Leona Maricle (December 23, 1905 – March 25, 1988) was an American stage and film actress[1] known for "distinctive characterizations of colorful ladies."[2]
Leona Maricle | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 23, 1905 Wichita Falls, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | March 25, 1988 (aged 82) New York City, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1933–1946 (film) |
| Spouse(s) | Louis Jean Heydt (m. 1928; div. 1947 or 1948) |
Maricle's parents were Mr. and Mrs. Peter Maricle.[3] She was a graduate of the College of Industrial Arts.[4] Her Broadway debut came in The Trial of Mary Dugan (1927). Her final appearance on Broadway was in Never Too Late (1962).[5]
In the mid-1930s, she and her husband were active in summer stock theatre in Skowhegan, Maine.[2]
Maricle married actor Louis Jean Heydt in New York City in 1928.[3] They divorced in either 1947 or 1948.[6][7] She did not remarry.[citation needed]
On March 25, 1988, Maricle died of an apparent heart attack in her apartment in Manhattan. Her obituary in The New York Times gave her age as 81.[5]
Selected filmography edit
- O'Shaughnessy's Boy (1935)
- Theodora Goes Wild (1936)
- Women of Glamour (1937)
- Woman Chases Man (1937)
- The Lone Wolf in Paris (1938)
- Curtain Call (1940)
- Under Age (1941)
- The Hard Way (1943)
- My Reputation (1946)
References edit
- ^ Blottner pg. 235
- ^ a b "Colorful Ladies Are Specialties of Leona Maricle". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. October 7, 1934. p. SO 11. Retrieved March 4, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Marriage In "Mary Dugan" Co". The New York Times. August 18, 1928. p. 12. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
- ^ "Heydt--Maricle". The Montclair Times. New Jersey, Montclair. August 22, 1928. p. 4. Retrieved March 4, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Leona Maricle, Actress, 81". The New York Times. New York, New York City. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
- ^ Cohen, Harold (March 12, 1947). "Drama Desk". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 12. ProQuest 1854395825.
Leona Maricle, the newspaper publisher of 'State of the Union,' is right now in the process of getting a divorce from Louis Jean Heydt, Helen Hayes' leading man in 'Happy Birthday' on Broadway.
- ^ Cail, Harold L. (August 26, 1948). "Two on the Aisle". Portland Express. p. 29. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
Bibliography edit
- Blottner, Gene. Columbia Noir: A Complete Filmography, 1940-1962. McFarland, 2015.
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