Marian Dawson was born on October 18, 1888 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England as Marion Ashworth. She was an actress, known for A Political Party (1934), The Last Coupon (1932) and Save a Little Sunshine (1938). She died in April 1975 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England.
Began as an opera singer and turned to acting as a comedienne when her voice failed. That career, too, came to an end when she lost an eye in a fireworks accident in 1932.