Marjorie Stewart

Marjorie Frances EsclairMonde Stewart Lady Marling 18 May 1912  9 November 1988 was a British actress and a member of the Special Operations Executive SOE during World War II In 1939 Marjorie joined the Special Operations Executive SOE Initially employed as a lift operator she quickly rose to the position of secretary to SOE Controller Patrick Howarth Historical records suggest her primary contributions were administrative though she played a key role in planning operations and possibly training female spies Her connection with Operation Postmaster was mainly behindthescenes involved in strategic planning rather than direct action She met Gustavus Henry MarchPhillipps during the war and married him on April 181942 shortly after Operation Postmaster Subsequently MarchPhillips was killed later that year and Marjorie was left a widow She gave birth to their daughter Henrietta Sophia MarchPhillipps on June 15 1943 After the war she returned to her acting career and worked with at least 22 other productions Her acting career while not as prominent as her early years remained a significant part of her life until her retirement In November 1957 she married Major Sir John Stanley Vincent Marling son of Sir Charles Murray Marling and Lucia Slade From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia