Leona Maricle
Leona Maricle (December 23, 1905 – March 25, 1988) was an American stage and film actress[1] known for "distinctive characterizations of colorful ladies."[2]
Leona Maricle | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 23, 1905 Wichita Falls, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | March 25, 1988 (aged 84) New York, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1933–1946 (film) |
| Spouse(s) | Louis Jean Heydt (13 August 1928 - 29 January 1960) |
Maricle was a graduate of Texas State College for Women.[3] Her Broadway debut came in The Trial of Mary Dugan (1927). Her final appearance on Broadway was in Never Too Late (1962).[4]
In the mid-1930s, she and her husband were active in summer stock theatre in Skowhegan, Maine.[2]
Her husband, Louis Jean Heydt was a prolific character actor in films of the 1930s, 40s, and 50s. He died backstage in the *Colonial Theater in Boston. He had just completed a scene with Jane Fonda. He was appearing in a play that was being tried out *for the first time.
On March 25, 1988, Maricle died of an apparent heart attack in her apartment in Manhattan. Her obituary in The New York Times gave her age as 81. She was survived by a cousin and a niece.[4]
Selected filmography
- Women of Glamour (1937)
- Woman Chases Man (1937)
- The Lone Wolf in Paris (1938)
- Curtain Call (1940)
- Under Age (1941)
- My Reputation (1946)
References
- Blottner p.235
- "Colorful Ladies Are Specialties of Leona Maricle". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. October 7, 1934. p. SO 11. Retrieved 4 March 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Heydt--Maricle". The Montclair Times. New Jersey, Montclair. August 22, 1928. p. 4. Retrieved 4 March 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Leona Maricle, Actress, 81". The New York Times. New York, New York City. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
Bibliography
- Blottner, Gene. Columbia Noir: A Complete Filmography, 1940-1962. McFarland, 2015.