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<blockquote data-quote="ClassyCo" data-source="post: 301162" data-attributes="member: 7">I&#039;ve been watching the old game show WHAT&#039;S MY LINE? a lot the past few days, and that TV show brings several old names back to one&#039;s memory. I watched the episode where Marilyn Maxwell shows up as a mystery guest from 1953, and it got me interested in exploring the lady herself. 

Marilyn Maxwell (sometimes called &quot;the other Marilyn&quot; in reference to &#039;50s popular culture) was born in Iowa in 1921. While still a teenager, she began her professional career as a singer with the Ted Weems big band of the &#039;40s. At 20, she signed a lucrative contract with MGM as a contract player. She made her film debut in STAND BY FOR ACTION (1942), starring Robert Taylor. She was a frequent guest star on such radio programs as BEAT THE BAND and THE ABBOTT AND COSTELLO SHOW. 

Maxwell became a popular pin-up girl during and after WWII. She toured frequently in USO shows, often as a companion to comedian Bob Hope. Maxwell and Hope&#039;s off-screen love affair was quite well-known in Hollywood circles, and the duo appeared together in films like THE LEMON DROP KID (1951) and OFF LIMITS (1953). Maxwell and Hope introduced the popular Christmas song &quot;Silver Bells&quot; in the former. She also appeared opposite such well-known comedians like Jack Benny, Red Skelton, and Jerry Lewis in film and on television. She headlined the TV version of BUS STOP in 1960, the story Monroe immortalized on celluloid in 1956. It lasted a single season. 

Maxwell died of a heart attack, aged 50, in 1972. 

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[QUOTE="ClassyCo, post: 301162, member: 7"] [JUSTIFY]I've been watching the old game show WHAT'S MY LINE? a lot the past few days, and that TV show brings several old names back to one's memory. I watched the episode where Marilyn Maxwell shows up as a mystery guest from 1953, and it got me interested in exploring the lady herself. Marilyn Maxwell (sometimes called "the other Marilyn" in reference to '50s popular culture) was born in Iowa in 1921. While still a teenager, she began her professional career as a singer with the Ted Weems big band of the '40s. At 20, she signed a lucrative contract with MGM as a contract player. She made her film debut in STAND BY FOR ACTION (1942), starring Robert Taylor. She was a frequent guest star on such radio programs as BEAT THE BAND and THE ABBOTT AND COSTELLO SHOW. Maxwell became a popular pin-up girl during and after WWII. She toured frequently in USO shows, often as a companion to comedian Bob Hope. Maxwell and Hope's off-screen love affair was quite well-known in Hollywood circles, and the duo appeared together in films like THE LEMON DROP KID (1951) and OFF LIMITS (1953). Maxwell and Hope introduced the popular Christmas song "Silver Bells" in the former. She also appeared opposite such well-known comedians like Jack Benny, Red Skelton, and Jerry Lewis in film and on television. She headlined the TV version of BUS STOP in 1960, the story Monroe immortalized on celluloid in 1956. It lasted a single season. Maxwell died of a heart attack, aged 50, in 1972. [ATTACH type="full" width="320px"]31952[/ATTACH][/JUSTIFY] [/QUOTE]

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