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Vitina Marcus

Vitina Marcus (born March 1, 1937) is a retired American actress of Sicilian and Hungarian descent. Her parents were Rose and Frank Marcus, and her Sicilian grandmother was named Vitina. She now works in real estate.

Vitina Marcus
Born
Dolores Vitina Marcus

(1937-03-01) March 1, 1937 (age 85)
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Occupation(s)Television and film actress
Years active1957–1970
Spouse(s)
Steve Gravers
(m. 1958⁠–⁠1960)

George Graham
(m. 1971⁠–⁠1979)
PartnerRory Calhoun
Children2
Websitewww.vitinamarcus.com

Career

Born in New York City, Marcus was a student of Lee Strasberg. She appeared in numerous television shows throughout the 1950s and '60s and was sometimes billed as Dolores Vitina, as in the 1958 film Never Love a Stranger, starring John Drew Barrymore and Steve McQueen. She was in Irwin Allen's 1960 production of The Lost World, as well as Taras Bulba (1962) with Tony Curtis and Yul Brynner.

On television, she appeared in Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, including the first-season episode "Turn Back the Clock" (in which producer Irwin Allen reused some of her footage from The Lost World) and the second-season episode "Return of the Phantom".

She appeared in two episodes of Lost in Space as 'The Green Lady' (aka 'Athena'), an admirer of stowaway Dr. Zachary Smith's, who endangers the Jupiter II; Have Gun – Will Travel as Della White Cloud, an Apache princess; and in episodes 24 and 26 of The Time Tunnel, "Chase through Time" and "Attack of the Barbarians". Marcus was in an episode of The Man from U.N.C.L.E., "My Friend: The Gorilla Affair", in 1966. She guest-starred in the TV series Gunsmoke's episodes "The Squaw" as Natacea (1961) and "Old Comrade" as Missy (1962). In 1962, she portrayed "Wahkshum" in the episode "The Peddler" on CBS' Rawhide.

Personal life

Marcus gave birth to a daughter, Athena, and a son, Giuliano.[1] She left Hollywood in the late 1960s,[2] and has resided in Las Vegas since the mid-1970s, earning her real estate license in 1986. She has been in real estate since then as Vitina Graham.[3][4]

Children

Her daughter with actor Rory Calhoun, Athena "Kiki" Marcus Calhoun, was voted "The World's Most Beautiful Showgirl" in 1987, and received "The Key to the City of Las Vegas".[1] Athena was also the weekly segment talk show host of Solid POI's Las Vegas Then & Now on radio station KLAV 1230 AM.[5][6]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1958 Never Love a Stranger Frances Kane
1960 The Lost World Native Girl
1962 Taras Bulba Gypsy Princess
1964 Bedtime Story Pretty Girl Uncredited

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1958 Have Gun Will Travel Della White CLoud S2E18 "Lady on the Stagecoach"
1961 Sea Hunt Tali S4E8 "Mercy Ship"
1961 Gunsmoke Natacea S7E7 “The Squaw”
1964 Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea Native Girl S1E7 "Turn Back the Clock"
1966 Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea Lani S2E26 "The Return of the Phantom"
1966 The Man from UNCLE Girl S3E14 "The My Friend The Gorilla Affair"
1966 Lost in Space Lorelei S2E2 "Wild Adventure"
1967 Lost in Space Athena S2E16 "The Girl From the Green Dimension"
1967 The Time Tunnel Z24A19 (Zee) S1E24 "Chase Through Time"
1967 The Time Tunnel Sarit S1E26 "Attack of the Barbarians"
1970 The F.B.I. Linda S5E18 "Conspiracy of Corruption"

References

  1. ^ a b "Ex-showgirl remembers father, the late actor Rory Calhoun". The Las Vegas Sun. May 22, 1999. Retrieved January 21, 2017.
  2. ^ Lisanti, Tom (2003). Drive-in Dream Girls: A Galaxy of B-movie Starlets of the Sixties. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-1575-5.
  3. ^ "Still 'Space'-y after all these years". The Las Vegas Sun. April 10, 1998. Retrieved January 21, 2017.
  4. ^ "Vitina Graham". Agent Lighthouse: US Real Estate Agent directory. Retrieved January 21, 2017.
  5. ^ "Vitina Marcus - The Private Life and Times of Vitina Marcus. Vitina Marcus Pictures". Glamourgirlsofthesilverscreen.com. Retrieved 2017-07-07.
  6. ^ "Las Vegas Then and Now". Cast And Crew Reunions. Retrieved January 21, 2017.

External links

  • Official website  
  • Vitina Marcus at IMDb


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how and when to remove this template message Learn how and when to remove this template message Vitina Marcus born March 1 1937 is a retired American actress of Sicilian and Hungarian descent Her parents were Rose and Frank Marcus and her Sicilian grandmother was named Vitina She now works in real estate Vitina MarcusBornDolores Vitina Marcus 1937 03 01 March 1 1937 age 85 Brooklyn New York U S Occupation s Television and film actressYears active1957 1970Spouse s Steve Gravers m 1958 1960 wbr George Graham m 1971 1979 wbr PartnerRory CalhounChildren2Websitewww wbr vitinamarcus wbr com Contents 1 Career 2 Personal life 3 Children 4 Filmography 5 Television 6 References 7 External linksCareer EditThis section of a biography of a living person does not include any references or sources Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living people that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately Find sources Vitina Marcus news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2017 Learn how and when to remove this template message Born in New York City Marcus was a student of Lee Strasberg She appeared in numerous television shows throughout the 1950s and 60s and was sometimes billed as Dolores Vitina as in the 1958 film Never Love a Stranger starring John Drew Barrymore and Steve McQueen She was in Irwin Allen s 1960 production of The Lost World as well as Taras Bulba 1962 with Tony Curtis and Yul Brynner On television she appeared in Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea including the first season episode Turn Back the Clock in which producer Irwin Allen reused some of her footage from The Lost World and the second season episode Return of the Phantom She appeared in two episodes of Lost in Space as The Green Lady aka Athena an admirer of stowaway Dr Zachary Smith s who endangers the Jupiter II Have Gun Will Travel as Della White Cloud an Apache princess and in episodes 24 and 26 of The Time Tunnel Chase through Time and Attack of the Barbarians Marcus was in an episode of The Man from U N C L E My Friend The Gorilla Affair in 1966 She guest starred in the TV series Gunsmoke s episodes The Squaw as Natacea 1961 and Old Comrade as Missy 1962 In 1962 she portrayed Wahkshum in the episode The Peddler on CBS Rawhide Personal life EditMarcus gave birth to a daughter Athena and a son Giuliano 1 She left Hollywood in the late 1960s 2 and has resided in Las Vegas since the mid 1970s earning her real estate license in 1986 She has been in real estate since then as Vitina Graham 3 4 Children EditHer daughter with actor Rory Calhoun Athena Kiki Marcus Calhoun was voted The World s Most Beautiful Showgirl in 1987 and received The Key to the City of Las Vegas 1 Athena was also the weekly segment talk show host of Solid POI s Las Vegas Then amp Now on radio station KLAV 1230 AM 5 6 Filmography EditYear Title Role Notes1958 Never Love a Stranger Frances Kane1960 The Lost World Native Girl1962 Taras Bulba Gypsy Princess1964 Bedtime Story Pretty Girl UncreditedTelevision EditYear Title Role Notes1958 Have Gun Will Travel Della White CLoud S2E18 Lady on the Stagecoach 1961 Sea Hunt Tali S4E8 Mercy Ship 1961 Gunsmoke Natacea S7E7 The Squaw 1964 Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea Native Girl S1E7 Turn Back the Clock 1966 Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea Lani S2E26 The Return of the Phantom 1966 The Man from UNCLE Girl S3E14 The My Friend The Gorilla Affair 1966 Lost in Space Lorelei S2E2 Wild Adventure 1967 Lost in Space Athena S2E16 The Girl From the Green Dimension 1967 The Time Tunnel Z24A19 Zee S1E24 Chase Through Time 1967 The Time Tunnel Sarit S1E26 Attack of the Barbarians 1970 The F B I Linda S5E18 Conspiracy of Corruption References Edit a b Ex showgirl remembers father the late actor Rory Calhoun The Las Vegas Sun May 22 1999 Retrieved January 21 2017 Lisanti Tom 2003 Drive in Dream Girls A Galaxy of B movie Starlets of the Sixties McFarland ISBN 978 0 7864 1575 5 Still Space y after all these years The Las Vegas Sun April 10 1998 Retrieved January 21 2017 Vitina Graham Agent Lighthouse US Real Estate Agent directory Retrieved January 21 2017 Vitina Marcus The Private Life and Times of Vitina Marcus Vitina Marcus Pictures Glamourgirlsofthesilverscreen com Retrieved 2017 07 07 Las Vegas Then and Now Cast And Crew Reunions Retrieved January 21 2017 External links EditOfficial website Vitina Marcus at IMDb This article about an American television actor born in the 1940s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Vitina Marcus amp oldid 1124706765, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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