Maria Palmer

Maria Palmer (born Maria Pichler,[1] 5 September 1917 – 6 September 1981) was an Austrian-born American actress.

Maria Palmer
Born
Maria Pichler

(1917-09-05)5 September 1917
Vienna, Austria
Died6 September 1981(1981-09-06) (aged 64)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting placeForest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills)
Alma materVienna Conservatory
OccupationActress
Years active1923-1967
Spouse(s)Dr. Franz Marmorek (1933-?) divorced

Early life

Palmer was born and raised in Vienna, Austria-Hungary (now Vienna, Austria) on 5 September 1917. She first appeared on stage as a child actor, in various Max Reinhardt productions. She trained as a dancer, and was a member of the Bodenwieser Ensemble. She later studied drama and voice at the Vienna Conservatory.

Career

In 1938, a year before the outbreak of war, Palmer emigrated with her parents to the United States.[2] She first performed on the stage in New York City, most notably in the 1942 production of The Moon Is Down.[3]

She moved into film, helping to meet Hollywood's demand for exotic foreign women for war films and films noir. Her 1942 debut was playing Catherine de' Medici in the 1942 short Nostradamus and the Queen. Her feature film debut was in Mission to Moscow (1943). She continued in 1944 with Days of Glory, opposite Gregory Peck, and later that year, Lady on a Train.

In the 1950s, her film career declined and she went into radio, television and commercials. She even started her own production company, called Maria Palmer Enterprises. In the early 1960s, Palmer hosted her own Los Angeles show, entitled "Sincerely, Maria Palmer". In her later years, Palmer wrote a number of unproduced television screenplays, often using the pseudonym Eliot Parker White. In 1962, she played "Elsa" in the episode "The Immigrants" on CBS's Rawhide and Marushka Vesterhauzy on the episode "A Bird of Warning" on NBC's Sam Benedict. Her papers, covering the years 1922–1975, are held by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.[4]

Personal life

When she was 16, Palmer married Dr. Franz Marmorek; they later divorced.[5]

Later life

Palmer died of cancer at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles on 6 September 1981,[2] the day after her 64th birthday. She was buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills, California.[6]

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
1923RumpelstilzchenGirl
1943Mission to MoscowTanya Litvinov
1944Days of GloryYelena
1945Lady on a TrainMargo Martin
1946Rendezvous 24Greta Holvig
1947The Other LoveHuberta
1947The WebMartha Kroner
194813 Lead SoldiersEstelle Prager, alias Estelle Gorday
1950SurrenderJanet Barton
1951Strictly DishonorableCountess Lili Szadvany
1952Dangerous Assignment (Season 1, Episode 16) The Caboose StoryMarta Steva
1953By the Light of the Silvery MoonRenee LaRue
1953Flight NurseCaptain Martha Ackerman
1956Three for Jamie DawnJulia Karek
1958Outcasts of the City
1964The Evil of FrankensteinRena's Mother(additional sequence: US), Uncredited

References
  1. Cotter, Robert Michael "Bobb" (2013). The Women of Hammer Horror: A Biographical Dictionary and Filmography. McFarland. p. 145. ISBN 9781476602011. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  2. "Noted Actress Maria Palmer Is Dead At 56". Santa Cruz Sentinel. California, Santa Cruz. Associated Press. September 14, 1981. p. 24. Retrieved July 17, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "("Maria Palmer" search results)". Playbill Vault. Playbill. Archived from the original on 18 July 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  4. "Maria Palmer papers". Oscars.org. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
  5. Carroll, Harrison (November 15, 1955). "Behind the Scenes in Hollywood". The Lethbridge Herald. Canada, Lethbridge, Alberta. p. 2. Retrieved July 17, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Maria Palmer". Find A Grave. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
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