Marion Aye was an American

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 actress of screen and stage who starred in several films during the 1920s, mostly comedies. She is sometimes credited as Maryon Aye.

Life and career

Born in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of James H. Aye, she was "discovered" by legendary moviemaker Mack Sennett

Mack Sennett

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. She was selected as one of the WAMPAS Baby Stars

WAMPAS Baby Stars

The WAMPAS Baby Stars was a promotional campaign sponsored by the Western Association of Motion Picture Advertisers in the United States which honored thirteen young women each year whom they believed to be on the threshold of movie stardom. They were selected from 1922 to 1934, and annual...

 in 1922. She was a capable dancer, a talent she exhibited in several films. She also appeared in eighteen western shorts opposite Bob Reeves.

Following retirement, she suffered isolation from the film industry, which had virtually forgotten her. In 1935 she attempted suicide. There were several more attempts, ending with her successful suicide attempt in 1951 in Hollywood, California. On July 10,1951, Aye was found in a "semi-conscious condition" after swallowing poison in a motel room in Culver City, California

Culver City, California

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 and died ten days later. Her father reported that she was despondent after failing to get a part in a television play. Her second husband, comedian Ross Forester, was distraught, stating that he thought his wife was only joking about taking her life.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Other notes
1919	Hearts and Flowers	Bathing Beauty	Uncredited
1921	The Hick	The Farmer's Daughter
	Montana Bill
	The Vengeance Trail	Grace Winwood	Credited as Maryon Aye
1922	Streak of Yellow
	Double Reward
	No Man's Gold
	Phantom of the Hills
	West Meets East
	His Brother's Blood
	The Claim Jumpers
	The Weak-End Party The Weak-End Party -Cast:* Stan Laurel - The gardener* Marion Aye - Lily, the birthday girl* Harry L. Rattenberry - Mr. Smith, her father* Otto Fries - The overseer* Colin Kenny - Monocle Charley* Scotty MacGregor - Pinkerton Burns * Babe London - Party guest...	Lily, the birthday girl
	The Punctured Prince
1923	The Eternal Three	Maid	Credited as Maryon Aye
	The Meanest Man in the World	Nellie Clarke	Credited as Maryon Aye
1924	The Last Man on Earth The Last Man on Earth (1924 film) The Last Man on Earth is a silent comedy produced by Fox Film Corporation and loosely based on Mary Shelley's 1826 novel The Last Man. The film was remade as the semi-musical comedy It's Great to Be Alive , and influenced the sci-fi novel Mr...	Red Sal
	The Roughneck	Marrat's Girl	Credited as Maryon Aye
1926	Irene	Helen Cheston	Credited as Maryon Aye