A Trinidad-born American actress, born as Violet Ethelred Krauth. She married twice and had two children. Her credits include Beauty and the Boss (1932), Crime and Punishment (1935), Svengali (1931), and Murder by Invitation (1941). Marian Marsh is one of the first and most...Read more attractive young actresses pioneering in the sound era. Marian enjoyed a short film career and was confined to the role of the innocent girl. She was born the youngest of four children to a German chocolatier and his French/English wife. When her father's business was destroyed during World War I, he took his children to the United States, where he raised his children to love the arts and theater. The family moved to Hollywood, where Marianne attended La Comte Junior School and Hollywood High School, and studied acting and voice acting. She signed a contract with Warner Bros and changed her name to Marianne Marsh. She was chosen as one of the most promising stars of 1931, gaining the title of WAMPAS Baby Stars. Warner Bros made her a heroine in a series of successful films, and her popularity increased. But suddenly, Warner's enthusiasm for her began to wane, so she contracted with Columbia Pictures. For the second time, she lost the opportunity and returned to small studios. When she married businessman Albert Parker, she deviated from acting, and her last work was House of Errors (1942). At the end of the fifties, she participated in two series, then moved away from acting and founded Desert Beautiful, a non-profit organization that promotes environmental and beautification programs. She died in Palm Desert, California, USA, on November 9, 2006.
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A Trinidad-born American actress, born as Violet Ethelred Krauth. She married twice and had two children. Her credits include Beauty and the Boss (1932), Crime and Punishment...Read more (1935), Svengali (1931), and Murder by Invitation (1941). Marian Marsh is one of the first and most attractive young actresses pioneering in the sound era. Marian enjoyed a short film career and was confined to the role of the innocent girl. She was born the youngest of four children to a German chocolatier and his French/English wife. When her father's business was destroyed during World War I, he took his children to the United States, where he raised his children to love the arts and theater. The family moved to Hollywood, where Marianne attended La Comte Junior School and Hollywood High School, and studied acting and voice acting. She signed a contract with Warner Bros and changed her name to Marianne Marsh. She was chosen as one of the most promising stars of 1931, gaining the title of WAMPAS Baby Stars. Warner Bros made her a heroine in a series of successful films, and her popularity increased. But suddenly, Warner's enthusiasm for her began to wane, so she contracted with Columbia Pictures. For the second time, she lost the opportunity and returned to small studios. When she married businessman Albert Parker, she deviated from acting, and her last work was House of Errors (1942). At the end of the fifties, she participated in two series, then moved away from acting and founded Desert Beautiful, a non-profit organization that promotes environmental and beautification programs. She died in Palm Desert, California, USA, on November 9, 2006.