3/9/1918-8/31/1999

Marguerite Chapman, a small-town secretary and tomboy called "Slugger" became a model only after friends insisted "you oughta be in pictures, and then went on to act in more than 30 movies. Never a Hollywood wannabe, Chapman grew up in Chatham, New York, with four brothers. She started working as a typist and switchboard operator in White Plains, New York. Praised repeatedly for her beauty, she became a John Powers model in New York City. After she had appeared on the covers of enough magazines, studios beckoned her to Los Angeles. From 1940 to 1943, Chapman appeared in 18 movies, ranging from Charlie Chaplin comedies to armed services booster films as a member of Warner Bros. singing and dancing Navy Blues Sextet. Chapman was cast as the leading lady in "Destroyer" with Edward G. Robinson and Glenn Ford and in "Assignment in Berlin" opposite George Sanders. During World War II, Chapman entertained troops, kissed purchasers of large war bonds and helped churn out movies about the war. By the 1950's, Chapman had slipped into supporting roles, notably as the secretary in "The Seven Year Itch" with Marilyn Monroe and Tom Ewell in 1955. As her film career waned, she made a few appearances on television, and appeared occasionally in small theaters. She was asked to try for the role of "old Rose" in the 1997 film, "Titanic, " but by that time, she was too ill. She was married and divorced from attorney G. Bentley Ryan and director J. Richard Bremerkamp. Her acting career is memorialized with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.  From www.imdb.com