Marie Wilson as "Irma"

Marie Wilson (August 19, 1916 - November 23, 1972) was an American radio, film, and television actress. August 19 is the 231st day of the year (232nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1916 (MCMXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... November 23 is the 327th day of the year (328th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 38 days remaining. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ...

Born Katherine Elizabeth Wilson in Anaheim, California, she began her show business career in New York City as a dancer on the Broadway stage. She gained national prominence with My Friend Irma on radio, television and on film and as a result built a career playing the quintessential blonde bimbo appearing in numerous comedies and performing in Ken Murray's famous Hollywood "Blackouts". During World War II, Wilson was one of the volunteer performers at the Hollywood Canteen. Flag Seal Location Location within Orange County, California Government Country State County United States California Orange Mayor Curt Pringle Geographical characteristics Area     City 50. ... Nickname: Big Apple, City that never Sleeps Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area    - City 1,214. ... Broadway theatre[1] is often considered the highest professional form of theatre in the United States. ... My Friend Irma was a radio/TV situation comedy created by writer-director-producer Cy Howard (Life with Luigi). ... Bimbo is a term that emerged in popular English language usage in the late 20th century to describe a stupid, pliable woman. ... Ken Murray Ken Murray (July 14, 1903 - October 12, 1988) was an American entertainer. ... Combatants Major Allied powers: United Kingdom Soviet Union United States Republic of China and others Major Axis powers: Nazi Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Harry Truman Chiang Kai-Shek Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tojo Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead... The Hollywood Canteen operated at 1451 Cahuenga Boulevard in Hollywood, California between October 3, 1942 and the end of World War II as a club offering food and entertainment for American servicemen, usually on their way overseas. ...

Marie Wilson's talents have been recognized with three stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for her contribution to radio at 6301 Hollywood Blvd., for television at 6765 Hollywood Blvd., and for motion pictures at 6601 Hollywood Blvd. An example of a Hollywood Walk of Fame star, for the film actress Carole Lombard. ...

Wilson had three husbands: Nick Grinde (dates unknown), Allan Nixon (1942-1950) and Robert Fallon (1951-1972).

Marie Wilson and Groucho Marx in a scene from A Girl in Every Port (1952)

Wilson appeared in more than forty films and was a guest on The Ed Sullivan Show on four occasions and a television performer during the 1960s, working up until the time her of her death from cancer in 1972 at age 56. She was interred in the Columbarium of Remembrance at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Hollywood Hills. Julius Henry Marx, known as Groucho Marx (October 2, 1890 – August 19, 1977), was an American comedian, working both with his siblings, the Marx Brothers, and on his own. ... Ed Sullivan The Ed Sullivan Show was an American television variety show that ran from June 20, 1948 to June 6, 1971, and was hosted by former entertainment columnist Ed Sullivan. ... Forest Lawn - Hollywood Hills Cemetery is located at 6300 Forest Lawn Drive in Los Angeles, California, on the south edge of the San Fernando Valley by Burbank (and on the north side of the Santa Monica Mountains from Hollywood). ... The Hollywood Hills, an unofficial designation of part of the City of Los Angeles, California, are part of the eastern section of the low transverse range of the Santa Monica Mountains, which extends from the Los Feliz District and Hollywood, on the south side of the Valley, to Pacific Coast...

External links

• Marie Wilson at the Internet Movie Database