Maris Wrixon

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Name: Maris Wrixon (also known as Mary Alic).
Profession: American film and television actress.
Birth/Death: December 28, 1916 – October 6, 1999.
Birthplace: Pasco, Washington.
Upbringing: Raised in Great Falls, Montana; one of three children.
Early career: First appeared on screen in the late 1930s, making one picture in 1938.
Film career details:
Appeared in over 50 films between 1939 and 1951.
Between 1940 and 1942, appeared in 29 films at Warner Bros.
Warner Bros. roles: Alternated between uncredited parts (including High Sierra and Dark Victory) and supporting roles.
Worked primarily in B-movies.
Worked for Poverty Row studios such as Monogram Pictures.
Monogram released The Ape, starring Boris Karloff, in which The New York Times stated horror fans remember her best.
Last film was in 1951.
Television career: Had a few small TV guest spots after 1951.
Retirement: Retired from the screen in 1963.
Credits: 52 known credits (TMDB).
Paragraph 1: Early career and Warner Bros. era.
Maris Wrixon was an American film and television actress who first appeared on screen in the late 1930s, making one picture in 1938. Between 1939 and 1951, she appeared in over 50 films. During the period from 1940 to 1942, Wrixon appeared in 29 films at Warner Bros., where she alternated between supporting roles and uncredited parts in films such as High Sierra and Dark Victory.
Paragraph 2: B-movies, Monogram, and later career.
Wrixon worked primarily in B-movies and appeared in productions by Poverty Row studios, including Monogram Pictures. Monogram released the film The Ape, which starred Boris Karloff and in which The New York Times noted that horror fans remember her best. Following her last film in 1951, she held a few small guest spots on television. Wrixon eventually retired from the screen in 1963.
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Maris Wrixon was an American film and television actress who first appeared on screen in the late 1930s, making one picture in 1938. Between 1939 and 1951, she appeared in over 50 films. From 1940 to 1942, Wrixon appeared in 29 films at Warner Bros., alternating between supporting roles and uncredited parts in films including High Sierra and Dark Victory.

Wrixon worked primarily in B-movies and appeared in films produced by Poverty Row studios such as Monogram Pictures. Monogram released the film The Ape, starring Boris Karloff, in which The New York Times stated that horror fans remember her best. After making her last film in 1951, Wrixon had a few small