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- Birth nameMarjorie Ellen Pivonka Mahoney
- Marj Dusay was born on February 20, 1936 in Hays, Kansas, USA. She was an actress, known for All My Children (1970), Guiding Light (1952) and Star Trek (1966). She was married to Thomas Allen Perine Jr. and John Murray Dusay. She died on January 28, 2020 in New York City, New York, USA.
- SpousesThomas Allen Perine Jr.(July 14, 1972 - May 14, 1987) (his death)John Murray Dusay(1956 - February 1965) (divorced, 2 children)
- ChildrenRandall Marj Dusay
- Mastering a number of dialects over the years, she was a gifted impressionist of various celebrities (including Katharine Hepburn, Marilyn Monroe, Maggie Smith and Julia Child).
- Raised in Russell, Kansas, the second of six children born to schoolteacher parents, Dusay married her childhood sweetheart, John Dusay. The couple had their two children while living in Kansas City, where she began her modeling career. They had two children: daughter Debra Marj Blocker, who became an actress (stage name Debra Dusay); and son Randall Joseph Dusay, who died of AIDS in 1993. John and Marj Dusay also had one grandchild, Deena Blocker, by their daughter and son-in-law, David Blocker.
- A gifted equestrian as a child, she trained her own horses to ride in saddle club shows and riding contests, and earned the title of "Country Rodeo Queen".
- Was a founding member of the late 1960s L.A. comedy improv troupe, "The Session", whose pioneer members included Rob Reiner (who formed the troupe), Richard Dreyfuss, Larry Bishop, David Arkin, Phil Mishkin, Richard Mishkin and Bobbie Shaw Chance.
- Appeared in several stage productions while attending the University of Kansas and was crowned that university's "Homecoming Queen".
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