Marlene Cameron

Two weeks after Marlene returned to New York her mother received a phone call from Ruth Mitchell, Joshua Logan's secretary. She called to ask if Marlene could come into the City to audition for a new musical Mr. Logan was to direct. The name of the musical was "Annie Oakley". The next day Marlene and her mother arrived at the penthouse of the Zeigfield Theater. There were some 200 mothers and children there as well for the audition. After 7 auditions Marlene was cast as Annie Oakley's youngest sister, Nellie. The show was renamed "Annie Get Your Gun" starring Ethel Merman. The show ran for over three years at the Imperial Theater while Marlene gradually stepped up from the role of Nellie to Minnie, Annie's oldest sister. Marlene left the show in 1948 after being cast in Michael Todd's musical "As The Girls Go" where she remained as understudy to Betty Lou Barto while retaining a minor role in the show. This show ran for 1 1/2 yr., first at the Winter Garden Theater and later at the Bro