A magazine pin-up girl during WWII, she actively worked on war bond
tours.
Ex-husband John Archer's name was really Ralph Bowman. Shortly after their first child was born, he legally changed it to John Archer. Therefore, their son was born Gregg Bowman and their daughter was born Anne Archer.
Discovered as a teen by husband-and-wife actors Clyde Fillmore and Lea Penman
while Marjorie was a student at a school where they were teaching acting.
Was up for a leading role as the tragic wannabe actress in the
Katharine Hepburn/Ginger Rogers movie Stage Door (1937). She lost the part to Andrea Leeds, who won an
Oscar nomination for her work. Marjorie also lost the Laraine Day's nurse
part in the "Doctor Kildare" film series.
Lord's paternal grandparents were German, and her mother was of Czech and German descent. She adopted her grandmother's surname as her stage name.