Don Marion(1917-2020)
- Actor
Born in the film capital of the world near the end of World
War I, he made his film debut under the name John Henry Jr. in a
Valentine's Day film short. During the 1920s he was considered to be one
of the most popular film stars of the decade, alongside
Mickey Rooney,
Peggy Montgomery, and the many "Our
Gang" cast members. When the Depression came, however, Marion found
himself getting fewer parts, and when he resumed his film career at the
start of his adulthood he was often subjected to less-than-desirable
roles, in some of which he would only have one sentence to speak.
Despite his film setbacks in adulthood, he made a name for himself
by performing in a handful of radio shows, even though he was
almost always uncredited. He left acting in 1953 to focus on family and
his church.
