Marian McCargo Bell (March 18, 1932[a] – April 7, 2004) was an American actress and champion tennis player who later found success in film and television roles. She was sometimes credited as Marian Moses.[1]
Marian McCargo Bell | |
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 Marian McCargo in 1969 | |
| Born | Marian McCargo March 18, 1932 |
| Died | April 7, 2004 (aged 72) Santa Monica, California, U.S. |
| Other names | Marian Moses |
| Alma mater | West Hills College, Boston |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, tennis player |
| Years active | 1963–2004 |
| Spouse(s) |
Richard Cantrell Moses Sr.
(m. 1951; div. 1963) |
| Children | 4, including Rick and William R. Moses |
Early life and education
editMcCargo graduated from Miss Porter's School in Farmington, Connecticut,[2] and attended Boston's West Hills College. In 1951, she married Richard Cantrell Moses, who later became an advertising executive in Los Angeles. They had four sons: actors Rick and William R. Moses, director Harry Moses, and Graham Moses. They were divorced in 1963.
Acting career
editMcCargo first entered acting as a supporting player on such popular television shows as Perry Mason (in 1964 she played murder victim Sibyll Pollard in "The Case of the Latent Lover"; and in 1965 she played defendant Louise Selff in "The Case of the Wrathful Wraith".) Her other television show appearances included: Hawaii Five-O, Hogan's Heroes, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, Mannix, Gomer Pyle, USMC, and The Man from U.N.C.L.E..
McCargo made her feature film debut in the crime comedy Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round[3] in 1966, which was also the debut film of Harrison Ford. Subsequent film roles included: Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell in 1968 (playing opposite Peter Lawford, Gina Lollobrigida, Shelley Winters, Telly Savalas, and Phil Silvers); The Undefeated in 1969 (with John Wayne and Rock Hudson); and Doctors' Wives in 1971. McCargo also became known for her television role as Harriet Roberts on the nighttime soap, Falcon Crest.
Political wife
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Congressman Alphonzo Bell
In 1970, McCargo married U.S. Congressman Alphonzo E. Bell Jr. of California, a widower with three sons of his own. They had met while she was starring with John Wayne in The Undefeated, Wayne being a close personal friend of Bell's. She then retired from acting to become a political wife.[4]
Death
editMcCargo died of pancreatic cancer in 2004, in Santa Monica, California,[4] just eighteen days before her husband Alphonzo.
Notes
editReferences
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- ^ a b Wilson, Scott (2016). Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed. (2 volume set). McFarland. p. 493. ISBN 9781476625997. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
- ^ Cain, Scott (February 7, 1971). "Osborne's 40 and Glad of It". The Atlanta Constitution. Georgia, Atlanta. p. 4 F. Retrieved September 22, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Enroute (sic) to Rome". Pasadena Independent. California, Pasadena. August 30, 1967. p. 9. Retrieved January 15, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b Bell, Alphonzo - The Bel Air Kid, Trafford Publishing, 2002; ISBN 978-1-55369-378-9
