Marian Marsh

Biography

Marian Marsh was an American film actress who went from silent shorts to leading roles in early sound pictures. Born in Trinidad and raised in Boston and then Hollywood, she took lessons from Nance O'Neil and entered movies with her sister's help, signing with Pathé for shorts as Marilyn Morgan. Small parts in Hell's Angels (1930) and Whoopee! led to a Warner Bros. contract, and in 1930 she starred in the Belasco Theater production of Young Sinners. Her most important role came in Svengali (1931) opposite John Barrymore, and that year she was named a WAMPAS Baby Star. Warner films followed, among them Five Star Final (1931) and The Mad Genius (1931). After a move to RKO, she starred in A Girl of the Limberlost (1934), then signed with Columbia and made Crime and Punishment (1935). She freelanced in the 1940s, made her last film, House of Errors, in 1942, and later appeared on television before retiring in 1959.

93years old at death

Born October 17, 1913Trinidad
Died November 9, 2006Palm Desert
Star sign: LibraThe sign runs September 23 to October 22
Also credited as Violet Ethelred Krauth and Violet Ethel Krauth

Movie Career

Films: 6
Career span: 5 years1930 to 1935

Genres

Drama83%, 5 films
Horror50%, 3 films
Crime33%, 2 films
Romance33%, 2 films
War17%, 1 film

First and latest

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First role
Marsh's first stage production was the 1930 play Young Sinners at the Belasco Theater, where she took the female lead at age 17. A news article of the time reported that she "has scored a distinct hit" in the role.
A first
In August 1931, Marsh was selected as a WAMPAS Baby Star. This happened before Warner Bros. released her second movie.
About the name
Marsh got a contract with Pathé, and at that studio she appeared in many short subjects billed as Marilyn Morgan.

Marian Marsh movies on Netflix

Crime and Punishment1935IMDb rating 6.9as Sonya
The Black Room1935IMDb rating 6.9as Thea Hassel
Five Star Final1931IMDb rating 7.3as Jenny Townsend
Svengali1931IMDb rating 6.8as Trilby O'Farrell
The Mad Genius1931IMDb rating 6.3as Nana Carlova
Hell's Angels1930IMDb rating 7.2as Girl Selling Kisses

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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Svengali1931 Drama, Horror, Romanceas Trilby O'Farrell
IMDb rating 6.83.0K votes
Five Star Final1931 Crime, Dramaas Jenny Townsend
IMDb rating 7.33.0K votes
The Black Room1935as Thea Hassel
IMDb rating 6.92.8K votes
Crime and Punishment1935as Sonya
IMDb rating 6.92.5K votes
The Mad Genius1931as Nana Carlova
IMDb rating 6.3904 votes
Hell's Angels1930as Girl Selling Kisses
IMDb rating 7.26.9K votes

Most often with

Boris Karloff appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Boris Karloff

Thurston Hall

John Barrymore

Luis Alberni

Carmel Myers

Robert Allen

Films together

Boris Karloff3 films together, 1931 to 1935
Boris Karloff's page
- The Black Room1935IMDb rating 6.9Marsh as Thea HasselKarloff as Baron Gregor de Berghman…
- Five Star Final1931IMDb rating 7.3Marsh as Jenny TownsendKarloff as T. Vernon Isopod
- The Mad Genius1931IMDb rating 6.3Marsh as Nana CarlovaKarloff as Fedor's Father
Thurston Hall2 films together, 1935
Thurston Hall's page
- Crime and Punishment1935IMDb rating 6.9Marsh as SonyaHall as Editor
- The Black Room1935IMDb rating 6.9Marsh as Thea HasselHall as Col. Paul Hassel
John Barrymore2 films together, 1931
John Barrymore's page
- Svengali1931IMDb rating 6.8Marsh as Trilby O'FarrellBarrymore as Svengali
- The Mad Genius1931IMDb rating 6.3Marsh as Nana CarlovaBarrymore as Vladimar Ivan Tsarakov
Luis Alberni2 films together, 1931
Luis Alberni's page
- Svengali1931IMDb rating 6.8Marsh as Trilby O'FarrellAlberni as Gecko
- The Mad Genius1931IMDb rating 6.3Marsh as Nana CarlovaAlberni as Sergei Bankieff
Carmel Myers2 films together, 1931
Carmel Myers's page
- Svengali1931IMDb rating 6.8Marsh as Trilby O'FarrellMyers as Madame Honorine
- The Mad Genius1931IMDb rating 6.3Marsh as Nana CarlovaMyers as Sonya Preskoya
Robert Allen2 films together, 1935
Robert Allen's page
- Crime and Punishment1935IMDb rating 6.9Marsh as SonyaAllen as Dmitri
- The Black Room1935IMDb rating 6.9Marsh as Thea HasselAllen as Lt. Albert Lussan

Online

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