Joan Marion was born on September 28, 1908 in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia as Joan Nicholls. She was an actress, known for Footsteps in the Sand (1939), Double Wedding (1933) and Dead Man's Shoes (1940). She was married to Louis De Rouet. She died on November 5, 2001 in Sheringham, Norfolk, England.
A noted stage actress of the 1930's, trained at RADA.
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Described studio boss Jack Warner as "a horrid little man" and refused to sign a contract after Warner requested she pose nude while 'bouncing a beach ball and stand on a pillar wearing wisps of chiffon" while being checked out by a dozen leering executives.