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Lord died on Nov. 28 but her death was announced this weekend by her
family on the website marjorielord.com. She died at her home in
Beverly Hills, California, according to an obituary on the website.
Lord was born in San Francisco in 1918, moved to New York with her
family at age 15, and made her debut on Broadway in 1936 at age 18
in the production of "The Old Maid," according to the obituary.
Lord signed a contract with RKO Studios and appeared in the 1937
films "Border Cafe" and "Forty Naughty Girls" to launch her movie
career, the obituary said.
She married actor John Archer in 1941.
Their daughter, Anne Archer, is an actress who was nominated for an
Oscar for a supporting role in the 1987 film "Fatal Attraction."
Lord played Kathy Williams, wife of the Danny Thomas character Danny
Williams in "Make Room for Daddy" show between 1957 and 1964. She
played the same role in "Make Room for Granddaddy" during its one
and only season in 1970-71.
Lord is survived by her daughter, as well as her son Gregg Archer
and five grandchildren, the family website said.
(Reporting by Kevin Murphy in Kansas City; Editing by Eric M.
Johnson and Alan Crosby)
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