Marjorie Mars (31 January 1903 – 22 December 1991) was a British stage actress who also appeared in film and television. She appeared frequently in the West End. She made her West End debut in the musical '' A Night Out'' at the

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in 1920. In 1937 she appeared as

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in the historical play '' Thank You, Mr. Pepys!''. In 1950 she was in the cast of the first West End version of the musical ''

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''. On screen she made her debut in the 1928 silent film '' Yellow Stockings'' and appeared in a

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in the 1945 film ''

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''.Phillips p.454 She featured many early

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television films, often adapted directly from plays. She was married to the television producer and director Graeme Muir from 1941 to his death in 1987.

Selected filmography

* '' Yellow Stockings'' (1928) * '' Maid Happy'' (1933) * '' The Crouching Beast'' (1935) * '' The Shadow of Mike Emerald'' (1936) * ''

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'' (1936) * ''

'' (1945) * ''

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'' (1947)

References

Bibliography

* Phillips, Gene. ''Beyond the Epic: The Life and Films of David Lean''. University Press of Kentucky, 2006. * Wearing, J. P. ''The London Stage 1920–1929: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel''. Rowman & Littlefield, 2014. * Wearing, J. P. ''The London Stage 1930–1939: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel''. Rowman & Littlefield, 2014. * Wright, Adrian. ''West End Broadway: The Golden Age of the American Musical in London''. Boydell Press, 2012.

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* 1903 births 1991 deaths British film actresses British stage actresses English stage actresses 20th-century English actresses Actors from the London Borough of Camden People from Hampstead Actresses from London {{UK-screen-actor-stub