Marian McCargo

Marian McCargo Bell
Marian McCargo Bell
	Marian McCargo in 1969
Born	Marian McCargo; March 18, 1932
Died	April 7, 2004 (aged 72); Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Other names	Marian Moses
Alma mater	West Hills College, Boston
Occupation(s)	Actress, tennis player
Years active	1963–2004
Spouse(s)	Richard Cantrell Moses Sr.; (m. 1951; div. 1963); Alphonzo E. Bell Jr.; (m. 1970)
Children	4, including Rick and William R. Moses

Marian McCargo Bell (March 18, 1932^[a] – April 7, 2004) was an American actress and champion tennis player who later found success in film and television roles. She was sometimes credited as Marian Moses.^[1]

Early life and education

McCargo graduated from Miss Porter's School in Farmington, Connecticut,^[2] and attended Boston's West Hills College. In 1951, she married Richard Cantrell Moses, who later became an advertising executive in Los Angeles. They had four sons: actors Rick and William R. Moses, director Harry Moses, and Graham Moses. They were divorced in 1963.

Acting career

McCargo first entered acting as a supporting player on such popular television shows as

Gomer Pyle, USMC, and The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

.

McCargo made her feature film debut in the crime comedy Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round^[3] in 1966, which was also the debut film of Harrison Ford. Subsequent film roles included: Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell in 1968 (playing opposite Peter Lawford, Gina Lollobrigida, Shelley Winters, Telly Savalas, and Phil Silvers); The Undefeated in 1969 (with John Wayne and Rock Hudson); and Doctors' Wives in 1971. McCargo also became known for her television role as Harriet Roberts on the nighttime soap, Falcon Crest.

Political wife

McCargo's husband,
Congressman Alphonzo Bell

In 1970, McCargo married U.S. Congressman Alphonzo E. Bell Jr. of California, a widower with three sons of his own. They had met while she was starring with John Wayne in The Undefeated, Wayne being a close personal friend of Bell's. She then retired from acting to become a political wife.^[4]