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==Career==
Owen portrayed Marilyn Munster the first season of ''The Munsters''. However, she disliked the role and only accepted it out of contractual obligations to ] (who produced the sitcom for ]). Although she had signed a seven-year contract, she sorely missed her boyfriend in New York and was so sad that Fred Gwynne and Al Lewis persuaded the studio to let her go. After 13 episodes, Owen left the program and was replaced in the role by second portrayer ].

She also appeared in the 1964 ] '']'' opposite ]. Beginning in 1971 she appeared for two years on '']'', after which she retired from television and chose to perform exclusively in live theatre. She has frequently appeared with the Cambridge Theatre Company at Hubbard Hall in ].


==Personal life== ==Personal life==

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Beverley Owen
Beverly Owen as Marilyn Munster in 1964.
BornBeverley Ogg
(1937-05-13) May 13, 1937 (age 87)
Ottumwa, Iowa, U.S.
Other namesBeverly Owen
Beverley Owen Stone
Alma materUniversity of Michigan
Spouse(s)Jon Stone
(1964–74; divorced)
Children2
The cast of The Munsters. Standing, L-R: Yvonne De Carlo, Al Lewis. Sitting: Butch Patrick, Fred Gwynne, Beverley Owen

Beverley Owen (born Beverley Ogg; May 13, 1937) is a classically trained American actress perhaps most widely known for having played the original role of Marilyn Munster during the first season of The Munsters.

Early life and education

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Owen received an undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan. She was a student of Sanford Meisner.

Personal life

Owen left her role on The Munsters to get married to writer and producer Jon Stone. They were married for ten years (1964–1974). She has two daughters, Polly and Kate. She continues to pursue her studies in Early American History, for which she earned a master's degree in 1989.

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