Marilyn Brown(1953-1998)
- Actress
Pretty and charming brunette actress Marilyn Louise Brown was born on
March 9, 1953 in San Jose, California. Her parents were Donald Bernard
Brown and Vivian Brown. Marilyn was of mixed Engish, Irish, Sicilian,
and Scottish descent. Her father named her after his favorite actress
Marilyn Monroe. She was the sister of actor Barry Brown and writer
James Brown. Brown had a very high near genius IQ. She started studying
tap dancing, modern dance, and acting at an early age. Marilyn and her
brother Barry both made their film debuts in uncredited bit roles in
the 1958 motion picture "In Love and War." Brown had small roles in the
lowbrow mid 70s drive-in exploitation comedies "Chesty Anderson U.S.
Navy" and "The Amorous Adventures of Don Quixote and Sancho Panza."
Outside of her sparse movie credits, Marilyn also acted in a few
off-off-Broadway stage productions. Alas, Brown was a painfully shy and
troubled woman who had problems with drug abuse and alcoholism
throughout most of her life. Marilyn committed suicide at age 45 on
July 22, 1998 by jumping off a Los Angeles freeway overpass; she was
married and had one child at the time of her tragic death.