Marlyn Mason

Marlyn Mason
Marlyn Mason
	Mason in 1976
Born	August 7, 1940 (age 84); San Fernando, California, U.S.
Occupations	Actress; producer;
Years active	1960–present
Spouse(s)	J. Raymond Henderson (1960–1962); Lee Harman (m. 1972)

Marlyn Mason (born August 7, 1940) is an American actress and producer.

Early life

Mason was born in San Fernando, California, and she was named after a friend of a friend of her mother. Mason moved to Hollywood after she finished high school.^[2]

Career

Mason played the role of Nikki Bell, a Braille teacher who became the title character's business partner,^[3] in the television series Longstreet (1971-1972), which starred James Franciscus.^[4]

Her other acting credits include roles in Hogan's Heroes, My Three Sons, Burke's Law, The New Phil Silvers Show, Kentucky Jones, Bonanza, The Big Valley, Ben Casey, Dr. Kildare (in a recurring role), Laredo, Occasional Wife, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., I Spy, Laredo, The F.B.I., Mission Impossible, The Fugitive, Mannix, Vega$,The Invaders, The Odd Couple, Love, American Style, Marcus Welby, M.D., Cannon, Barnaby Jones, Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C., Wonder Woman, The Bronx Zoo, Charles in Charge, Ironside, Jake and the Fatman, and in the episode "The Mask of Adonis" from the 1977 series Quinn Martin's Tales of the Unexpected (known in the United Kingdom as Twist in the Tale). She guest-starred on the final Perry Mason episode, "The Case of the Final Fadeout," portraying Erna Landry, a 'nice-girl' actress of a television show. She played Sgt. Margo Demarest in Twelve O'Clock High Season 3, Episode 9 "The Fighter Pilot"^{[citation needed]}

Mason played a principal role in the original 1967-68 Broadway production of How Now, Dow Jones.^[5]

She appeared in the motion picture films Because They're Young (her film debut, in an uncredited role), The Trouble with Girls, and Making It. In 2019, she starred in the feature film Senior Love Triangle as the character Jeanie.^[6] She appeared in such television movies as That Certain Summer, Outrage, Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan, Last of the Good Guys, The New Adventures of Heidi, My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn, and Fifteen and Pregnant.

Personal life

She was married to musician J. Raymond Henderson from 1960 to 1962. She married Lee Harman in 1972.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ Lisanti, Tom (January 2003). Drive-in Dream Girls: A Galaxy of B-movie Starlets of the Sixties. McFarland. p. 178. ISBN 9780786415755. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
^ "she likes 'older men'". The Shreveport Journal. March 3, 1967. p. 45. Retrieved February 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Mahan, Bill (October 13, 1971). "Career of Marilyn [sic] Mason Traced". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Register and Tribune Syndicate, Inc. p. 7 F. Retrieved February 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Terrace, Vincent (2011). Encyclopedia of television shows, 1925 through 2010 (2nd ed.). Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. p. 621. ISBN 978-0-7864-6477-7.
^ "("Marlyn Mason" search results)". Playbill Vault. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
^ Senior Love Triangle, retrieved August 13, 2022