Marian Winters
Marian Winters was an American dramatist and actress of stage, film, and television.
Biography
Marian Winters was born Marian Weinstein, the eldest of four daughters born to Morris and Sophie Weinstein. Her three sisters, Shirley Zeisel, Elaine Singer, and Annette Laster, long outlived her. She was raised in New York City. She made her debut in summer stock in her teens. She began her career on Broadway understudying Frances Dee in The Secret Room. She also played Lady Constance in King John, and toured in such plays as Detective Story, The Heiress and Dream Girl.Winters achieved fame for her role in I Am a Camera as Natalia Landauer. For this performance she was awarded various acting honors including the 1952 Tony Award as a Best Supporting or Featured Actress. In 1955, she played Gelda in the American production of The Dark is Light Enough, a verse drama by Christopher Fry, which starred Katharine Cornell and Tyrone Power. Her last role was in Deathtrap.
Writing
In 1967, Winters won an Emmy for her television adaptation of Animal Keepers, one of the three one-act plays comprising A is for All.Death
Her tenure in Deathtrap was cut short due to cancer, which claimed her life on November 3, 1978. She was succeeded in her role by Elizabeth Parrish. The role was played by Irene Worth in the film version.Personal life
Winters was married to NBC executive Jerome H. "Jay" Smolin from circa 1946/1947 until her death in 1978. The couple had no children.Stage productions
The Dark Is Light Enough as Gelda Auntie Mame as Sally Cato MacDougal Tall Story as Myra Solomon The 49th Cousin as Tracy Lowe Nobody Loves an Albatross as Marge Weber Mating Dance Deathtrap as Helga ten DorpTelevision
Lux Video Theatre Play of the Week The Defenders The Nurses- ''Paradise Lost''