Martha Vickers

• Name — Martha Vickers • Birth Name — Martha MacVicar • Born — 28 May 1925 • Birthplace — Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S. • Died — 2 November 1971 • Place of death — Los Angeles, California, U.S. • Resting Place — Valhalla Memorial Park • Years Active — 1943–1960 • Children — 3

Martha Vickers was born Martha MacVicar in Ann Arbor, Michigan; where she spent her early childhood. Her father was an automobile dealer, and due to his career, the family relocated frequently. She subsequently attended schools across Chicago, Miami, St. Petersburg, Detroit, and Dallas before settling in Burbank, California in 1940 when her father assumed control of an agency there. Vickers was 15 at that time. During school she actively participated in countless student shows. After finishing her studies in California, she began her career as a model and cover girl.

Vickers starred in "The Last Thirty Minutes" on Ford Theatre in 1954. Her other TV appearances included the 1959 Perry Mason episode, "The Case of the Jaded Joker", in which she played Sheila Hayes. Her final two performances, in 1960, were on The Rebel, starring Nick Adams.

Vickers was married three times, to A.C. Lyles (March 15, 1948 – September 28, 1948), Mickey Rooney (June 3, 1949 – September 25, 1951), and actor Manuel Rojas (September 1, 1954 – May 5, 1965). Each marriage ended in divorce. Vickers had one son with Mickey Rooney, and two daughters with Rojas. Outside of acting, Vickers enjoyed swimming and horseback riding. She also expressed a personal ambition to write a great novel, stating in a 1948 interview that she had already chosen a title for the project.

Vickers died at Valley Presbyterian Hospital in Los Angeles on November 2, 1971, at the age of 46, following a long illness. She is buried in Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery in North Hollywood, California.

• Film • Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1943 — Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man — Margareta — Uncredited • Captive Wild Woman — Dorothy Colman — Credited as Martha MacVicar • Top Man — High school girl — Uncredited Alternative title: Man of the Family • Hi'ya, Sailor — Hostess — Uncredited • 1944 — This Is the Life — Girl — Uncredited • Marine Raiders — Sally Parker — Credited as Martha MacVicar • The Mummy's Ghost — Miss McLean, a student — Uncredited • The Falcon in Mexico — Barbara Wade — Credited as Martha MacVicar • 1946 — The Big Sleep — Carmen Sternwood • The Time, the Place and the Girl — Victoria Cassel • 1947 — The Man I Love — Virginia "Ginny" Brown • That Way with Women — Marcia Alden • Love and Learn — Barbara Wyngate • 1948 — Ruthless — Susan Duane • 1949 — Daughter of the West — Lolita Moreno • Bad Boy — Lila Strawn — Alternative title: The Story of Danny Lester • Alimony — Kitty Travers aka Kate Klinger • 1955 — The Big Bluff — Valerie Bancroft — Alternative title: Worthy Detectives • 1957 — The Burglar — Della • 1960 — Four Fast Guns — Mary Hoag • Television • Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1952 — The Unexpected — 1 episode • 1953-1951 — General Electric Theater — Louise Helen — 2 episodes • 1954 — Ford Theatre — Nancy — 2 episodes • The Whistler — Louise — 1 episode • 1955 — Fireside Theater — Ellen Weston Julie — 2 episodes • 1956 — The Millionaire — Ruth Murdock — 1 episode • 1957 — Playhouse 90 — 1 episode • 1959 — Perry Mason — Sheila Hayes — 1 episode • 1960 — The Rebel — Bess Weed Agnes Boley — 2 episodes

The authorities additionally record the heading Martha MacVicar. Her recorded language was English. She married A. Lyles, Mickey Rooney and Manuel Rojas. 3 children are recorded: Maria Christina Rojas, Marta Teresa Rojas and Teddy Rooney.