Marian Nixon

Biography

Marian Nixon was a versatile film actress of the 1920s and early 1930s, starting as a teen dancing in vaudeville choruses. She landed her first substantial role in Cupid's Fireman (1923) and later made her talkie debut as lead in Geraldine (1929). Notable co-stars include James Cagney in Winner Take All (1932), Ralph Bellamy in Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1932), and Al Jolson in Say It with Songs (1929).