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name: "Marion Lorne"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/marion-lorne"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "12 August 1883"
died: "9 May 1968"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T12:32:11.315228+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Marion Lorne

Actor. Born 12 August 1883 in West Pittston, Pennsylvania, USA. Died 9 May 1968.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 12 August 1883, West Pittston, Pennsylvania, USA
- **Died:** 9 May 1968

## Biography

Marion Lorne was an American actress of stage, film and television. Born Marion Lorne MacDougal or MacDougall on 12 August 1883 in West Pittston, Pennsylvania, she trained at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York and made her Broadway debut in 1905. She maintained a long career in theatre in New York and London, including productions at the Whitehall Theatre, which she co-founded with her husband, playwright Walter Hackett.

Lorne made her feature film debut in *Strangers on a Train* (1951) as Mrs. Antony. She later appeared in *The Graduate* (1967) as Miss DeWitte. On television she played Mrs. Gurney in *Mister Peepers* (1952–1955), Myrtle Banford in *Sally* (1957–1958) and Aunt Clara in *Bewitched* (1964–1968). She received an Emmy Award posthumously for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for her work on *Bewitched*. Lorne died on 9 May 1968.

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Strangers on a Train* (1951), Fi1m 86, as Mrs. Antony — [page](https://film.one/film/strangers-on-a-train.md)

## Also known for

- *The Graduate* (1967), Miss DeWitte
- *Bewitched* (1964), Aunt Clara

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