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My Take
What draws me to Marjorie Reynolds is the quiet dignity of the working actor. She logged over fifty films and shared the screen with Bing Crosby in Holiday Inn, helping introduce White Christmas, even though her singing was dubbed. To me that detail is poignant rather than diminishing; it speaks to an industry that used performers as parts of a machine, yet she endured and earned a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. I have a soft spot for the dependable second leads who keep a picture warm without demanding the spotlight, and she strikes me as exactly that kind of steady craftswoman.
Overview
Marjorie Reynolds (née Goodspeed; August 12, 1917 – February 1, 1997) was an American film and television actress who appeared in more than 50 films, including the 1942 musical Holiday Inn, in which she and Bing Crosby introduced the song "White Christmas" in a duet, albeit with her singing dubbed by Martha Mears.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Marjorie Reynolds
- Name (Japanese)
- マージョリー・レイノルズ
- Reading
- まーじょりー・れいのるず
- Born
- August 12, 1917 – February 1, 1997
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Snake
- Origin
- Buhl, Idaho, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / film actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.