voc, p, 1921-1972 US, Clarinda, Iowa
Musician of Jazz, Blues and Pop
A.k.a. Marvel Marilyn Maxwell
Marvel Marilyn Maxwell on August 3, 1921. Her parents tried to get her in show business at a young age, and she was trained as a dancer as early as age 3. Miss Maxwell's show business career began when she was a child under the tutelage of her piano-teacher mother, Mrs. Harry E. Maxwell of Clarinda. Maxwell started her professional entertaining career as a radio singer while still a teenager before signing with MGM in 1942 as a contract player. On television, Maxwell appeared twice as a singer in the second season (1955–1956) of NBC's The Jimmy Durante Show. On May 16, 1957, she guest starred on NBC's The Ford Show, Starring Tennessee Ernie Ford.
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Title | Artist | Year | Type |
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Fly Me To The Moon | Roberta Sherwood And Marilyn Maxwell | 1964 | Album |
Everybody Needs A Sweetheart | Marilyn Maxwell | 1954 | Single |
One Night Stand With Bing Crosby At The Music Hall | Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Marilyn Maxwell | Album | |
Those Bombastic Blonde Bombshells | Betty Grable, Marilyn Maxwell, Alice Faye, Veronica Lake, Carole Lombard | Compil. | |
Why Should I Flirt With The Blues / Plaid And Calico | Marilyn Maxwell | Single |