[citation needed] She was the sixth of eight children of Leopold Saindon, an usher of modest means, and Cora Vadeboncoeur.

She was educated there at St. Patrick's Academy, before winning a beauty contest at the 1933-34 Century of Progress also in Chicago.

However, Warner Bros. studios mismanaged her career, and despite three lead roles she never succeeded as an actress.

While working as a backing vocalist for Edith Piaf on a US tour, she met her second husband, Ed Axton, and gave up the stage permanently.

[citation needed] Marquis died on 12 June 2006 in Naples, Florida.