Marjorie Eileen Beebe (October 9, 1908 – May 9, 1983) was an American

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Early years

Beebe was born on October 9, 1909. She graduated from Hollywood High School.

Career

Beebe tired of working as an assistant in a magician's show, so she went to Hollywood to become an actress. She was rejected by several casting directors before she found work for one day at FBO Pictures Corporation. Three months of additional searching resulted in a job at

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, where she stayed nine months, appearing in minor roles. In 1927, she began longer employment at

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. She was a star in

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films.

Personal life

Beebe married broker Clinton E. Randall in Yuma, Arizona, in May 1934; the marriage was annulled in Los Angeles on July 29, 1935, after Beebe told the judge that she had to sell her automobile for money to support Randall. She died on May 9, 1983.

Partial filmography

* '' Hills of Peril'' (1927) * '' Rich But Honest'' (1927) * '' Very Confidential'' (1927) * ''

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'' (1928) * '' The Farmer's Daughter'' (1928) * '' Homesick'' (1928) * '' A Thief in the Dark'' (1928) * ''

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'' (1929) * ''

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'' (1929) * ''Honeymoon Zeppelin'' (1930) * ''

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'' (1930) * '' Ghost Parade'' (1931, short) * ''Hot News Margie'' (1931, short) * '' Dragnet Patrol'' (1931) * '' Rackety Rax'' (1932) * '' Flames'' (1932) * '' Murder at Dawn'' (1932) * '' Docks of San Francisco'' (1932) * ''Too Many Highballs'' (1933) * ''

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'' (1933) * '' Lost Ranch'' (1937) * '' The Fighting Deputy'' (1937) * '' Hollywood Cavalcade'' (1939)

References

Bibliography

* Drew, Bernard A. ''Motion Picture Series and Sequels: A Reference Guide''. Routledge, 2013.

External links

* * 1908 births 1983 deaths 20th-century American actresses Actresses from Kansas City, Missouri American film actresses {{US-film-actor-1900s-stub