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Marie Wells(1894-1949)

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Marie Wells
Marie Wells was born on 20 February 1894 in Cleveland, Mississippi, USA. She was an actress, known for The Conquest of Canaan (1916), Silas Marner (1922) and The Desert Song (1929). She died on 3 July 1949 in Hollywood, California, USA.
BornFebruary 20, 1894
DiedJuly 3, 1949(55)
BornFebruary 20, 1894
DiedJuly 3, 1949(55)
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Known for

Jack Sherrill and Edith Taliaferro in The Conquest of Canaan (1916)
The Conquest of Canaan
  • Mamie Pike(as Mary Edith Wells)
  • 1916
Crauford Kent and Helen Rowland in Silas Marner (1922)
Silas Marner
4.0
  • Nancy Lammeter
  • 1922
John Boles and Carlotta King in The Desert Song (1929)
The Desert Song
5.9
  • Clementina
  • 1929
Joe E. Brown and Vivienne Segal in Song of the West (1930)
Song of the West
5.5
  • Lotta
  • 1930

Credits

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Actress

  • Geraldine Fitzgerald and Jeffrey Lynn in A Child Is Born (1939)
    A Child Is Born
    6.1
    • Nurse (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • Zenobia (1939)
    Zenobia
    6.0
    • Party Guest (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • George 'Spanky' McFarland, Carl 'Alfalfa' Switzer, and Billie 'Buckwheat' Thomas in Spooky Hooky (1936)
    Spooky Hooky
    7.0
    Short
    • Porkys Mother (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • Clark Gable and Marion Davies in Cain and Mabel (1936)
    Cain and Mabel
    6.4
    • Minor Role (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • Dolores Costello and George Raft in Yours for the Asking (1936)
    Yours for the Asking
    6.3
    • Girl (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • Mary Ellis and Walter Pidgeon in Fatal Lady (1936)
    Fatal Lady
    6.7
    • Brazilian Opera Troupe (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • Herbert Marshall and Gertrude Michael in Forgotten Faces (1936)
    Forgotten Faces
    5.9
    • Mrs. Young
    • 1936
  • The Story of Louis Pasteur (1936)
    The Story of Louis Pasteur
    7.2
    • Nurse (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • Mae West in Klondike Annie (1936)
    Klondike Annie
    6.4
    • Dance Hall Girl (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • Kay Francis, Ian Hunter, Sybil Jason, and Paul Lukas in I Found Stella Parish (1935)
    I Found Stella Parish
    6.7
    • Hotel Operator (uncredited)
    • 1935
  • Jack Haley and Ann Sothern in The Girl Friend (1935)
    The Girl Friend
    5.9
    • Chorus Girl in Play (uncredited)
    • 1935
  • Claudette Colbert and Melvyn Douglas in She Married Her Boss (1935)
    She Married Her Boss
    6.5
    • Saleswoman (uncredited)
    • 1935
  • Clark Gable, Loretta Young, and Buck in Call of the Wild (1935)
    Call of the Wild
    6.8
    • Hilda (uncredited)
    • 1935
  • Grace Moore in Love Me Forever (1935)
    Love Me Forever
    5.9
    • Guest (uncredited)
    • 1935
  • Andy Clyde in Old Sawbones (1935)
    Old Sawbones
    6.2
    Short
    • Cornelius' Mother (uncredited)
    • 1935

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Marie E. Wells
  • Born
    • February 20, 1894
    • Cleveland, Mississippi, USA
  • Died
    • July 3, 1949
    • Hollywood, California, USA(suicide by drug overdose)
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Articles

Did you know

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    Her brother, Fred Wells, also became an actor.

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