Marie Harmon

Marie Harmon (October 21, 1923 – January 25, 2021) was an American actress and businesswoman, who worked as an actress primarily in the 1940s during the Golden Age of Hollywood. She is best known for her lead role in the 1946 American Western film The El Paso Kid, opposite Sunset Carson.[1]

Marie Harmon
Born(1923-10-21)October 21, 1923
Oak Park, Illinois, U.S.
DiedJanuary 25, 2021(2021-01-25) (aged 97)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active1943–1958
Spouse(s)William G. Jones
Donald Currie (1951-1972; divorced)
Wolfgang Kaupisch (1975-June 9, 2010; his death)
Children4

Early life and career

Harmon was born on October 21, 1923, in Chicago, Illinois, United States. She had five siblings, all brothers. As a child, she performed in local theater productions. At age 18, she moved to Hollywood, California, to pursue a professional career in acting. Her acting debut was an uncredited role in the 1943 film Hers to Hold, starring Deanna Durbin and Joseph Cotten.[1]


Personal life

Harmon was married three times. Her first husband was William G. Jones. Their only child is actress Sondra Currie. They divorced in 1948.[2] She married Donald Currie in 1951. She quit show business to open up a female clothing store. The couple had three children; twin daughters Cherie Currie (former lead vocalist of The Runaways), and Marie Currie, and a son Don Anthony Currie.[1] She was the mother-in-law of Alan J. Levi, and formerly of Steven Lukather (guitarist of Toto) and Robert Hays. Harmon got divorced in 1972. Three years later, she married Wolfgang Kaupisch, who died in on June 9, 2010, at the age of 95.[3] She died in Los Angeles on January 25, 2021 of natural causes at the age of 97.[4][5]

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
1943Hers to HoldElla MaeUncredited
Hi'ya, SailorDeadpan's hostessUncredited
1944Ladies CourageousGenevieveUncredited
Hat Check HoneyHat check girlUncredited
Hi, Good Lookin'!WaitressUncredited
South of DixieAnnabella HatcherUncredited
Allergic to LoveMiss HiggenbothanUncredited
Reckless AgeSalesgirl O'TooleUncredited
1945Her Lucky NightSusie
See My LawyerSingerUncredited
Springtime in TexasKitty Stevens
Secrets of a Sorority GirlJudy O'Neill
Allotment WivesGirlUncredited
Black Market BabiesReceptionistUncredited
The Sailor Takes a WifeWACUncredited
1946Girl on the SpotGirlUncredited
The El Paso KidSally Stoner
Behind the MaskMinor RoleUncredited
She Wrote the BookBlondeUncredited
1947GunsmokeConchita
Secret Beyond the DoorSub-DebUncredited
Killer McCoyGwen BradyUncredited
1948If You Knew SusieSecretaryUncredited
The Checkered CoatMinor RoleUncredited
Night Time in NevadaToni Borden
Jiggs and Maggie in CourtAliceUncredited
1949Not WantedIrene
1958I Married a WomanBridesmaidUncredited

References
  1. Marie Harmon - Making the Grade. "Ladies of the Western": Interviews with Fifty-One More Actresses from the... August 2015. ISBN 9781476607962. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
  2. "Comedienne Wins Legal Round With Ex-Husband". The Los Angeles Times. July 30, 1948. p. 20. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
  3. Dr. Wolfgang Kaupisch obituary
  4. "Marie Harmon, Actress in 1940s Westerns, Dies at 97". The Hollywood Reporter.
  5. "Marie Harmon, '40s Western actress and mother of Runaways rocker Cherie Currie, dead at 97". Fox News. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
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