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

Early life Stewart was born Annemarie Schünzel in Berlin, Germany on 16 January 1922 to Hanne Brinkmann and Reinhold Schünzel. In 1937, she and her father emigrated to the United States, where she attended Beverly Hills High School, graduating in 1940."Young Actress Nearly Got Too Much Theater". The New York Herald Tribune. 22 October 1944. Retrieved 31 December 2019.

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

Stewart's Broadway debut came on 23 October 1944, when she replaced Annabella in Elia Kazan's production of Jacobowsky and the Colonel, opposite Oscar Karlweis and Louis Calhern. 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.

In 1946 Stewart was a member of the Summer stock cast at Elitch Theatre, the oldest Summer stock theater.

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

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Notes1940 Escape Helene - a student Uncredited1940 Four Sons Peasant girl Uncredited1942 Valley of Hunted Men Laura Steiner Credited as Anna Marie Stewart1943 Three Russian Girls Olga Credited as Anna Marie Stewart1944 The Canterville Ghost Buxom Lass at Party Uncredited1944 Mrs. Parkington French maid Uncredited1946 Our Hearts Were Growing Up Lowell schoolgirl Uncredited1950 Right Cross Audrey 1956 Time Table Ruth Norman 1957 Hot Summer Night Ruth Childers 1957 Back from the Dead Nancy Cordell 1959 The Big Fisherman Ione 1960 The Facts of Life Connie Mason 1964 Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte Town Gossip

Television

Year Title Role 1951 Danger (TV series; one episode – 1951, 2 January) Not available 1954 The Danny Thomas Show (TV series; two episodes – 1954, 23 February and 2 March) Grace 1954 Henry Fonda Presents (TV series; one episode, "A Matter of Courage" – 1954, 28 August) Not Available"Maugham Story Will Be Feature of CBS-TV Show". The Sacramento Bee. 28 August 1954. 1955 The Star and the Story (TV series; one episode – 1955, 2 January) Bess 1956-58 Schlitz 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 1956 Big Town (TV series; one episode – 1956, 10 April) Edith Miller 1956 Medic (TV series; one episode, "The Inconstant Heart" – 1956, 23 April) Dot Forbes 1956 Crusader (TV series; one episode, "The Farm" – 1956, 22 June) Erna 1956 Soldiers of Fortune (TV series; one episode, "Doubled in Diamonds" – 1956, 25 November) Gretchen Van Loon 1956–57 General 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 1957 Gunsmoke (TV series; one episode, "Gone Straight" – 1957, 9 February) Mrs. Timble 1957 The Millionaire (TV series; one episode, "The Jerry Patterson Story" – 1957, 6 March) Jan Patterson 1957 Matinee Theater (TV series; one episode, "The Starmaster" – 1957, 17 May) Patricia 1957 The Web (TV series; one episode, "Kill and Run" – 1957, 11 August) Mrs. Lanham 1957 O. Henry Playhouse (TV series; one episode, "The Lonely Man" – 1957, 14 September) NA 1957 Alfred Hitchcock Presents (Season 3 Episode 3: "The Perfect Crime") (aired 20 October) Alice West 1957 Dr. Hudson's Secret Journal (TV series; one episode, "Class Reunion" – 1957, 20 October) NA 1958-59 The Thin Man (TV series; two episodes, "The Tennis Champ" and "Gory Road" – 1958, 11 April; 1959, 3 April) Beth Harvey, Sheila Van Dyke 1958 Alcoa Theatre (TV series; one episode, "The Clock Struck Twelve" – 1958, 2 June) Wife (uncredited) 1958 Zane Grey Theater (TV series; one episode, "The Accuser" – 1957, 20 October) Polly Merrick 1959 The Lineup (TV series; two episodes, "The Boylston Billing Case" and "The Hamilton Harker Case" – 1959, 23 January, 6 February) Carmen Billing, NA 1959 Buckskin (TV series; one episode, "Who Killed Pat Devlin?" – 1959, 16 February) Vanessa Devlin 1959 Philip Marlowe (TV series; one episode, "Prescription for Murder" – 1959, 20 October) Ann Vincent 1959 The Man from Blackhawk (TV series; one episode, "The Gypsy Story" – 1957, 20 October) Molly Davenant 1959 Bachelor Father (TV series; one episode, "Bentley's Double Play" – 1957, 20 October) Miss Gunther 1959 Mike Hammer (TV series; one episode, "I Ain't Talkin'" – 1957, 20 October) Myra Robbins 1960 Bonanza (One episode, "A House Divided" – 1960, 16 January) Lily Van Cleet Kyle 1960 Manhunt (One episode, "The Ice Caper" – 1960, 14 April) Ellen 1960 Dante (One episode, "One for the Birds" – 1960, 3 October) Veronica Mizell 1960 Peter Loves Mary (One episode, "Make a Million" – 1960, 2 November) Mrs. Crawford 1960 Michael Shayne (One episode, "Murder plays Charades" – 1960, 9 December) Emily Tallen 1959-61 Perry 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 1961 Route 66 (One episode, "Sleep on Four Pillows" – 1961, 24 February) Marva Emerson 1961 The Asphalt Jungle (One episode, "The Lay and the Lawyer" – 1961, 9 April) Rose Wardell 1961 Whispering Smith (One episode, "The Mortal Coil" – 1961, 24 July) Sarah Denton 1961 Shotgun Slade (One episode, "Skinner's Rainbow" – 1961, 24 April) Kate Murdock 1962 Ben 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 1962 Straightaway (one episode, "Escape from Darkness" – 1962, 14 February) NA"Todays Complete TV Programs". The Hackensack Record. 14 February 1962. Retrieved 28 January 1962. 1963 Arrest and Trial (One episode, "A Shield Is For Hiding Behind" – 1963, 6 October) Eileen Palmer 1965 My Living Doll (One episode, "The Kleptomaniac" – 1960, 16 January) Salesgirl #2

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References

Further reading "European Cinema Chief in Los Angeles; Germany's Ace Director in City". Los Angeles Times. 23 September 1937. "Director's Daughter Spurns Screen Test". The Pittsburgh Press. 29 July 1939. "Lubitsch Tests Schunzel". The Hollywood Reporter. 5 December 1939. "Screen Society: Badminton is the Theme". The Los Angeles Times. 1 December 1940. "Young Actress Nearly Got Too Much Theater". The New York Herald Tribune. 22 October 1944. Pts. 1, 2 and 3. Schallert, Edwin. "Screen and Stage - 'Don Juan' Definitely Set for Errol Flynn". Los Angeles Times. 26 Oct 1944. Pollock, Arthur. "Playthings: Boy Marianne Just Wouldn't Be". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. 5 November 1944 "In Long Run Play". The New York Times. 30 November 1944. Henry, Bill. By the Way. Los Angeles Times. 4 December 1944. "Hollywoodians On Stage". New York Daily News. 25 February 1945. Runyon, Damon. "Mr. 'B' and his Stork Club". Hearst International Combined with Cosmopolitan. May 1947. Chapman, John. "'The Survivors' a Talky Western With a Message Favoring Peace". New York Daily News. 20 January 1948. United Press. "Calhern, Wife Deny Income Tax Evasion". The Wilmington News. 21 March 1956. "Actor's Estate". South China Morning Post. 24 May 1956. "Player Resumes Career on Stage" . Los Angeles Times. 28 January 1957. "UCLA Theater Group to Present Play by Eliot Jan. 19-25". San Bernardino Sun. 7 January 1960.

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