Marian McCargo

American tennis player and actress (1932–2004)

Marian McCargo Bell

Marian McCargo in 1969

Born|

Marian McCargo

(1932-03-18)March 18, 1932
Died| April 7, 2004(2004-04-07) (aged 72)

Santa Monica, California, U.S.

Other names| Marian Moses
Alma mater| West Hills College, Boston
Occupation(s)| Actress, tennis player
Years active| 1963–2004
Spouse(s)|

Richard Cantrell Moses Sr.

(m. 1951; div. 1963)​

Alphonzo E. Bell Jr.

(m. 1970)​

Children| 4, including Rick and William R. Moses

Marian McCargo Bell (March 18, 1932[a] – April 7, 2004) was an American actress and champion tennis player who later found success in film and television roles. She was sometimes credited as Marian Moses.[1]

## Early life and education

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McCargo graduated from Miss Porter's School in Farmington, Connecticut,[2] and attended Boston's West Hills College. In 1951, she married Richard Cantrell Moses, who later became an advertising executive in Los Angeles. They had four sons: actors Rick and William R. Moses, director Harry Moses, and Graham Moses. They were divorced in 1963.

## Acting career

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McCargo first entered acting as a supporting player on such popular television shows as Perry Mason (in 1964 she played murder victim Sibyll Pollard in "The Case of the Latent Lover"; and in 1965 she played defendant Louise Selff in "The Case of the Wrathful Wraith".) Her other television show appearances included: Hawaii Five-O, Hogan's Heroes, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, Mannix, Gomer Pyle, USMC, and The Man from U.N.C.L.E..

McCargo made her feature-film debut in the crime comedy Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round[3] in 1966, which was also the debut film of Harrison Ford. Subsequent film roles included: Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell in 1968 (playing opposite Peter Lawford, Gina Lollobrigida, Shelley Winters, Telly Savalas, and Phil Silvers); The Undefeated in 1969 (with John Wayne and Rock Hudson); and Doctors' Wives in 1971. McCargo also became known for her television role as Harriet Roberts on the nighttime soap, Falcon Crest.

## Political wife

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McCargo's husband,
Congressman Alphonzo Bell

In 1970, McCargo married U.S. Congressman Alphonzo E. Bell Jr. of California, a widower with three sons of his own. They had met while she was starring with John Wayne in The Undefeated, Wayne being a close personal friend of Bell's. She then retired from acting to become a political wife.[4]

## Death

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McCargo died of pancreatic cancer in 2004, in Santa Monica, California,[4] just eighteen days before her husband Alphonzo.

## Notes

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1. ^ Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3rd edition, gives her date of birth as February 19, 1932.[1]

## References

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* Biography portal
* Film portal
* Television portal
* Tennis portal

1. ^ a b Wilson, Scott (2016). Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed. (2 volume set). McFarland. p. 493\. ISBN 9781476625997. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
2. ^ Cain, Scott (February 7, 1971). "Osborne's 40 and Glad of It". The Atlanta Constitution. Georgia, Atlanta. p. 4 F. Retrieved September 22, 2019 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Enroute (sic) to Rome". Pasadena Independent. California, Pasadena. August 30, 1967. p. 9. Retrieved January 15, 2017 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ a b Bell, Alphonzo - The Bel Air Kid, Trafford Publishing, 2002; ISBN 978-1-55369-378-9

## External links

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* Marian McCargo at IMDb

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF
* WorldCat

National|

* United States

*[m.]: married
*[div.]: divorced