Gertrude Madeline "Trudy" Marshall (February 14, 1920 – May 23, 2004) was an American actress and model.

Early life

Marshall was born in

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, the daughter of Madeline (née Brennan) and Frederick Marshall. She studied drama at the

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in New York.

Career

A popular magazine cigarette girl during her modeling days for Harry Conover, Marshall was at different times "The Old Gold Girl", "The Chesterfield Girl", and "The Lucky Strike Girl". Marshall was signed by 20th Century-Fox in 1942 and groomed in bit parts. In '' The Dancing Masters'' (1943) she was female lead to

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. She next played a featured role in the World War II war drama '' The Fighting Sullivans'' (1944), the true story of a family that lost all five enlisted sons in the sinking of the USS ''Juneau'' off

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in November 1942. Marshall played the surviving sister Genevieve. Taking roles as a decorative ingenue for a time, Marshall later played the "other woman" in a few features. Semi-retired by the 1960s, she returned very infrequently to Hollywood. She appeared in the movie ''

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'' (1975) with her daughter

Deborah Raffin Deborah Iona Raffin (March 13, 1953 – November 21, 2012) was an American actress, model and audiobook publisher. Early life Raffin was born in Los Angeles, California, to actress Trudy Marshall and Phillip Jordan Raffin, a restaurateur and ...

. Marshall was the hostess of her own radio and TV show in the 1980s in which she interviewed stars who attended special Hollywood events.

Personal life

In 1944, Marshall married businessman Phillip Raffin, with whom she had three children, including model and actress Deborah Raffin. They remained together until his death in 1981.

Death

On May 23, 2004, Marshall died at age 84 in her Century City, Los Angeles, home. She is interred in Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery.Wilson, Scott. ''Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons'', 3d ed.: 2 (Kindle Locations 25047-25048). McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. Kindle Edition.

Partial filmography

* '' Secret Agent of Japan'' (1942) - Minor Role (uncredited) * '' Footlight Serenade'' (1942) - Secretary (uncredited) * '' Berlin Correspondent'' (1942) - Minor Role (uncredited) * '' Orchestra Wives'' (1942) - Irene (uncredited) * '' Girl Trouble'' (1942) - Miss Kennedy * '' Thunder Birds'' (1942) - Red Cross Nurse Trainee (uncredited) * '' Springtime in the Rockies'' (1942) - Marilyn Crothers (uncredited) * '' Crash Dive'' (1943) - Telephone Operator (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1943) - Girl Friend (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1943) - Jane Van Cleve - Jack's Wife (uncredited) * '' The Dancing Masters'' (1943) - Trudy Harlan * '' The Fighting Sullivans'' (1944) - Genevieve 'Gen' Sullivan * '' The Purple Heart'' (1944) - Mrs. Ross * '' Ladies of Washington'' (1944) - Carol Northrup * '' Roger Touhy, Gangster'' (1944) - Gloria * ''

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'' (1945) - Agnes Hannon * ''

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'' (1945) - Lenora Baldwin * '' Sentimental Journey'' (1946) - Ruth * ''

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'' (1946) - Toni Marlowe * '' Dragonwyck'' (1946) - Elizabeth Van Borden * '' Boston Blackie and the Law'' (1946) - Irene * '' Alias Mr. Twilight'' (1946) - Corky Corcoran * '' Too Many Winners'' (1947) - Phyllis Hamilton * '' Joe Palooka in the Knockout'' (1947) - Nina * '' Key Witness'' (1947) - Marge Andrews * ''Beyond Our Own'' (1947) - Ann Rogers * ''

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'' (1948) - Sara Franzen * ''

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'' (1948) - Jerry Hansford * '' Shamrock Hill'' (1949) - Carol Judson * '' Barbary Pirate'' (1949) - Anne Ridgeway * ''

Mark of the Gorilla ''Mark of the Gorilla'' is 1950 Jungle Jim film starring Johnny Weissmuller. It was the third in the series. Plot Gorilla attacks on humans come as a surprise to Jungle Jim, since the creatures are not known to exist in this part of Africa. On hi ...

'' (1950) - Barbara Bentley * '' I'll See You in My Dreams'' (1951) - Frankie Mason (uncredited) * '' The President's Lady'' (1953) - Jane Donelson (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1956) - Nora Gregory * ''Married Too Young'' (1962) - Susan Newton * '' Jacqueline Susann's Once Is Not Enough'' (1975) - Myrna

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