Actress. She was one of “The Thanhouser Twins.” The twins began their career on the stage in such productions as “Alias Jimmy Valentine,” “Mother,” “Salomy Jane,” “Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch” and coutless others before they entered films. In 1927 Marion married former Yale football star McCormick Steele, but within a few years the marriage had turned sour, and was a favorite topic for the gossip columns. In her later years she suffered from many problems, including addiction to alcohol. Marion Fairbanks died at the age of 72. Having no children, her sister Madeline was her only survivor. (bio by: MC)