▁October ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 1 9 2 6 . ▁She ▁was ▁an ▁il leg it imate ▁child ▁and ▁her ▁mother ▁had ▁been ▁abandoned ▁by ▁her ▁alco hol ic ▁father . ▁Mar low e ▁was ▁adopted ▁by ▁show ▁business ▁producer ▁F anch on ▁Simon ▁and ▁Bill ▁Simon ▁at ▁ 1 8 ▁months ▁old . ▁She ▁graduated ▁from ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁University ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 3 . ▁ ▁Film ▁career ▁She ▁was ▁discovered ▁by ▁a ▁talent ▁sc out ▁at ▁the ▁Hollywood ▁film ▁studio ▁ 2 0 th ▁Century ▁Fox ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 3 . ▁She ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁candidates ▁to ▁play ▁the ▁part ▁of ▁Bon nie ▁Watson ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁film ▁Green wich ▁Village , ▁which ▁would ▁be ▁voted ▁on ▁by ▁the ▁general ▁public . ▁Ult imately , ▁the ▁part ▁went ▁to ▁G ale ▁Rob b ins . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁she ▁acted ▁opposite ▁Gl enn ▁Lang an ▁in ▁a ▁stage ▁production ▁called ▁There ' s ▁Always ▁Jul iet , ▁directed ▁by ▁John ▁Bra hm . ▁ ▁What ▁would ▁become ▁her ▁break through ▁part ▁was ▁announced ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁when ▁she ▁was ▁cast ▁by ▁Bra hm ▁to ▁act ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁thr iller ▁H ang over ▁Square , ▁st arring ▁George ▁Sand ers , ▁L inda ▁D arn ell ▁and ▁La ird ▁C reg ar . ▁She ▁was ▁considered ▁for ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁Ruth ▁Ber ent ▁in ▁Le ave ▁Her ▁to