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Birth Name: Mary Lynn Ann Burns
Date of Birth: May 7, 1949
Place of Birth: Erie, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Date of Death: August 5, 2014
Place of Death: Houston, Texas, U.S.
Ethnicity: * father – Irish, Scottish, German * mother – German, Swiss-German
Marilyn Burns was an American actress. She was known for having starred as Sally Hardesty in the film The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974). Her roles also include the films Eaten Alive (1976), Kiss Daddy Goodbye , Future-Kill , and Texas Chainsaw 3D (2013); and the made-for-tv movie Helter Skelter (1976).
She was raised mostly in Houston, Texas.
Marilyn’s paternal grandfather was named Edward Wilburt Burns. Edward was born in Olean, New York.
Marilyn’s paternal grandmother was Ruby Mae Hill (the daughter of Edward Walter Hill and Katharine/Catherine P. “Cassie” McDannel/McDaniel). Ruby was born in Erie, Erie County, Pennsylvania. Edward was born in Erie. Katharine was born in Erie, the daughter of Joseph R. McDannel and Lucinda Gordon.
Marilyn’s maternal grandfather was William Christopher Illig (the son of Daniel Illig and Anna Marie Schultz). Daniel was German.
Marilyn’s maternal grandmother was Teresa/Theresa A. Messler (the daughter of August J. Messler and Elizabeth T. Phister). Teresa was born in Pennsylvania, to a German father and a Swiss-German mother.
Source: Marilyn Burns on the 1950 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org