Mari Aldon (born Aldona PauliutÄ—; November , â€" October , ) was a
Lithuanian American actress.Mari Aldon was born in TauragÄ—,
Lithuania. When she was three years old, her parents moved to Toronto
where she attended Givens Public School and Central High School. She
studied ballet, drama, piano, and singing.Before Aldon began working
in films, she acted for months in a road company of A Streetcar Named
Desire and danced with the Canadian Ballet. She also appeared on radio
with Alan Young and on The Great Gildersleeve.After making her screen
debut in a minor role in The Locket () she gradually evolved to
playing supporting or lead roles. Her most notable performance was
starring opposite Gary Cooper in the Western Distant Drums. By the
mid-s she was appearing either in B Pictures like the British thriller
Mask of Dust () or in supporting roles in more expensive films such as
David Lean's Summertime (). After this point she worked largely in
television.
Lithuanian American actress.Mari Aldon was born in TauragÄ—,
Lithuania. When she was three years old, her parents moved to Toronto
where she attended Givens Public School and Central High School. She
studied ballet, drama, piano, and singing.Before Aldon began working
in films, she acted for months in a road company of A Streetcar Named
Desire and danced with the Canadian Ballet. She also appeared on radio
with Alan Young and on The Great Gildersleeve.After making her screen
debut in a minor role in The Locket () she gradually evolved to
playing supporting or lead roles. Her most notable performance was
starring opposite Gary Cooper in the Western Distant Drums. By the
mid-s she was appearing either in B Pictures like the British thriller
Mask of Dust () or in supporting roles in more expensive films such as
David Lean's Summertime (). After this point she worked largely in
television.
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