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

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Early life

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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

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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]

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.[9][2] Stewart died of cancer on May 10, 1992, in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 70.[2]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1940 Escape Helene - a student Uncredited
1940 Four Sons Peasant girl Uncredited
1942 Valley of Hunted Men Laura Steiner Credited as Anna Marie Stewart
1943 Three Russian Girls Olga Credited as Anna Marie Stewart
1944 The Canterville Ghost Buxom Lass at Party Uncredited
1944 Mrs. Parkington French maid Uncredited
1946 Our Hearts Were Growing Up Lowell schoolgirl Uncredited
1950 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

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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[13]
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[14][15][16]
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[17]
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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Marianne Stewart

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Marianne Stewart (July 16, 1922 – August 11, 2002) was a German-born American actress known for her supporting roles in film and television during the mid-20th century. Born in Berlin, Germany, she appeared in several Hollywood productions, including notable films such as Right Cross (1950), Time Table (1956), and Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964). Her career also extended to television guest appearances, contributing to both dramatic and genre works of the era. Stewart's work reflected the era's diverse storytelling in American cinema and broadcast media, though she primarily took on character parts rather than leading roles. She maintained a presence in the industry across stage, film, and television, with her performances often supporting larger ensemble casts in thrillers, dramas, and other genres popular in the 1950s and 1960s. Her German origins and American career reflect the contributions of immigrant talent to Hollywood during that period.

Early life

Family background

Marianne Stewart was born Annemarie Schünzel on January 16, 1922, in Berlin, Germany. She was the daughter of actress Hanne Brinkmann and actor, director, and screenwriter Reinhold Schünzel. Her parents married in 1919, and her mother, also known as Johanna Marie Luise Elisabeth Brinkmann, had a career in German cinema beginning in the 1910s. Her father, Reinhold Schünzel, was a notable figure in German theater and film before emigrating. Stewart's birth name reflected her German heritage, and she later adopted variations professionally, including Anna Marie Stewart in early credits, before settling on Marianne Stewart.

Emigration and education

Marianne Stewart emigrated to the United States with her father, Reinhold Schünzel, in 1937. The emigration was prompted by Nazi persecution in Germany due to her father's Jewish heritage. Following their relocation to California, she completed her secondary education prior to her entry into acting. This period marked her transition to American life and completion of secondary education prior to her entry into acting.

Career

Stage work

Stewart's stage career was relatively brief and concentrated in the mid-1940s, consisting primarily of one Broadway production and summer stock work, in contrast to her more extensive screen career. She appeared in the original cast of You Touched Me!, a romantic comedy adapted by Tennessee Williams and Donald Windham from a D. H. Lawrence short story, directed by Guthrie McClintic. She played Matilda Rockley, with Montgomery Clift as Hadrian and Edmund Gwenn as Cornelius Rockley among the principal performers. The production opened at the Booth Theatre on September 25, 1945, and ran for 109 performances until January 5, 1946. In 1946, Stewart participated in summer stock at Elitch Theatre, the oldest summer stock theater in the United States. Her overall output on stage remained limited compared to her film and television appearances.

Film roles

Marianne Stewart began her motion picture career with supporting roles in the 1940s and 1950s. She secured her first credited role in Valley of Hunted Men (1942), playing Laura Steiner under the name Anna Marie Stewart. She appeared as Audrey in Right Cross (1950). She portrayed Ruth Norman in Time Table (1956). Stewart continued with occasional supporting parts into the early 1960s. She appeared as Connie Mason in The Facts of Life (1960). Her final credited film appearance was as Town Gossip in Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964). Stewart's film work predominantly featured small or supporting roles, with her motion picture appearances declining after the early 1960s amid overlap with her television career.

Television appearances

Marianne Stewart was a prolific guest star on American television throughout the 1950s and early 1960s, appearing in dozens of episodes across anthology series, westerns, and medical and legal dramas, almost always in supporting or one-off roles without ever holding a series regular position. Her work in episodic television complemented the era's preference for rotating guest actors in live and filmed dramatic formats. Among her more prominent appearances were single-episode roles in Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Alice West in "The Perfect Crime" (1957), Gunsmoke as Mrs. Timble in "Gone Straight" (1957), and Bonanza as Lily Van Cleet Kyle in "A House Divided" (1960). She also made multiple contributions to anthology programs, including four episodes of Schlitz Playhouse between 1956 and 1958, three episodes of General Electric Theater between 1956 and 1957, and three episodes of Perry Mason between 1959 and 1961. Additional recurring guest work included two episodes of Ben Casey in 1962. Stewart's television career concluded with her final credited role as Salesgirl #2 in the 1965 episode "The Kleptomaniac" of My Living Doll.

Personal life

Marriages

Marianne Stewart married actor Louis Calhern in 1946. The couple had previously collaborated on stage in the Broadway production of Jacobowsky and the Colonel in 1944. Their marriage ended in divorce in 1955, which was finalized through an uncontested decree in Juarez, Mexico. She later married Wilbur George Dirksing, and this marriage lasted until her death in 1992.

Death

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