- Born
- Died
- Birth nameMary Ellen Harris
- Marion Harris was a vaudeville and revue headliner, famed for her renditions of jazz songs. She began her recording career in 1916 performing such standards as "Look for the Silver Lining", "I Ain't Got Nobody Much", "After You've Gone" and "The Man I Love". In 1929 she turned down an offer from Universal to substitute her voice for a film player. Instead she made her picture debut in MGM's _Devil May Care (1929)_. She died from burns in bed caused by a cigarette fire.
- IMDb mini biography by: Francoise Purdue
- SpousesLeonard Urry(June 1936 - April 23, 1944) (her death)Rush Hughes(March 7, 1923 - January 5, 1928) (divorced, 1 child)Robert Williams(1921 - 1922) (divorced, 1 child)Philip David Goldberg(October 18, 1912 - March 17, 1913) (annulled)
- ParentsGertrude KapplerJames Harrison
- Mother of actress Marion Harris Jr..
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