Martha Vickers

Martha Vickers
Born	Martha MacVicar (1925-05-28)May 28, 1925 Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.
Died	November 2, 1971(1971-11-02) (aged 46) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Cause of death	Esophageal cancer
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1943–1960
Spouse(s)	A. C. Lyles (1948–1949) Mickey Rooney (1949–1951) (1 child) Manuel Rojas (1954–1965) (2 children)
Children	Teddy Rooney Maria Christina Rojas Marta Teresa Rojas

Martha Vickers (May 28, 1925 – November 2, 1971) was an American model and actress.

Early life and career

Born Martha MacVicar in Ann Arbor, Michigan, she began her career as a model and cover girl. Her first film role was a small uncredited part in Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943).

She played minor roles in several films during the early 1940s, and by the end of the decade she had progressed to featured supporting roles, including the role of Carmen Sternwood, the nymphomaniac younger sister of Lauren Bacall's character in The Big Sleep (1946). During the 1950s, Vickers' film career stalled, however she continued to act in television, such as the role of Sheila Hayes in the 1959 Perry Mason episode, "The Case of the Jaded Joker." Her final two performances in 1960 were on The Rebel, starring Nick Adams.

Personal life and death

Vickers was married three times; to A. C. Lyles (March 15, 1948 – May 1949), Mickey Rooney (June 3, 1949 – September 25, 1951) and actor Manuel Rojas (October 1, 1954 – 1965). Each marriage ended in divorce. Vickers had one son with Mickey Rooney, and two daughters with Rojas.

She died of esophageal cancer, aged 46, in California, and is buried in Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery in North Hollywood, California.

Filmography

Film
Year	Film	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	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

External links

• Martha Vickers at the Internet Movie Database
• Martha Vickers at Find a Grave