions of New York#Town, town and Administrative divisions of New York (state), village in Westchester County, New York, Westchester County, New York (state), New York, United States. It is a suburb of New York Cit ...

. Saxon died in Harrison on November 12, 1941, at age 37.

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* * 1904 births 1941 deaths People from Lawrence, Massachusetts People from Harrison, New York 20th-century American actresses American stage actresses American vaudeville performers Silverman family {{US-film-actor-1900s-stub