0 , ▁McC argo ▁married ▁U . S . ▁Congress man ▁Al phon zo ▁E . ▁Bell ▁Jr . ▁of ▁California , ▁a ▁wid ower ▁with ▁three ▁sons ▁of ▁his ▁own . ▁They ▁had ▁met ▁while ▁she ▁was ▁st arring ▁with ▁John ▁Wayne ▁in ▁The ▁Und efe ated , ▁Wayne ▁being ▁a ▁close ▁personal ▁friend ▁of ▁Bell ' s . ▁She ▁then ▁retired ▁from ▁acting ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁political ▁wife . ▁ ▁Using ▁the ▁married ▁name ▁Marian ▁McC argo ▁Bell , ▁she ▁was ▁active ▁polit ically ▁during ▁his ▁eight - term ▁con gression al ▁career ▁and ▁campaign ed ▁for ▁her ▁husband , ▁including ▁during ▁his ▁un success ful ▁bid ▁for ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Senate ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 . ▁ ▁Death ▁ ▁McC argo ▁died ▁of ▁pan cre atic ▁cancer ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁in ▁Santa ▁Mon ica , ▁California , ▁just ▁eigh teen ▁days ▁before ▁her ▁husband ▁Al phon zo . ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 3 2 ▁birth s ▁Category : 2 0 0 4 ▁death s ▁Category : American ▁film ▁actress es ▁Category : American ▁female ▁tennis ▁players ▁Category : De ath s ▁from ▁cancer ▁in ▁California ▁Category : De ath s ▁from ▁pan cre atic ▁cancer ▁Category : S ports people ▁from ▁Pitts burgh ▁Category : T ennis ▁people ▁from ▁Pennsylvania ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁American ▁actress es ▁Category : B ur ial s ▁at ▁Forest ▁La wn ▁Memorial ▁Park ▁( G