Marguerite Chapman, actor, 81

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BURBANK , Calif. (AP) - Marguerite Chapman, who starred in a series of World
War II movies and later as a secretary in Marilyn Monroe's film the ``The
Seven Year Itch,'' died Tuesday. She was 81.

>From 1940 to 1943, Ms. Chapman appeared in 18 movies, ranging from Charlie
Chan comedies to armed services booster films as a member of Warner Bros.'
singing and dancing Navy Blues Sextet.

Ms. Chapman was eventually cast as a leading lady in ``Destroyer'' with
Edward G. Robinson and Glenn Ford and in ``Appointment in Berlin'' opposite
George Sanders.

After the war, she continued to win leading roles in such films as
``Relentless'' opposite Robert Young and ``The Green Promise'' with Walter
Brennan. But by the 1950s, Ms. Chapman had slipped into supporting roles,
notably as a secretary in ``The Seven Year Itch'' in 1955.

Ms. Chapman had top billing again in her final film, ``The Amazing
Transparent Man'' in 1960, but the film was critically panned.

As Ms. Chapman's film career waned, she made guest appearances in television
series including ``Richard Diamond, Private Detective,'' ``Rawhide,''
``Perry Mason,'' ``Hawaii Five-0'' and ``Marcus Welby, M.D.''

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