Bright, vivacious Marjorie Reynolds , worked for a time in the 40s as an actor. They were married for 32 years until his death in 1985. Long retired, Marjorie died in 1997 of congestive heart failure after collapsing while walking her dog. Though she didn't fully live up to her potential as a serious, formidable actress, her gentle charm and obvious beauty certainly spruced up the 60+ films in which she appeared.
As a child, appeared in silent films under her real name.
Her early years were comprised of dancing bits in a slew of 1930s films for Paramount.
Toured army bases during World War II and the Korean War.
Studied dancing at one time with Marge Champion s father, Ernest Belcher.
Daughter, Linda Reynolds , started out as an actress but moved into casting. She cast Marjorie in ...All the Marbles but her role as the mother of a lady wrestler was deleted before its release.
Appeared in Gone with the Wind in the barbecue at Twelve Oaks.
She is prominently featured as a character in three mystery novels by John Dandola: "Dead By All Appearances", which takes place during the initial theatrical release of Holiday Inn ; "Dead in Small Doses", which is set just prior to the release of Dixie ; and "Dead by Happenstance", which takes place before she begins filming Up in Mabels Room .
