Marjorie Zier

Zier first became interested in acting as a child after trying on outlandish clothing from her mother's wardrobe. When she was 15, she dropped out of High School to become a full time actress. Her first film was The Ancient Mariner, where she played an extra. Her first major role was in the 1927 film Cactus Trails.{{Cite news |date=4 May 1928 |title=At The Strand |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/niles-daily-star-at-the-strand/140145832/ |access-date=2024-02-03 |work=Niles Daily Star |pages=8}}

Zier was the third wife of Michael Cudahy, who was a descendant of meat-packing industrialist Michael Cudahy (industrialist). In 1941, Zier divorced Cudahy, citing cruelty.{{Cite news |date=1 July 1941 |title=Wife of Michael Cudahy Wins Uncontested Divorce |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times-wife-of-michael-cu/140148174/ |access-date=2024-02-03 |work=Los Angeles Times |pages=45}}

In 1945, she moved in with real estate agent Stanley Wassil.{{Cite news |date=11 March 1952 |title='I Loved Her,' Suspect in Death Insists |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times-mrs-marjorie-zier/25015253/ |access-date=2024-02-03 |work=Los Angeles Times |pages=2}} In 1952, she and Wassil separated, with Zier keeping their apartment. A month later, Wassil beat Zier to death during an argument.{{Cite news |date=3 March 1952 |title=Ex-Sennett bathing beauty slain in quarrel; jail lover |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/689891614/?match=1&clipping_id=140149061 |access-date=2024-02-03 |work=Los Angeles Daily News |pages=2}}

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Category:1909 births

Category:1952 deaths

Category:American silent film actresses

Category:20th-century American actresses

Category:American murder victims

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