Marjorie Bonner

Born: 1905-02-17 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Died: 1988-09-28

Known For: Acting

Biography

Margerie Bonner (February 17, 1905 – September 28, 1988) was an American actress, scriptwriter, and novelist. She is best known as the wife of Malcolm Lowry and for her support of the author while he wrote his best known novel, Under the Volcano, considered one of the finest novels of the 20th century. The younger sister of silent screen star Priscilla Bonner, she also appeared in several films (spelling her first name Marjorie), among them Cecil B. DeMille's The King of Kings (1927), The Sign of the Cross (1932), and the talkie Cleopatra (1934). By the late 1930s her movie career was over and she was working as a personal assistant to the actress Penny Singleton. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Filmography

1976

Volcano: An Inquiry into the Life and Death of Malcolm Lowry as herself

1934

Cleopatra as Roman Girl (uncredited)

1928

Trail of Courage as Ruth Tobin
Sinners' Parade as Sadie
The Four-Footed Ranger as Katy Pearl Lee

1927

Poor Girls as Vivian Stewart
Paying the Price as One of Gordon's Daughters
A Made-To-Order Hero as Margery Murray

1926

Secret Orders as Mary, Janet's friend
Rapid Fire Romance as Dixie Demnman

1925

A Broadway Lady as Mary Andrews
The Ancient Highway as Angel Fanchon

1924

Daughters of Today as Maisie

1923

Reno as Marjory Towne