Mari Blanchard

Personal Info

Birthday

April 13, 1923

Day of Death

1970-05-10

(47 years old)

Place of Birth

Long Beach, California, USA

Also Known As

Mary E. Blanchard

Mari Blanchard

Biography

Petite, attractive Mari Blanchard rarely managed to get the lucky breaks. The daughter of an oil tycoon and a psychotherapist, she suffered from severe poliomyelitis from the age of nine, which denied her a hoped-for dancing career.

For several years, she worked hard to rehabilitate her limbs from paralysis, swimming and later even performing on the trapeze at Cole Brothers Circus. At the urging of her parents, she then attended the University of Southern California, where she studied international law before dropping out nine units short of a degree. Her university studies did not lead to a career either.

Known For

Perry Mason

The Virginian

Rawhide

Burke's Law

The Millionaire

Sugarfoot

McLintock!

Something to Live For

Filmography

1963
McLintock!
as Camille Reedbottom
Twice-Told Tales
as Sylvia Ward
1962
Don't Knock the Twist
as Dulcie Corbin
1958
Machete
as Jean Montoya
No Place to Land
as Iris Lee LaVonne
Karasu
as Nevin
1957
Jungle Heat
as Ann McRae
She Devil
as Kyra Zelas
1956
Stagecoach To Fury
as Barbara Duval
The Cruel Tower
as Mary 'The Babe' Thompson
Basket of Mexican Tales
as Gladys Winthrop
1955
The Crooked Web
as Joanie Daniel
The Return of Jack Slade
as Texas Rose
Son of Sinbad
as Chistina
1954
Destry
as Brandy
Black Horse Canyon
as Aldis Spain
Rails Into Laramie
as Lou Carter
1953
The Veils of Bagdad
as Selima
Abbott and Costello Go to Mars
as Allura
1952
Back at the Front
as Nina - Johnny Redondo's Accomplice
Assignment: Paris
as Wanda Marlowe (scenes deleted)
The Brigand
as Dona Dolores Castro
Something to Live For
as Hat Check Girl (uncredited)
1951
Overland Telegraph
as Stella
The Unknown Man
as Sally Tever
Ten Tall Men
as Marie DeLatour
Bannerline
as Eloise
No Questions Asked
as Natalie
On the Riviera
as Eugenie (uncredited)