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Marguerite Churchill

Biography

Marguerite Churchill

Overview

  • Born
    December 26, 1910 · Kansas City, Missouri, USA
  • Died
    January 9, 2000 · Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, USA (natural causes)
  • Height
    5′ 6″ (1.68 m)

Mini bio

  • Marguerite Churchill was born on December 26, 1910 in Kansas City, Missouri, USA. She was an actress, known for The Big Trail (1930), Riders of the Purple Sage (1931) and The Walking Dead (1936). She was married to George O'Brien. She died on January 9, 2000 in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, USA.

Family

  • Spouse
      George O'Brien(July 15, 1933 - 1948) (divorced, 2 children)
  • Children
      Orin O'Brien
      Darcy O'Brien
  • Relatives
      Molly O'Brien(Grandchild)

Trivia

  • Dark-haired leading lady of 1930's B-movies, often westerns. The daughter of a movie producer/exhibitor, she trained at the Theatre Guild Drama School in New York and made her stage debut in 'Why Not?' in 1923. Her first film was as Paul Muni's sister in 'The Valiant' (1929), then partnered John Wayne, Will Rogers and future husband George O'Brien in some of their lesser features. She returned to the stage in 1932 as Paula Jordan in 'Dinner at Eight'.
  • Mother of Orin O'Brien, who has played bass with the New York Philharmonic since 1966.
  • Leading lady in 1930s Hollywood.
  • Mother of writer Darcy O'Brien.
  • Became a member of the Screen Actors Guild in late 1935.

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