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Date of Birth

20 October 1904, Superior, Wisconsin, USA

Date of Death

13 February 1983, Los Angeles, California, USA (aftermath of surgery)

Birth Name

Maria Nissinen

Height

5' (1.52 m)

Mini Biography

Marian Nixon was born on October 20, 1904, in Superior, Wisconsin. Her career started in 1923 when she played Agnes Evans in Cupid's Fireman (1923). She was nineteen. Marian always gave a good account for herself when she appeared in films and was much in demand throughout the 1920s. Marian was one of those fortunate actresses who made the successful transition to the "talkie" era. Her final film was as Treasure McGuire in Tango (1936) in 1936. When she retired, Marian had been in 73 productions. On February 13, 1983, Marian died from complications from surgery in Los Angeles, California. She was 78 years old.

IMDb Mini Biography By: Denny Jackson

Spouse

Ben Lyon	(1971 - 22 March 1979) (his death)
William A. Seiter	(1934 - 26 July 1964) (his death)
Edward Hillman, Jr.	(15 August 1929 - 20 March 1933) (divorced)
Joe Benjamin	(1925 - 1926)

Trivia

Grandmother of Ted Griffin.

Mother of Christopher N. Seiter.

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