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Beth Marion (born Betty Goettsche; July 11, 1912 – February 18, 2003) was an American B-movie actress of the 1930s, starring in westerns, her career spanning only about five years, mostly in 1936.
Beth Marion. Actress: Trail of Terror. Beth Marion was born in Clinton, Iowa in 1912. She attended Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois and was part of a musical trio called the Co-Eds.
- January 1, 1
- Clinton, Iowa, USA
- January 1, 1
- Jacksonville, Oregon, USA
Beth Marion. Actress: Trail of Terror. Beth Marion was born in Clinton, Iowa in 1912. She attended Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois and was part of a musical trio called the Co-Eds.
- July 11, 1912
- February 18, 2003
BETH MARION. The B-Western heroine of a dozen mid-‘30s Bs is true to an old Vaudeville axiom. “My blood father and my mother were both in the theatre. They were on the road at the time I was conceived, but they went back to Clinton, IA, for me to be born. So, I was born in a trunk. Mother used to take me on the road.
Feb 28, 2003 · Beth Marion, 90, a leading lady opposite 1930s B-western movie heroes, died of undisclosed causes Feb. 18 at her home in Jacksonville, Ore.
Beth Marion, born Betty Goettsche, in Clinton, Iowa, was a B-movie actress of the 1930s, starring in westerns, her career spanning only about five years, mostly in 1936.
A former stock company ingénue who had appeared in Leaning on Lettie with comedienne Charlotte Greenwood, blonde Beth Marion (born Betty Goettsche) became a popular B-Western heroine in the 1930s, appearing opposite the likes of Ken Maynard, Johnny Mack Brown, and Bob Steele in unpretentious little oaters that played mainly in the hinterlands.
