Marcy McGuire
Born
Marilyn Jeanne McGuire

(1926-02-22)February 22, 1926
Kansas City, Kansas, U.S.
DiedAugust 7, 2021(2021-08-07) (aged 95)
Palm Desert, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)Film actress, singer-songwriter
Years active1942–1963
Spouse
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(m. 1947; died 2015)​
Children2

Marilyn Jeanne McGuire (February 22, 1926 – August 7, 2021) was an American actress and contralto singer who was active in the 1940s.

Life and career

McGuire was born on February 22, 1926,[1] to James Joseph McGuire, a film projectionist and Annona (née Crowley) McGuire. Her parents divorced in the early 1930s, while McGuire was still a child.[1]

McGuire signed a contract with RKO Pictures and was subsequently cast in her first film at the age of sixteen, Seven Days' Leave (1942), which starred Lucille Ball.[2] Her other films include Higher and Higher (1944, starring Frank Sinatra), Career Girl (1944), Seven Days Ashore (1944), It Happened in Brooklyn (1947) and You Gotta Stay Happy (1948). Her penultimate film before retiring from Hollywood was Jumping Jacks (1952), with Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis. She also had a minor uncredited role in Disney's Summer Magic (1963) as a young maid named Ellen by putting on an Irish accent before her permanent retirement.

McGuire was married to actor Wally Cassell from 1947 until his death in 2015. The couple had two children.[1][3] She died in Palm Desert, California on August 7, 2021, at the age of 95. News of her death was only made public in August 2022, by film historians Austin and Howard Mutti-Mewse.[4]

Filmography

Year Title Role
1942 Seven Days' Leave Mickey Havalok-Allen
1943 Around the World Herself
Higher and Higher Mickey
1944 Career Girl Louise
Seven Days Ashore Dot Diamond
1945 Sing Your Way Home Bridget Forrester
1946 Ding Dong Williams Miss Angela Jones
1947 It Happened in Brooklyn Rae Jakobi
1948 You Gotta Stay Happy Georgia Goodrich
1952 Jumping Jacks Julia Loring
1963 Summer Magic Ellen

References

  1. ^ a b c Longden, Tom. "Marcy McGuire". Des Moines Register Data Central. Archived from the original on April 11, 2014. Retrieved March 6, 2014.
  2. ^ "Baxter to see Marcy McGuire". Spokane Daily Chronicle. December 27, 1943. Retrieved March 6, 2014.
  3. ^ Barnes, Mike (May 28, 2015). "Wally Cassell, Gangster in 'White Heat,' Dies at 103". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on January 17, 2017.
  4. ^ "One year on: News of Marcy McGuire's passing was recently confirmed by her son-in-law. She died on August 07, 2021, in Palm Desert, California, aged 95". Austin & Howard Mutti-Mewse on Instagram. Retrieved 7 August 2022.

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