Marie Harmon (October 21, 1923 – January 25, 2021) was an American actress and businesswoman, who worked as an actress primarily in the 1940s during the Golden Age of Hollywood. She is best known for her lead role in the 1946 American Western film The El Paso Kid, opposite Sunset Carson.[1]
Marie Harmon | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 21, 1923 Oak Park, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | January 25, 2021 (aged 97) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1943–1958 |
| Spouses |
Donald Currie
(m. 1951; div. 1972)Wolfgang Kaupisch
(m. 1975; died 2010) |
| Children | 4, including Sondra Currie, Cherie Currie, and Marie Currie |
Early life and career
editHarmon was born on October 21, 1923, in Chicago. She had five siblings, all brothers. As a child, she performed in local theater productions. At age 18, she moved to Hollywood to pursue a professional career in acting. Her acting debut was an uncredited role in the 1943 film Hers to Hold, starring Deanna Durbin and Joseph Cotten.[1]
Personal life
editHarmon was married three times. Her first husband was William G. Jones. Their only child is actress Sondra Currie. They divorced in 1948.[2] She married Donald Currie in 1951. She quit show business to open up a women’s clothing store. The couple had three children; twin daughters Cherie Currie (former lead vocalist of The Runaways), and Marie Currie, and a son Don Anthony Currie.[1] She was the mother-in-law of Alan J. Levi, and formerly of Steven Lukather (guitarist of Toto) and Robert Hays. Harmon got divorced in 1972. Three years later, she married Wolfgang Kaupisch, a German Iron Cross recipient, and Veteran of the Luftwaffe, who died in on June 9, 2010, at the age of 95.[3] She died in Los Angeles on January 25, 2021, of natural causes at the age of 97.[4][5]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | Hers to Hold | Ella Mae | Uncredited |
| Hi'ya, Sailor | Deadpan's hostess | Uncredited | |
| 1944 | Ladies Courageous | Genevieve | Uncredited |
| Hat Check Honey | Hat check girl | Uncredited | |
| Hi, Good Lookin'! | Waitress | Uncredited | |
| South of Dixie | Annabella Hatcher | Uncredited | |
| Allergic to Love | Miss Higgenbothan | Uncredited | |
| Reckless Age | Salesgirl O'Toole | Uncredited | |
| 1945 | Her Lucky Night | Susie | |
| See My Lawyer | Singer | Uncredited | |
| Springtime in Texas | Kitty Stevens | ||
| Secrets of a Sorority Girl | Judy O'Neill | ||
| Allotment Wives | Girl | Uncredited | |
| Black Market Babies | Receptionist | Uncredited | |
| The Sailor Takes a Wife | WAC | Uncredited | |
| 1946 | Girl on the Spot | Girl | Uncredited |
| The El Paso Kid | Sally Stoner | ||
| Behind the Mask | Minor Role | Uncredited | |
| She Wrote the Book | Blonde | Uncredited | |
| 1947 | Gunsmoke | Conchita | |
| Secret Beyond the Door | Sub-Deb | Uncredited | |
| Killer McCoy | Gwen Brady | Uncredited | |
| 1948 | If You Knew Susie | Secretary | Uncredited |
| The Checkered Coat | Minor Role | Uncredited | |
| Night Time in Nevada | Toni Borden | ||
| Jiggs and Maggie in Court | Alice | Uncredited | |
| 1949 | Not Wanted | Irene | |
| 1958 | I Married a Woman | Bridesmaid | Uncredited |
References
edit- ^ a b c Marie Harmon - Making the Grade. "Ladies of the Western": Interviews with Fifty-One More Actresses from the... August 2015. ISBN 9781476607962. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
- ^ "Comedienne Wins Legal Round With Ex-Husband". The Los Angeles Times. July 30, 1948. p. 20. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
- ^ Dr. Wolfgang Kaupisch obituary
- ^ "Marie Harmon, Actress in 1940s Westerns, Dies at 97". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ "Marie Harmon, '40s Western actress and mother of Runaways rocker Cherie Currie, dead at 97". Fox News. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
External links
edit- Marie Harmon at IMDb