Marlyn Mason (born August 7, 1940) is an American actress, producer, and screenwriter.

Marlyn Mason
Mason in 1976
Born (1940-08-07) August 7, 1940 (age 83)
Occupations
  • Actress
  • producer
  • screenwriter
Years active1960–present
Spouse(s)J. Raymond Henderson (1960–1962)
Lee Harman
(m. 1972)

Early years edit

Mason was born in San Fernando, California, and she was named after a friend of a friend of her mother. Mason moved to Hollywood after she finished high school.[2]

Career edit

Mason played the role of Nikki Bell, a Braille teacher who became the title character's business partner,[3] in the television series Longstreet (1971-1972), which starred James Franciscus.[4]

Her other acting credits include roles in Hogan's Heroes, My Three Sons, Burke's Law, The New Phil Silvers Show, Kentucky Jones, Bonanza, The Big Valley, Ben Casey, Dr. Kildare (in a recurring role), Laredo, Occasional Wife, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., I Spy, Laredo, The F.B.I., Mission Impossible, The Fugitive, Mannix, Vega$,The Invaders, The Odd Couple, Love, American Style, Marcus Welby, M.D., Cannon, Barnaby Jones, Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C., Wonder Woman, Boone, The Bronx Zoo, Charles in Charge, Ironside, Jake and the Fatman, and in the episode "The Mask of Adonis" from the 1977 series Quinn Martin's Tales of the Unexpected (known in the United Kingdom as Twist in the Tale).[citation needed]

She guest-starred on the final Perry Mason episode, "The Case of the Final Fadeout," portraying Erna Landry, a 'nice-girl' actress of a television show. She played Sgt. Margo Demarest in Twelve O'Clock High Season 3, Episode 9 "The Fighter Pilot"[citation needed]

Mason played a principal role in the original 1967-68 Broadway production of How Now, Dow Jones.[5]

Mason also appeared in the films Because They're Young (her film debut, in an uncredited role), The Trouble with Girls, Making It, and Christina. She appeared in the television movies Brigadoon, Carousel, A Storm in Summer, Escape, That Certain Summer, Outrage, Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan, Last of the Good Guys, The New Adventures of Heidi, My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn, and Fifteen and Pregnant.

In 2019, she starred in the feature film Senior Love Triangle as the character Jeanie.[6]

Personal life edit

She was married to musician J. Raymond Henderson from 1960 to 1962. She married Lee Harman in 1972.[citation needed]

References edit

  1. ^ Lisanti, Tom (January 2003). Drive-in Dream Girls: A Galaxy of B-movie Starlets of the Sixties. McFarland. p. 178. ISBN 9780786415755. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
  2. ^ "she likes 'older men'". The Shreveport Journal. March 3, 1967. p. 45. Retrieved February 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Mahan, Bill (October 13, 1971). "Career of Marilyn [sic] Mason Traced". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Register and Tribune Syndicate, Inc. p. 7 F. Retrieved February 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Terrace, Vincent (2011). Encyclopedia of television shows, 1925 through 2010 (2nd ed.). Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. p. 621. ISBN 978-0-7864-6477-7.
  5. ^ "("Marlyn Mason" search results)". Playbill Vault. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
  6. ^ Senior Love Triangle, retrieved August 13, 2022

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