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Marion Lorne

Marion Lorne, American actress (died 1968)

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Born
August 12, 1883
Died
May 9, 1968
Zodiac sign
Leo
Birth year
1883

About Marion Lorne

Marion Lorne MacDougal or MacDougall, known professionally as Marion Lorne, was an American actress on stage, film, and television. After a career in theatre in New York and London, Lorne made her first film in 1951, and for the remainder of her life played small roles in films and television. Her recurring role as Aunt Clara in the comedy series Bewitched, between 1964 and her death in 1968, brought her widespread recognition, and she was posthumously awarded an Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series.

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Marion Lorne timeline

  1. After a career in theatre in New York and London, Lorne made her first film in 1951, and for the remainder of her life played small roles in films and television.
  2. Her recurring role as Aunt Clara in the comedy series Bewitched, between 1964 and her death in 1968, brought her widespread recognition, and she was posthumously awarded an Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series.

The world when Marion Lorne was born

Marion Lorne was born in 1883. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineBrooklyn Bridge opens after 14 years of construction
  • Technology milestoneFirst standardized time zones adopted
  • World population~1.43B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderChester A. Arthur
  • U.S. population52.8M

1883 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Marion Lorne's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure18832026
Population52.8M341 million

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