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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

11

Gender

Female

Birthday

1905-02-17

Day of Death

1988-09-28 (83 years old)

Place of Birth

Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Also Known As

Marjorie Bonner Lowry

Margerie Bonner

Marjorie Bonner

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

Known For

Acting

The Ancient Highway

1925

The Ancient Highway

as

Angel Fanchon

Trail of Courage

1928

Trail of Courage

as

Ruth Tobin

Secret Orders

1926

Secret Orders

as

Mary, Janet's friend

Paying the Price

1927

Paying the Price

as

One of Gordon's Daughters

Reno

1923

Reno

as

Marjory Towne

Sinners' Parade

1928

Sinners' Parade

as

Sadie

A Broadway Lady

1925

A Broadway Lady

as

Mary Andrews

A Made-To-Order Hero

1927

A Made-To-Order Hero

as

Margery Murray

The Four-Footed Ranger

1928

The Four-Footed Ranger

as

Katy Pearl Lee

Rapid Fire Romance

1926

Rapid Fire Romance

as

Dixie Demnman

Production

Crew

Directing