Date of Birth 20 October 1904, Superior, Wisconsin, USA

Date of Death 13 February 1983, Los Angeles, California, USA (aftermath of surgery)

Birth Name Maria Nissinen

Height 5' (1.52 m)

Mini Bio (1)

Marian Nixon was born on October 20, 1904, in Superior, Wisconsin. Her career started in 1923 when she played Agnes Evans in Cupid's Fireman (1923). She was nineteen. Marian always gave a good account for herself when she appeared in films and was much in demand throughout the 1920s. Marian was one of those fortunate actresses who made the successful transition to the "talkie" era. Her final film was as Treasure McGuire in Tango (1936) in 1936. When she retired, Marian had been in 73 productions. On February 13, 1983, Marian died from complications from surgery in Los Angeles, California. She was 78 years old.

- IMDb Mini Biography By: Denny Jackson

Spouse (4)

Ben Lyon (8 April 1972 - 22 March 1979) (his death)

William A. Seiter (16 August 1934 - 26 July 1964) (his death) (1 child)

Edward Hillman, Jr. (11 August 1929 - 14 August 1933) (divorced)

Joseph Benjamin (15 August 1925 - 27 September 1927) (divorced)

Trivia (3)

Grandmother of Ted Griffin.

Mother of Christopher N. Seiter.

Stepmother of Richard Lyon and Barbara Lyon.