Marianne Stewart

Marianne Stewart (born Annemarie Schünzel, January 16, 1922 – November 1, 1992) was a German-American stage, film and television actress.

Marianne Stewart
Born
Annemarie Schünzel[1]

(1922-01-16)January 16, 1922[2]
Berlin, Germany
DiedNovember 1, 1992(1992-11-01) (aged 70)
Other namesCredited as Ann Loring,[3][4] Ann Sheldon,[5][6][lower-alpha 1] Annemarie Stewart and Anna Maria Stewart
OccupationStage actress, Film actress, television actress
Years active1943–1965
Spouse(s)Louis Calhern (1946–1955; divorced)[8]
Wilbur George Dirksing (?–1992)[9][2]
Parent(s)Hanne Brinkmann, Reinhold Schünzel

Early life

Stewart was born Annemarie Schünzel in Berlin, Germany on January 16, 1922 to Hanne Brinkmann and Reinhold Schünzel. In 1937, she and her father emigrated to the United States,[1] where she attended Beverly Hills High School, graduating in 1940.[10]

Career

On November 1, 1940, Stewart made her uncredited screen debut in MGM's Escape,[3] her first credited appearance coming 2 years later in Valley of Hunted Men.

Stewart's Broadway debut came on October 23, 1944, when she replaced Annabella in Elia Kazan's production of Jacobowsky and the Colonel, opposite Oscar Karlweis and Louis Calhern.[11] The following fall, Kazan cast Stewart, along with Edmund Gwenn and Montgomery Clift, in his staging of You Touched Me, Tennessee Williams' and Donald Windham's adaptation of the same-named D.H. Lawrence short story.[12]

Stewart was married to her erstwhile leading man, Louis Calhern, from 1946 to 1955, and later to Wilbur George Dirksing until her death.[9][2] Stewart died of cancer on May 10, 1992, in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 70.[2]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1940EscapeHelene - a studentUncredited
1942Valley of Hunted MenLaura SteinerCredited as Anna Marie Stewart
1943Three Russian GirlsOlgaCredited as Anna Marie Stewart
1944The Canterville GhostBuxom Lass at PartyUncredited
1944Mrs. ParkingtonFrench maidUncredited
1946Our Hearts Were Growing UpLowell schoolgirlUncredited
1950Right CrossAudrey
1956Time TableRuth Norman
1957Hot Summer NightRuth Childers
1957Back from the DeadNancy Cordell
1959The Big FishermanIone
1960The Facts of LifeConnie Mason
1964Hush... Hush, Sweet CharlotteTown Gossip

Television

Year Title Role
1951Danger (TV series; one episode – 1951, 2 January)Not available
1954The Danny Thomas Show (TV series; two episodes – 1954, 23 February and 2 March)Grace
1954Henry Fonda Presents (TV series; one episode, "A Matter of Courage" – 1954, 28 August)Not Available[13]
1955The Star and the Story (TV series; one episode – 1955, 2 January)Bess
1956-58Schlitz Playhouse (TV series; four episodes, "The Finger of God," "Officer Needs Help," "The Big Payoff" and "A Thing to Fight For" – 1956, 30 March, 18 May, 28 December; 1958, 26 September)Jacoba Dewet, NA, Mary, Eleanor Searcy
1956Big Town (TV series; one episode – 1956, 10 April)Edith Miller
1956Medic (TV series; one episode, "The Inconstant Heart" – 1956, 23 April)Dot Forbes
1956Crusader (TV series; one episode, "The Farm" – 1956, 22 June)Erna
1956Soldiers of Fortune (TV series; one episode, "Doubled in Diamonds" – 1956, 25 November)Gretchen Van Loon
1956–57General Electric Theater (TV series; three episodes, "The Pot of Gold," "The Charlatan" and "Angel of Wrath" – 1956, 7 October and 11 November; 1957, 5 May)Alice, Mrs. Mikelson, Phyllis
1957Gunsmoke (TV series; one episode, "Gone Straight" – 1957, 9 February)Mrs. Timble
1957The Millionaire (TV series; one episode, "The Jerry Patterson Story" – 1957, 6 March)Jan Patterson
1957Matinee Theater (TV series; one episode, "The Starmaster" – 1957, 17 May)Patricia
1957The Web (TV series; one episode, "Kill and Run" – 1957, 11 August)Mrs. Lanham
1957O. Henry Playhouse (TV series; one episode, "The Lonely Man" – 1957, 14 September)NA[14][15][16]
1957Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV series; one episode, "The Perfect Crime" – 1957, 20 October)Alice West
1957Dr. Hudson's Secret Journal (TV series; one episode, "Class Reunion" – 1957, 20 October)NA
1958-59The Thin Man (TV series; two episodes, "The Tennis Champ" and "Gory Road" – 1958, 11 April; 1959, 3 April)Beth Harvey, Sheila Van Dyke
1958Alcoa Theatre (TV series; one episode, "The Clock Struck Twelve" – 1958, 2 June)Wife (uncredited)
1958Zane Grey Theater (TV series; one episode, "The Accuser" – 1957, 20 October)Polly Merrick
1959The Lineup (TV series; two episodes, "The Boylston Billing Case" and "The Hamilton Harker Case" – 1959, 23 January, 6 February)Carmen Billing, NA
1959Buckskin (TV series; one episode, "Who Killed Pat Devlin?" – 1959, 16 February)Vanessa Devlin
1959Philip Marlowe (TV series; one episode, "Prescription for Murder" – 1959, 20 October)Ann Vincent
1959The Man from Blackhawk (TV series; one episode, "The Gypsy Story" – 1957, 20 October)Molly Davenant
1959Bachelor Father (TV series; one episode, "Bentley's Double Play" – 1957, 20 October)Miss Gunther
1959Mike Hammer (TV series; one episode, "I Ain't Talkin'" – 1957, 20 October)Myra Robbins
1960Bonanza (One episode, "A House Divided" – 1960, 16 January)Lily Van Cleet Kyle
1960Manhunt (One episode, "The Ice Caper" – 1960, 14 April)Ellen
1960Dante (One episode, "One for the Birds" – 1960, 3 October)Veronica Mizell
1960Peter Loves Mary (One episode, "Make a Million" – 1960, 2 November)Mrs. Crawford
1960Michael Shayne (One episode, "Murder plays Charades" – 1960, 9 December)Emily Tallen
1959-61Perry Mason (Three episodes, "The Case of the Bedeviled Doctor," "The Case of the Spurious Sister" and "The Case of the Wintry Wife" – 1959, 4 April, 3 October; 1961, 18 February)Edith Douglas, Helen Sprague, Phyllis Hudson
1961Route 66 (One episode, "Sleep on Four Pillows" – 1961, 24 February)Marva Emerson
1961The Asphalt Jungle (One episode, "The Lay and the Lawyer" – 1961, 9 April)Rose Wardell
1961Whispering Smith (One episode, "The Mortal Coil" – 1961, 24 July)Sarah Denton
1961Shotgun Slade (One episode, "Skinner's Rainbow" – 1961, 24 April)Kate Murdock
1962Ben Casey (two episodes, "A Story to be Softly Told" and "Pick Up All My Care and Woe" – 1962, 22 January, 17 December)Miss Masterson, Ruth Shipley
1962Straightaway (one episode, "Escape from Darkness" – 1962, 14 February)NA[17]
1963Arrest and Trial (One episode, "A Shield Is For Hiding Behind" – 1963, 6 October)Eileen Palmer
1965My Living Doll (One episode, "The Kleptomaniac" – 1960, 16 January)Salesgirl #2

Notes

  1. A likely explanation for Schünzel's pre-Stewart metamorphosis from Loring to Sheldon was the sudden and unexpected reemergence, less than 2 weeks prior to Escape's release, of an MGM alumnus of relatively recent vintage likewise named Ann Loring. This was due to the latter's much-publicized marriage to actor Herbert Rudley.[7]

References

  1. "Message Boards: Hanne Brinkmann". Ancestry.com. 2005. Retrieved December 31, 2019.
  2. "Obituaries/Funeral Announcements: Dirksing, Marianne S.". The Los Angeles Times. November 13, 1992. Retrieved December 31, 2019.
  3. "Director's Child in Screen Debut". The Washington Post. June 26, 1940. Retrieved December 31, 2019.
  4. Chatter; Hollywood. Variety. May 22, 1940. Retrieved January 4, 2020.
  5. Soister, John T. (2002). Conrad Veidt on Screen: A Comprehensive Illustrated Filmography. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company. p. 294. ISBN 978-0-7864-4511-0.
  6. American Film Institute Staff (1997).Within Our Gates: Ethnicity in American Feature Films, 1911-1960. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press. p. 314. ISBN 0-520-20964-8.
  7. "Has Permanent Leading Man". New York Daily News. October 20, 1940. Retrieved January 4, 2020.
  8. Calherns Divorced". The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. July 20, 1955. Retrieved December 31, 2019.
  9. "All Public Member Trees results for Wilbur George Dirksing". Ancestry.com. Retrieved December 31, 2019.
  10. "Young Actress Nearly Got Too Much Theater". The New York Herald Tribune. October 22, 1944. Retrieved December 31, 2019.
  11. Quirk, David. 'Norway' Duo Signed to Tune Berle Show". New York Daily News. Oct 23, 1944. Retrieved December 31, 2019.
  12. "Photos by European". Town and Country. October 1945. Retrieved December 31, 2019
  13. "Maugham Story Will Be Feature of CBS-TV Show". The Sacramento Bee. August 28, 1954.
  14. "Saturday's TV Preview". The Washington Post. Sep 14, 1957. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
  15. "Marianne Stewart in 'The Lonely Man'". Honolulu Start-Bulletin. May 10, 1958. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
  16. "TV Week: Saturday Evening". Chicago Tribune. April 25, 1959. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
  17. "Todays Complete TV Programs". The Hackensack Record. February 14, 1962. Retrieved January 28, 1962.

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