Martha Vickers
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Born | Martha MacVicar May 28, 1925 Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S. |
Died | November 2, 1971 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
(aged 46)
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[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
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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 |
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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 |
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- 1925 births
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- Actresses from Michigan
- American film actresses
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- Deaths from esophageal cancer
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