Marjorie Hoshelle

{{short description|American actress}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Marjorie Hoshelle

| image = Marjorie Hoshelle Academy Awards 1955 (cropped).jpg

| alt =

| caption = Hoshelle at the 27th Academy Awards in 1955

| birth_name = Marjorie Leah Hoshell

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1918|1|7}}

| birth_place = Chicago, Illinois, U.S.

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1989|4|5|1918|1|7}}

| death_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S.

| occupation = Actress

| years_active =

| alma_mater = Art Institute of Chicago
UCLA

| spouse = {{Marriage|Jeff Chandler|1946|1959|end=div.}}

| children = 2

}}

Marjorie Leah Hoshell (January 7, 1918{{cite book |last1=Wells |first1=Jeff |title=Jeff Chandler: Film, Record, Radio, Television and Theater Performances |date=2005 |publisher=McFarland & Company |isbn=978-0-7864-2001-8 |page=11 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rQxlAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Marjorie+Hoshelle%22+Chandler |accessdate=February 13, 2020 |language=en}} – April 5, 1989) was an American actress.

Born in Chicago, Hoshelle was the daughter of Norman and Leah Hoshell. She graduated from the Art Institute of Chicago and UCLA.

Portraying Juliet in a stage production of Romeo and Juliet, Hoshelle caught the attention of a talent scout. The resulting screen tests resulted in a Warner Bros. contract. She appeared in the films Princess O'Rourke, Find the Blackmailer, Old Acquaintance, Shine On, Harvest Moon, Make Your Own Bed, The Mask of Dimitrios, The Strange Mr. Gregory, Black Market Babies, The Red Dragon, My Reputation, One More Tomorrow, Behind the Mask, Blonde for a Day, Cloak and Dagger, Bungalow 13, Ladies of the Chorus, Riding High, I Can Get It for You Wholesale and Dangerous Crossing.{{cite web|author=Sandra Brennan |url=https://www.allmovie.com/artist/marjorie-hoshelle-p33345 |title=Marjorie Hoshelle |publisher=AllMovie |date= |accessdate=2019-03-30}}

In 1946, Hoshelle married actor Jeff Chandler. They had two daughters,{{cite book |last1=Parish |first1=James Robert |title=The Hollywood Book of Death: The Bizarre, Often Sordid, Passings of More than 125 American Movie and TV Idols |date=2001 |publisher=McGraw Hill Professional |isbn=978-0-07-178476-4 |page=8 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kxFCz6qClSoC&dq=%22Marjorie+Hoshelle%22+Chandler&pg=PA8 |accessdate=February 13, 2020 |language=en}} and divorced in 1959.{{cite news |title=Star's Death New Blow to Hollywood |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/44200200/the_spokesmanreview/ |accessdate=February 14, 2020 |work=The Spokesman-Review |agency=Associated Press |date=June 19, 1961 |location=Washington, Spokane |page=12|via = Newspapers.com}}

Following her film career, Hoshelle taught acting and directed productions at Santa Monica City College and Los Angeles Harbor College.{{cite news |last1=O'Neil |first1=Rob |title=A pro teaches acting |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/44201098/marjorie_hoshelle_chandler/ |accessdate=February 14, 2020 |work=News-Pilot |date=February 25, 1977 |location=California, San Pedro |page=25|via = Newspapers.com}}{{cite magazine |last=Wagner |first=Laura |date=December 2023 |pages=35-42 |title=Marjorie Hoshelle: Not a Starlet |magazine=Classic Images}}