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- Birth nameMary Marjorie Howard
- Mary Howard was born on August 24, 1914 in Independence, Kansas, USA. She was an actress, known for Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940), Billy the Kid (1941) and Four Girls in White (1939). She was married to Alfred De Liagre Jr.. She died on June 6, 2009 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
- SpouseAlfred De Liagre Jr.(July 25, 1945 - March 5, 1987) (his death, 2 children)
- During WWII she toured service camps, helped organize the USO in Los Angeles and toured hospitals and camps Stateside for servicemen returning from war. In 1945, she moved to New York and married Alfred de Liagre Jr., a prominent producer who died in 1987.
- After retiring from show business to raise her children, she became a founding member of Recording for the Blind and served on the board of The American Academy of Dramatic Art and The Princess Grace Foundation.
- She performed with her twin sisters in the Ziegfeld Follies and was featured in the Broadway revue "Life Begins at 8:40" with Bert Lahr.
- After Broadway, she made her way to Hollywood where Louis B. Mayer put her under contract at MGM.
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