Brenda Marshall

Brenda Marshall (September 29, 1915 – July 30, 1992) was an American cinema actress.

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September 29 - 1915 - July 30 - 1992 - American - Cinema - Actress

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Born Ardis Ankerson Gaines in Negros, Philippines, Marshall made her first film appearance in the 1939 Espionage Agent.

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Negros - Philippines - 1939 - Espionage Agent

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The following year she played the leading lady to Errol Flynn in The Sea Hawk but after a few well received parts, she married the actor William Holden in 1941 and her own career quickly declined.

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Errol Flynn - The Sea Hawk - William Holden - 1941

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The Constant Nymph (1943) was a popular success but she virtually retired after this, appearing in only four more inconsequential films.

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The Constant Nymph - 1943

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Marshall and Holden were divorced in 1971, and Marshall died from throat cancer in Palm Springs, California at the age of 76.

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1971 - Throat cancer - Palm Springs, California

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