Marie McDonald

Actress + Singer

Female

Born Jul 6, 1923

Hometown Burgin, Kentucky

Died Oct 21, 1965

Death Place Calabasas, Califo...

Other Names Frye, Cora Marie

Marie McDonald was an American singer and actress known as "The Body Beautiful" and later nicknamed "The Body".

Romance

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Donald F. Taylor

Married 1963 - 1965
Edward Callahan

Married 1961 - 1963
Louis Bass

Married 1958 - 1960
Michael Wilding
Dated 1957 - 1958
Harry Karl

Married 1947 - 1958
Forrest Tucker
Dated 1942
Victor M. Orsatti

Married 1942 - 1947
Bruce Cabot
Dated 1942
Richard Allord

Married 1939 - 1940
Jose Noval

Dated
Bugsy Siegel
Fling
Orson Welles
Fling
Jerry Herzfeld

Dated
Eddie Fisher
Fling

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Exiles Stand Between Wexford And All Ireland Final Spot New Ross Standard
Google News - Aug 31, 2011

... Brídín Doyle (Clonee), Marie McDonald (Clonee), Cathy Kavanagh (Clonee), Linda Casey (Clongeen), Emma Hore (Kilmore), Shelly Doyle (Shelmalier), Stephanie Hallahan (Clonee), Mary O'Neill (Clonee), Shauna Gleeson (Clonard), Claire Finn (Clonee)
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Photography Exhibit Spreads Awareness Of Alzheimer's Disease Your Houston News
Google News - Aug 29, 2011

“The things that touch us the most are the things that we remember most,” said Anne-Marie McDonald, outreach coordinator for the Alzheimer's Association, during a presentation to Heritage residents. “If it's music and someone's always been singing,
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World War Ii Vets Gather In St. Louis For Final Reunion St Ltoday.Com
Google News - Aug 25, 2011

In some ways, the final reunion comes as a relief, said Marie McDonald, 79, of Oregon. She has been coming to the gatherings for 20 years with her companion, Brownlee Bush, 85, who served in the 84th. Travel for some participants has become difficult
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Lackawanna County Court Notes 8/24/2011 Scranton Times Tribune
Google News - Aug 24, 2011

-â€‚Timothy Kreis, Kathleen Boyd, Joseph F. Kreis and Jean Marie McDonald, all of PennsylÂvania, to Thomas A. DelVecchio and Nina M. Hatala, Lackawanna County; a property at 231 W. Drinker St., Dunmore, for $128000. -â€‚David and Denise DelVecÂchio,
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Timeline

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CHILDHOOD

1923 Birth Born on July 6, 1923.

TEENAGE

1940 17 Years Old 1 More Event

At 17, she landed a showgirl role in a 1940 Broadway production at the Earl Carroll Theatre called Earl Carroll's Vanities. … Read More

1942 19 Years Old Marie McDonald's singing voice brought work with Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra on his radio show and she later performed with other big bands. In 1942, she was put under contract by Universal Studios and immediately appeared in several minor roles. … Read More

TWENTIES

1945 22 Years Old 1 More Event

Her next starring role came when she worked for independent producer Edward Small as the title character in the 1945 screwball comedy Getting Gertie's Garter. … Read More

THIRTIES

1956 33 Years Old She suffered multiple miscarriages before adopting two children and giving birth to a daughter, Tina Marie, in 1956. … Read More

1957 34 Years Old She also made headlines when, in 1957, she claimed she was kidnapped by two men.

FORTIES

1965 42 Years Old 1 More Event

In 1965, McDonald was found dead of a drug overdose in her Calabasas, California home. … Read More

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