Joan Marsh

Joan Marsh (July 10, 1914 – August 10, 2000) was an American child actress in silent films between 1915 and 1921. Later, during the sound era, she resumed her acting career and performed in a variety of films during the 1930s and 1940s.
Early years
Marsh, born Dorothy D. Rosher, was the daughter of Lolita and Charles Rosher. Her parents later divorced.
Career
In 1915, Marsh made her first film appearance, an uncredited one, in the short The Mad Maid of the Forest, which her father was filming. Later that same year she was also cast in Hearts Aflame and then billed as Dorothy Rosher. In 1917 she appeared too in A Little Princess and in no less than five other productions in 1918, including the comedy-drama Women's Weapons for Paramount Pictures. After these minor roles as a baby and toddler, Marsh finally became a star in Mary Pickford films such as Daddy-Long-Legs (1919) and Pollyanna (1920).
Marsh made her last film appearance as a child in 1921 but returned to films nine years later with a role in King of Jazz, in which she sang with Bing Crosby. She subsequently worked in a series of shorts and other feature films before she played W. C. Fields's daughter in You're Telling Me! in 1934. She continued performing on-screen in small roles for the next decade. In 1936, she sang on the CBS radio program Flying Red Horse Tavern.
In 1931, Marsh was one of 13 actresses named as WAMPAS baby stars.
She made her final film appearance in 1944 in Follow the Leader.
Personal life
During the filming of Charlie Chan on Broadway, Marsh met writer Charles Belden, who had co-written the film's screenplay. They married on December 2, 1938, in Beverly Hills, California. Their marriage ended in divorce in 1943—first in Los Angeles, California, on August 26, 1943, followed by a second divorce October 23, 1943, "so she won't have to wait a year before remarrying."
In 1943, Marsh married Army Captain John D. W. Morrill in Santa Monica, California.
Later years and death
Marsh later managed a stationery shop. She died at age 86 in Ojai, California on August 10, 2000.
Partial filmography
Hearts Aflame (1915) - Child
A Little Princess (1917) - Child (uncredited)
How Could You Jean? (1918) - Morley Child
Johanna Enlists (1918) - (uncredited)
The Bond (1918, Short) - Cupid (uncredited)
Women's Weapons (1918) - Nicholas Jr.'s Sister
Captain Kidd, Jr. (1919) - Child (uncredited)
Daddy-Long-Legs (1919) - (uncredited)
Pollyanna (1920) - Dorothy Rosher
Suds (1920) - Minor Role (uncredited)
Young Mrs. Winthrop (1920) - Rosie
Thou Art the Man (1920) - Ellie Prescott
Little Lord Fauntleroy (1921) - (uncredited)
King of Jazz (1930) - Blonde ("A Bench in the Park") (uncredited)
All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) - Poster Girl (uncredited)
The Little Accident (1931) - Doris
Inspiration (1931) - Madeleine Dorety
Dance, Fools, Dance (1931) - Sylvia
A Tailor Made Man (1931) - Beanie
Meet the Wife (1931) - Doris Bellamy
Three Girls Lost (1931) - Marcia Tallant
Shipmates (1931) - Mary Lou
Politics (1931) - Daisy Evans
Maker of Men (1931) - Dorothy
The Wet Parade (1932) - Evelyn Fessenden
Are You Listening? (1932) - Honey O'Neil
Bachelor's Affairs (1932) - Eva Mills
That's My Boy (1932) - Co-ed (uncredited)
Speed Demon (1932) - Jean Torrance
High Gear (1933) - Anne Merritt
Daring Daughters (1933) - Betty Cummings
The Man Who Dared (1933) - Joan Novak
It's Great to Be Alive (1933) - Toots
Three-Cornered Moon (1933) - Kitty
Rainbow Over Broadway (1933) - Judy Chibbins
You're Telling Me! (1934) - Pauline Bisbee
Many Happy Returns (1934) - Florence Allen
We're Rich Again (1934) - Carolyn 'Carrie' Page
Champagne for Breakfast (1935) - Vivian Morton
Anna Karenina (1935) - Lili
Dancing Feet (1936) - Judy Jones
Brilliant Marriage (1936) - Madge Allison
What Becomes of the Children? (1936) - Marion Worthington
Charlie Chan on Broadway (1937) - Joan Wendall
Hot Water (1937) - Bebe Montaine
Life Begins in College (1937) - Cuddles
The Lady Objects (1938) - June Lane
Idiot's Delight (1939) - one of Harry Van's Les Blondes!
Fast and Loose (1939) - Bobby Neville
Blame It on Love (1940) - Terry Arden
Road to Zanzibar (1941) - Dimples
The Man in the Trunk (1942) - Yvonne Duvalle
Police Bullets (1942) - Donna Wells
Keep 'Em Slugging (1943) - Lola
Secret Service in Darkest Africa (1943, Serial) - Janet Blake
Mr. Muggs Steps Out (1943) - Brenda Murray
Follow the Leader (1944) - Milly McGinnis (final film role)
Notes
References
External links
Photographs of Joan Marsh
1914 births
2000 deaths
20th-century American actresses
American film actresses
American people of English descent
American silent film actresses
Actresses from California
People from Porterville, California
WAMPAS Baby Stars