Caren Marsh Doll
Caren Marsh Doll (born Aileen Betty Morris; April 6, 1919), also credited as Caren Marsh, is an American former stage and screen actress and dancer specializing in modern dance and tap. She is notable as one of Judy Garland's stand-ins in The Wizard of Oz (1939) and Ziegfeld Girl (1941). She is one of the last surviving actors from the Golden Age of Hollywood.
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Caren Marsh Doll

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- Name
- Caren Marsh Doll
- Birth Name
- Aileen Betty Morris
- Born
- 6 April 1919
- Birthplace
- Los Angeles, California, U.S.
- Occupation
- * Actress
- Known for
- Being one of the stand-ins for Judy Garland on The Wizard of Oz Ziegfeld Girl
- Nationality
- United States
- Education
- Hollywood High School
- Languages
- English
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Caren Marsh Doll (born Aileen Betty Morris; April 6, 1919), also credited as Caren Marsh, is an American former stage and screen actress and dancer specializing in modern dance and tap. She is notable as one of Judy Garland's stand-ins in The Wizard of Oz (1939) and Ziegfeld Girl (1941). She is one of the last surviving actors from the Golden Age of Hollywood.
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Caren Marsh Doll (born 1919) was an American actor, actress and dancer, among other activities. The actor was born in Hollywood.
Caren Marsh Doll studied at Hollywood High School. The actor lived in Palm Springs. Languages used include English.
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Biography
Biography
From 1937 until 1948, Marsh appeared in motion pictures with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, including a small uncredited part in Gone with the Wind. She became a dance instructor in 1956.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Caren Marsh Doll • Birth Name — Aileen Betty Morris • Born — 6 April 1919 • Birthplace — Los Angeles, California, U.S. • Occupation — * Actress • dancer • Known for — Being one of the stand-ins for Judy Garland on The Wizard of Oz Ziegfeld Girl • Notable Works — Gone With the Wind • Years Active — 1937–1948 (actress) 1956–present (dance instructor) • Children — 1 • Relatives — Dorothy Morris (sister)
Early life
Early life
Aileen Betty Morris was born in Los Angeles, California on April 6, 1919. Her father was a Hollywood stockbroker. She and her family were active in the Methodist church. In 1937, she graduated from Hollywood High School and wanted to become an actress despite her parents wanting her to focus on studies first.
Film career
Film career
Marsh auditioned for a role in Rosalie (1937), starring Nelson Eddy and Eleanor Powell, but did not win the role. She later re-auditioned for the film in a new outfit, hoping nobody would remember her from the first time, and got the part. She was hired as Judy Garland's stand-in for The Wizard of Oz. She was hired primarily because she was similar in height and build to Garland and even received her own pair of ruby slippers. In fact, hers are the feet seen in the film when Dorothy Gale taps the heels of the slippers together. She served as a stand-in for Garland a second time with Ziegfeld Girl (1941). In film, credited under the name Caren Marsh, she appeared in films such as That Night in Rio (1941), Hands Across the Border (1944), Wild Harvest (1947), Girl Crazy (1943), Best Foot Forward (1943), Seven Sweethearts (1942), and Night and Day (1946). She did appear in speaking parts in films as Secrets of a Sorority Girl (1945) and Navajo Kid (1945). In 1947, Marsh was named Miss Sky Lady of 1947 and began appearing in fewer films to focus on her new interest in dance. After appearing in an airshow as Miss Sky Lady, she took flight instruction classes, learned to fly and later dropped leaflets of her acting profile on various movie studios in Hollywood. On March 6, 1949, Marsh, along with singers Delora Bueno and Louise Howard, appeared on the Ted Steele Show.
1949 plane crash survival
1949 plane crash survival
• Illustration — Marsh in hospital after the crash On July 12, 1949, aged 30, Marsh was aboard Standard Air Lines Flight 897R, when the C-46E crashed. The flight had left Albuquerque, New Mexico, at 4:43 am. While on approach to the Lockheed Air Terminal in Burbank, California, at 7:40 am, the twin engine plane, flying too low, hooked a wingtip on a hill and crashed near Chatsworth, California, and Marsh was one of the 13 people who survived. Marsh was pulled from the wreckage by another passenger named Judy Frost. Marsh was hospitalized at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital for several weeks, and nearly had her left foot amputated. Marsh's doctors told her that she would likely never dance again, but after careful exercise she was able to heal and continue in her dancing.
The Wizard of Oz
The Wizard of Oz
As a stand-in for Judy Garland, Marsh's role in the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz was uncredited. Nonetheless, she has appeared in Wizard of Oz film festivals, conventions, and reunions. As of April 2026, she is one of two known surviving alumni and is the last living adult to have worked on the film (the other living alum is Priscilla Montgomery, who was a child extra who appeared among the Munchkins); Marsh has outlived all major cast members, original Tin Man Buddy Ebsen, adult Munchkins, and several extras. In 2011 aged 92, Marsh served as the Grand Marshal of the Oz-Stravaganza Parade in Chittenango, New York.
Personal life
Personal life
In 1939, Marsh married Lewis Isaacs Edwards. On September 28, 1950, Marsh married Bill Doll, a press agent to theatre and film producer, Mike Todd. They had a son, Jonathan. Her younger sister was film and television actress Dorothy Morris. As of 2012, Marsh volunteers as a dance therapy instructor at the Palm Springs Stroke Activity Center, where the styles taught range from themes like ballroom dancing, country, Hawaiian, and belly dancing. Marsh Doll visits the center once a month on the first Monday. She is an active member of The Palm Springs United Methodist Community Church. Marsh turned 100 in April 2019.
Filmography
Filmography
• Year — Title — Role — Notes • Rosalie — Dancer — Uncredited • Gone with the Wind — BBQ Guest; Girl at Bazaar • The Wizard of Oz — Stand-in: Judy Garland • Ziegfeld Girl • Seven Sweethearts — Dancer • Best Foot Forward • Hands Across the Border • Pickup Girl — N/A — Short film • Secrets of a Sorority Girl — Audrey Scott • Navajo Kid — Winifred McMasters • Night and Day — Young Customer — Uncredited • Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman — Bobby-Soxer • Welcome Stranger — Wife • Wild Harvest — Natalie • Luxury Liner — Girl • Adventures of Don Juan — Girl at Inn — Uncredited, final film role
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- 1."Actress Hurt in Air Crash Seeks Damages". The Los Angeles Times. August 19, 1949. p. 48. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
- 2.Orfanides, Effie. Oldest Living ‘Wizard of Oz’ Cast Member Turns 107. Parade. April 8, 2026.
- 3.Kavinda, Janith. Caren Marsh Doll: A Life on Stage and Screen. Wonderae. 2024-11-09.
- 4.Fitzgerald, Michael G. Ladies of the western : interviews with fifty-one more actresses from the silent era to the television westerns of the 1950s and 1960s. Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland. 2001. 978-0-7864-1140-5.
- 5.Kirst, Sean. Dorothy's stand-in: A miracle or two along the Yellow Brick Road. syracuse.com. June 3, 2011.
- 6.Handprint Ceremony Slated Friday. The Times. 172. September 13, 2007.
- 7.Woodhouse, Horace Martin (2013). The Essential Wizard of Oz: 101 Things You Didn't Know About the Most-Watched Movie in Film History. Ithaca, NY: History Company. p. 32. .
- 8.Gunson, Victor. Don't Try to Crash Film Studio Gates, Just Fly Over Them If You're Seeking Screen Chance--Caren Marsh's Recipe. The Journal News. 2. 1948.
- 9.Phillips, Brent. Charles Walters: The Director Who Made Hollywood Dance. University Press of Kentucky. 65. October 24, 2014. 978-0-8131-4723-9.
- 10.Caren Marsh-Doll autograph collection entry at StarTiger. www.startiger.com.
- 11.Harrison, Scott. Crash survivor keeps dancing. January 27, 2011.
- 12.Tops Today on the Air: Television Highlights. The Washington Post. 4L. March 6, 1949.
- 13.Kondo, Annette. Memories of Survival. Los Angeles Times. August 2, 1999. 0458-3035.
- 14.Movie Starlet Relates How Woman Saved Life in Crash. The Dispatch. 20. July 13, 1949.
- 15.Harrison, Scott. From the Archives: Standard Airlines crash survivor Caren Marsh-Doll keeps dancing. Los Angeles Times. July 12, 2019.
- 16.Morgan, Chris. The most famous Hollywood centenarians. Yardbarker. 11 September 2024.
- 17.Meet Caren Marsh Doll, the Oldest Living Cast Member of ‘The Wizard of Oz’
- 18.Young Actress Headed for Altar. The Los Angeles Times. 64. November 26, 1939.
- 19.Caren Marsh Wed to Bill Doll. The New York Times. 9. 1950-09-30.
- 20.Caren Marsh Doll Tiny Hollywood Land Dancer. The Wonderful Wizards of Art.
- 21.Fitzgerald; Magers. op. cit. p. 186.
- 22.Doll, Caren-Marsh Hollywood's Babe BearMedia Manor, November 1, 2007, p. 279.
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The authorities additionally record the headings Caren Morris and Caren Marsh. Her recorded language was English. She married Bill Doll. Recorded with the occupation television actor. Recorded as a citizen of United States.
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