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Marilyn Maxwell Net Worth

Marilyn Maxwell net worth is
$6 Million

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Marilyn Maxwell (August 3, 1921 – March 20, 1972), born Marvel Marilyn Maxwell, was an American actress and entertainer. A sex symbol of the 1940s and 1950s, she appeared in several films and radio programs, and entertained the troops during World War II and the Korean War on USO tours with Bob Hope. 
Net Worth$6 Million
Date Of BirthAugust 3, 1920
Died1972-03-20
Place Of BirthClarinda, Iowa, USA
Height5' 7½" (1.71 m)
ProfessionActress, Soundtrack
SpouseJohn Conte (actor)
NicknamesMarilyn Maxwell, Maxwell, Marilyn
Star SignLeo
#Fact
1Curvaceous, platinum-haired, sparkling-eyed leading lady in 40's and 50's Hollywood.
2Upon her death, she was cremated and her ashes scattered at sea.
3She was a staunch conservative Republican.
4Profiled in "Killer Tomatoes: Fifteen Tough Film Dames" bu Ray Hagen and Laura Wagner (McFarland, 2004).
5She married MGM actor John Conte in 1944 in The Little Church Around the Corner in New York City; they divorced two years later. Her second marriage to restaurateur Anders McIntyre lasted one year. Her third marriage to writer/producer Jerry Davis produced a son, Matthew. They divorced after six years of marriage.
6At one low point in 1967 she performed in a burlesque show as a stripper in Queens, New York.
7Son Matthew Paul born on April 28, 1956.
8Her 15-year-old son Matthew found her dead in the bathroom of their home in 1972, the victim of a heart attack brought on by high blood pressure and a pulmonary ailment. Rock Hudson looked after her son during the funeral arrangements.
9A close friend of Rock Hudson, she helped closet his homosexuality by making frequent public appearances with him and teasing reporters about how their relationship was "only a friendship."
10Appeared on TV as a sexy foil to many top comedians, especially Bob Hope and Red Skelton.
11A radio singer before signing up with MGM. Studio head Louis B. Mayer wisely insisted she change "Marvel", which was her real first name. She dropped it and kept Marilyn, which was her middle name.
12Popular in nightclubs, particulary New York's famed Latin Quarter.
13Part of her USO touring act with Bob Hope was wearing a tight sweater and singing "I Want to Love You."
14Tall and blonde with good looks and a pleasant singing voice, she scampered through a bunch of breezy, forgettable film roles. Her style was once described as part Joan Blondell's "Good Joe" and part Mae West's vamp.
15Trained in dance from age 3.
16Her singing "Silver Bells" in The Lemon Drop Kid (1951) gave us another Christmas carol.
17She was once compared to Marilyn Monroe and replied, "Hey, I'm the blond with her clothes on."
18Maxwell was a crowd-pleaser and stalwart trouper in Bob Hope's legendary tours of US and Allied military installations around the world.

Actress

TitleYearStatusCharacter
The Lively Set1964Marge Owens
Stage to Thunder Rock1964Leah Parker
Make Room for Daddy1964TV SeriesBeverly
Wagon Train1964TV SeriesMolly Sadler
Critic's Choice1963Ivy London
The Red Skelton Hour1956-1963TV SeriesClara Appleby / Ester the Telephone Operator / Movie Star
Bus Stop1961-1962TV SeriesGrace Sherwood
77 Sunset Strip1960-1961TV SeriesPauline Grant / Crystal Dart
Adventures in Paradise1960-1961TV SeriesVirgie Shackleford / Lili Montegro
Gunsmoke1960TV SeriesDolly Winters
Rock-a-Bye Baby1958Carla Naples
Playhouse 901957TV SeriesDolly
Forever, Darling1956Leading Lady, Jungle Film within a Film (uncredited)
Shower of Stars1955TV Series
The Ford Television Theatre1955TV SeriesSally Carter
New York Confidential1955Iris Palmer
Best Foot Forward1954TV MovieGail Joy
Max Liebman Spectaculars1954TV Series
Paris Model1953Marion Parmalee
East of Sumatra1953Lory Hale
General Electric Theater1953TV Series
Off Limits1952Connie Curtis
New Mexico1951Cherry
The Lemon Drop Kid1951'Brainey' Baxter
Outside the Wall1950Charlotte Maynard
Key to the City1950Sheila the 'Atom' Dancer
Champion1949Grace
Race Street1948Robbie Lawrence
Summer Holiday1948Belle
High Barbaree1947Diana Case
The Show-Off1946Amy Fisher Piper
Between Two Women1945Ruth Edley
Lost in a Harem1944Hazel Moon
3 Men in White1944Ruth Edley
Swing Fever1943Ginger Gray
Thousands Cheer1943Drug Store Clerk in Red Skelton Skit
Salute to the Marines1943Helen Bailey
Pilot #51943Party Girl (uncredited)
Du Barry Was a Lady1943Miss February (uncredited)
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case1943Ruth Edly
Presenting Lily Mars1943Prissy - Showgirl (uncredited)
Stand by for Action1942Audrey Carr
Tune Time1942ShortMarvel Maxwell (as Marvel Maxwell)
O'Hara, U.S. Treasury1971TV SeriesParadise Ryan
Men at Law1971TV SeriesReyna Michaels
Wild Women1970TV MovieMaude Webber
Here's Lucy1970TV SeriesGloria Pendleton
The Phynx1970Marilyn Maxwell
From Nashville with Music1969Mabel
The Outsider1968TV SeriesWinnie Blake
Arizona Bushwhackers1968Molly
Branded1965TV SeriesLucy Benson
Burke's Law1963-1965TV SeriesMaria Groovy / Eudora Carey
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre1964TV SeriesCharity

Soundtrack

TitleYearStatusCharacter
77 Sunset Strip1960TV Series performer - 1 episode
Rock-a-Bye Baby1958performer: "The White Virgin of the Nile"
The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show1957TV Series performer - 1 episode
Best Foot Forward1954TV Movie performer: "HOW I LOVE the BLUES", "THE GUY THAT BROUGHT ME", "HE PUT THE "AH" IN THE MAMBO", "BUCKLE DOWN WINSOCKI"
The 25th Annual Academy Awards1953TV Special performer: "Am I in Love?"
The Lemon Drop Kid1951performer: "Silver Bells", "It Doesn't Cost a Dime To Dream"
Summer Holiday1948performer: "The Sweetest Kid I Ever Met", "The Weary Blues", "You're Next" - uncredited
The Show-Off1946performer: "I've Got You Under My Skin"
Lost in a Harem1944performer: "What Does It Take" 1944 - uncredited
Swing Fever1943performer: "Sh-! Don't Make a Sound", "Mississippi Dreamboat", "One Girl and Two Boys"

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Celebrity Bowling1972TV SeriesHerself
The Bob Hope Show1954-1966TV SeriesHerself
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1966TV SeriesHerself - Guest
What's This Song?1965TV SeriesHerself
The Celebrity Game1964TV SeriesHerself
Talent Scouts1963TV SeriesHerself
Stump the Stars1950-1963TV SeriesHerself - Guest Panelist
I've Got a Secret1957-1962TV SeriesGuest Panelist / Herself - Guest
Here's Hollywood1961TV SeriesHerself
The Red Skelton Hour1957-1961TV SeriesHerself - Guest Vocalist / Herself - Guest
The Garry Moore Show1958TV SeriesHerself
The Arthur Murray Party1957TV SeriesHerself
The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show1957TV SeriesHerself - Singer
The George Gobel Show1954-1957TV SeriesHerself
The Jimmy Durante Show1955-1956TV SeriesHerself - Singer / Herself
Brooklyn Goes to Las Vegas1956ShortHerself
Shower of Stars1955TV SeriesHerself
A Star Is Born World Premiere1954TV ShortHerself
The Colgate Comedy Hour1950-1954TV SeriesHerself - Singer / Herself
Your Show of Shows1952-1954TV SeriesHerself - Guest Performer
The Name's the Same1953TV SeriesGuest star contestant
What's My Line?1953TV SeriesHerself
The 25th Annual Academy Awards1953TV SpecialHerself - Performer
The Frank Sinatra Show1951TV SeriesHerself - Singer
Screen Snapshots: Hollywood Goes to Bat1950Documentary shortHerself
Cavalcade of Stars1949TV SeriesHerself
Front Row Center1949TV SeriesHerself

Archive Footage

Known for movies

Grace

Champion (1949)
as Grace

'Brainey' Baxter

The Lemon Drop Kid (1951)
as 'Brainey' Baxter

Carla Naples

Rock-a-Bye Baby (1958)
as Carla Naples

Grace Sherwood

Bus Stop (1961-1962)
as Grace Sherwood

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