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- Died
- Birth nameMaria Aldona Paulius
- A former ballet dancer, graceful Mari Aldon married Hollywood director Tay Garnett, who encouraged her to become an actress. She did, but did not leave a deep imprint on film history, with one exception, the role of Judy Beckett, a prisoner of the Seminoles and Gary Cooper's charming romantic interest in Distant Drums (1951). Besides this, she appeared in few feature films, and then only briefly in two major movies, Joseph L. Mankiewicz's The Barefoot Contessa (1954) and David Lean's 'Summer Vacation' (1955). The rest of her career was devoted to television.- IMDb mini biography by: Guy Bellinger / edited by Rob
- SpouseTay Garnett(August 13, 1953 - October 3, 1977) (his death, 1 child)
- ParentsAnthon John PauliusAntonina Slepovitch
- RelativesJanet Helen Paulius(Sibling)
- Trained as a ballet dancer for six years before going on to work on stage and in radio.
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