Edna Marion

• Name — Edna Marion • Birth Name — Edna Marion Hannam • Born — 12 December 1906 • Birthplace — Chicago, Illinois • Died — 2 December 1957 • Place of death — Los Angeles, California • Resting Place — Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City, California • Other Names — Edna Marian • Occupation — Actress • Years Active — 1924–1932 • Spouse — * Harold Naisbitt

Marion was born on December 12, 1906, in Chicago, Illinois, and she attended a private school in New York.

Before Marion acted in films she performed in vaudeville and on stage in Los Angeles and New York. Marion's career at the Hal Roach Studios ended abruptly on April 7, 1928, after being employed since April 25, 1927. She also worked for the Century, Paramount, and Universal film studios. In 1926, Marion was named one of the WAMPAS Baby Stars, along with Mary Astor, Mary Brian, Dolores Costello, Joan Crawford, Dolores del Río, Janet Gaynor, and Fay Wray.

Marion married W. E. Paxon in Santa Barbara, California, on November 9, 1929. Her death certificate states she was a housewife when she died on December 2, 1957, in Los Angeles from pneumonia, and her husband was Harold Naisbitt.

• Illustration — Marion in 1925 movie poster • Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1925 — The Desert's Price — Nora • 1926 — The Mad Racer — Short • 1926 — The Call of the Wilderness — Dorothy Deveau • 1926 — The Still Alarm — Drina Fay • 1927 — For Ladies Only — Gertie Long • 1927 — Sugar Daddies — Daughter — Short • 1927 — Now I'll Tell One — Wife • 1928 — From Soup to Nuts — Maid — Short, Uncredited • 1928 — Barnum & Ringling, Inc. — Maid — Short • 1928 — Should Married Men Go Home? — Blonde Girlfriend — Short, Uncredited • 1928 — Sinner's Parade — Connie Adams • 1929 — Skinner Steps Out — Neighbor's Wife • 1930 — Romance of the West — Mary Winters • 1930 — Today — Gloria Vernon • 1931 — Marriage Rows — Short • 1932 — Murders in the Rue Morgue — Mignette — Uncredited, (final film role)