Marcy McGuire: Marcy McGuire. Actress: Higher and Higher. This Kansas redhead, only 16 when she was cast in Seven Days' Leave (1942), was already working as a nightclub entertainer. When her first role received excellent notices, stressing her singing and wide-eyed appeal, she was signed to an RKO contract. RKO made little use of her comedy talent, assigning her to a series of second leads for "jitterbug appeal" in low-budget musicals. In...
Known For: Higher and Higher (Mickey), Ding Dong Williams (Miss Angela Jones), Seven Days' Leave (Mickey Havalok-Allen), Sing Your Way Home (Bridget Forrester)