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Marian Dawson(1888-1975)

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Marian Dawson was born on 18 October 1888 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England, UK. She was an actress, known for BBC Sunday-Night Play (1960), Save a Little Sunshine (1938) and Coronation Street (1960). She died in April 1975 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England, UK.
BornOctober 18, 1888
DiedApril 1975
BornOctober 18, 1888
DiedApril 1975
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Known for

Bob Dylan, David Warner, Ursula Howells, Reg Lye, James Mellor, and Maureen Pryor in The Madhouse on Castle Street (1963)
BBC Sunday-Night Play
8.4
TV Series
  • Mrs. Dorbell
  • Mary Anne Lee(as Marion Dawson)
Save a Little Sunshine (1938)
Save a Little Sunshine
4.7
  • Mrs. Winterbottom(as Marion Dawson)
  • 1938
Peter Adamson, Jean Alexander, Johnny Briggs, Margot Bryant, and Doris Speed in Coronation Street (1960)
Coronation Street
5.6
TV Series
  • Matilda Grimshaw
  • Elli Jane Peters
  • First Woman(as Marion Dawson)
Gene Gerrard and Camilla Horn in The Love Nest (1933)
The Love Nest
  • Mrs. Drinkwater
  • 1933

Credits

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Actress

  • Charles Hyatt and William Lucas in City '68 (1967)
    City '68
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Else (as Marion Dawson)
    • 1968
  • Peter Adamson, Jean Alexander, Johnny Briggs, Margot Bryant, and Doris Speed in Coronation Street (1960)
    Coronation Street
    5.6
    TV Series
    • Matilda Grimshaw
    • Elli Jane Peters
    • First Woman (as Marion Dawson)
    • 1962–1967
  • Magnolia Street
    TV Series
    • Mrs. Durbin (as Marion Dawson)
    • 1961
  • ITV Television Playhouse (1955)
    ITV Television Playhouse
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Mrs. Holroyd (as Marion Dawson)
    • 1961
  • Bob Dylan, David Warner, Ursula Howells, Reg Lye, James Mellor, and Maureen Pryor in The Madhouse on Castle Street (1963)
    BBC Sunday-Night Play
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Mrs. Dorbell
    • Mary Anne Lee (as Marion Dawson)
    • 1960
  • Poet and Pheasant
    TV Movie
    • Maud Higgins
    • 1959
  • The Gay Dog
    TV Movie
    • Mrs. James (as Marion Dawson)
    • 1959
  • Television Playwright
    5.7
    TV Series
    • Jessie Lea (as Marion Dawson)
    • 1958
  • Be Soon
    TV Series
    • (as Marion Dawson)
    • 1958
  • When We Are Married
    TV Movie
    • Mrs. Northrop (as Marion Dawson)
    • 1957
  • Save a Little Sunshine (1938)
    Save a Little Sunshine
    4.7
    • Mrs. Winterbottom (as Marion Dawson)
    • 1938
  • Dandy Dick (1935)
    Dandy Dick
    5.8
    • Hannah Topping (uncredited)
    • 1935
  • A Political Party (1934)
    A Political Party
    5.9
    • Sarah Jeaks
    • 1934
  • Gene Gerrard and Camilla Horn in The Love Nest (1933)
    The Love Nest
    • Mrs. Drinkwater
    • 1933
  • Stanley Lupino and Thelma Todd in You Made Me Love You (1933)
    You Made Me Love You
    6.4
    • Emma (uncredited)
    • 1933

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Marion Dawson
  • Born
    • October 18, 1888
    • Rochdale, Lancashire, England, UK
  • Died
    • April 1975
    • Scarborough, Yorkshire, England, UK

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Began as an opera singer and turned to acting as a comedienne when her voice failed. That career, too, came to an end when she lost an eye in a fireworks accident in 1932.

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