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(1923-10-21)October 21, 1923
DiedJanuary 25, 2021(2021-01-25) (aged 97)
OccupationActress
Years active1943–1958
Spouses
  • William G. Jones (divorced)
Donald Currie
(m. 1951; div. 1972)
Wolfgang Kaupisch
(m. 1975; died 2010)
Children4, including Sondra Currie, Cherie Currie, and Marie Currie

Early life and career

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Harmon 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

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Harmon 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

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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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Comedienne Wins Legal Round With Ex-Husband". The Los Angeles Times. July 30, 1948. p. 20. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
  3. ^ Dr. Wolfgang Kaupisch obituary
  4. ^ "Marie Harmon, Actress in 1940s Westerns, Dies at 97". The Hollywood Reporter.
  5. ^ "Marie Harmon, '40s Western actress and mother of Runaways rocker Cherie Currie, dead at 97". Fox News. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
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