Marilyn Nash
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Marilyn Nash | |
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![]() Nash in Unknown World (1951) | |
Born | Flint, Michigan, U.S. | October 26, 1926
Died | October 6, 2011 Oroville, California, U.S. | (aged 84)
Alma mater | University of Arizona |
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Years active | 1947–1977 |
Spouses | |
Children | 4 |
Marilyn Nash (October 26, 1926 – October 6, 2011) was an American actress and casting director. She was best known for starring in the 1947 Charlie Chaplin film Monsieur Verdoux.[1]
Early life
[edit]Nash was born in Flint, Michigan, and attended the University of Arizona with the intention of pursuing medicine as her chosen career.[1] However, her professional career path changed when she traveled to Los Angeles with her mother while attending Arizona.[1]
Career
[edit]By chance, Nash met Charlie Chaplin while playing tennis at the Beverly Hills Hotel.[1] Chaplin quickly signed Nash as an actress in his Charlie Chaplin Studios.[1] He then cast her in his black comedy Monsieur Verdoux, which was released in 1947.[1]
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Nash appeared in just one other film during her career, the 1951 science fiction adventure Unknown World,[1] in which she portrayed a doctor. She then switched to television and stage roles during the 1950s. Her television credits include Hopalong Cassidy in 1952 and Medic in 1955.[1]
She moved to Oroville, located in northern California, with her second husband, Dr. Donald P. Franks. There Nash worked as a casting director, specializing specifically in films shot in the region surrounding Oroville.[1] Her casting credits included The Great Smokey Roadblock, The Klansman and The Outlaw Josey Wales.[1]
Personal life
[edit]Nash was married three times. Her first husband was screenwriter Philip Yordan, who introduced her to Hollywood's highest echelons.[1] Nash's marriage to Yordan ended in divorce in the early 1950s.[1] Her second marriage was to Dr. Donald P. Franks, with whom she moved to Oroville. Nash's third marriage to Mack Hill ended sadly with Hill's death.[1]
Nash was interviewed in the 2007 documentary, Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story, directed by Jeffrey Schwarz, which focused on the life of her longtime friend, William Castle.[1] Her first husband, Philip Yordan, had introduced Nash to Castle during the 1950s.[1]
Death
[edit]Marilyn Nash died on October 6, 2011, at the age of 84.[1] She was survived by four sons and six grandchildren. Her memorial service was held at the St. Augustine of Canterbury Anglican Church in Chico, California.[1]
Filmography
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1947 | Monsieur Verdoux | The Girl | |
1951 | Unknown World | Dr. Joan Lindsey |
References
[edit]External links
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- Interview with Nash from 1997 ("Disc Features" on Criterion Collection of Monsieur Verdoux); accessed November 17, 2017.
- Marilyn Nash at IMDb
- Family obituary originally published in the Chico Enterprise-Record
- 2005 interview in The Astounding B monster website
- 1926 births
- 2011 deaths
- University of Arizona alumni
- American film actresses
- American television actresses
- American stage actresses
- American casting directors
- American women casting directors
- Actresses from California
- Actresses from Michigan
- People from Oroville, California
- Actors from Flint, Michigan
- 21st-century American women