Martha Vickers
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Martha Vickers | |
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Valhalla Memorial Park | |
Occupations |
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Years active | 1943–1960 |
Spouses | Manuel Rojas
(m. 1954; div. 1965) |
Children | 3 |
Martha Vickers (born Martha MacVicar; May 28, 1925 – November 2, 1971) was an American model and actress.
Early life
Vickers was born Martha MacVicar in Ann Arbor, Michigan; her father was an automobile dealer. She began her career as a model[1][2] and cover girl. Her family moved to Hollywood when her father assumed control of an agency in Burbank, California. Vickers was 15 at that time.[1]
Film
Vickers' first film role was a small uncredited part in Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943).[3]
She played minor roles in several films during the early 1940s, working first at
During the 1950s, however, Vickers' film career stalled.[specify]
Television
Vickers's TV appearances included the 1959 Perry Mason episode, "The Case of the Jaded Joker", in which she played Sheila Hayes. Her final two performances, in 1960, were on The Rebel, starring Nick Adams.
Personal life
Vickers was married three times, to
Death
Vickers died, aged 46, of esophageal cancer [citation needed] at Valley Presbyterian Hospital in Los Angeles on November 2, 1971.[1] She is buried in Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery in North Hollywood, California.[citation needed]
Filmography
Film | |||
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Year | Title | Role | Notes |
1943 | Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man | Margareta | Uncredited |
Captive Wild Woman | Dorothy Colman | Credited as Martha MacVicar | |
Top Man | High school girl | Uncredited Alternative title: Man of the Family | |
Hi'ya, Sailor | Hostess | Uncredited | |
1944 | This Is the Life | Girl | Uncredited |
Marine Raiders | Sally Parker | Credited as Martha MacVicar | |
The Mummy's Ghost | Miss McLean, a student | Uncredited | |
The Falcon in Mexico | Barbara Wade | Credited as Martha MacVicar | |
1946 | The Big Sleep | Carmen Sternwood | |
The Time, the Place and the Girl | Victoria Cassel | ||
1947 | The Man I Love | Virginia "Ginny" Brown | |
That Way with Women | Marcia Alden | ||
Love and Learn | Barbara Wyngate | ||
1948 | Ruthless | Susan Duane | |
1949 | Daughter of the West | Lolita Moreno | |
Bad Boy | Lila Strawn | Alternative title: The Story of Danny Lester | |
Alimony | Kitty Travers aka Kate Klinger | ||
1955 | The Big Bluff | Valerie Bancroft | Alternative title: Worthy Detectives |
1957 | The Burglar | Della | |
1960 | Four Fast Guns | Mary Hoag | |
Television | |||
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
1952 | The Unexpected | 1 episode | |
1953-1951 | General Electric Theater | Louise Helen |
2 episodes |
1954 | Ford Theatre | Nancy | 2 episodes |
The Whistler | Louise | 1 episode | |
1955 | Fireside Theater
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Ellen Weston Julie |
2 episodes |
1956 | The Millionaire | Ruth Murdock | 1 episode |
1957 | Playhouse 90 | 1 episode | |
1959 | Perry Mason | Sheila Hayes | 1 episode |
1960 | The Rebel | Bess Weed Agnes Boley |
2 episodes |
See also
References
- ^
- ^ ISBN 9781557835512. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
- ISBN 9781476615431. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
- ISBN 9780786420155. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
- ^ "The Official Website of Martha Vickers". www.glamourgirlsofthesilverscreen.com.
External links
- Martha Vickers at IMDb
- Martha Vickers at aenigma
- Martha Vickers at Find a Grave