2.12.10.4. Frances Beverly Muir (1924-2013)

Frances Beverly Muir was born on 2 September 1924 on Whidbey Island, Washington, to Alexander Muir and Bertha Cloren. Her mother died in 1929. In 1930 her father moved his family to Seattle, Washington, and he worked as an inspector for the city fire department. When the 1940 census was enumerated Frances lived with her father and older sister at 606 19th Avenue N in Seattle. She in the junior class at Broadway High School in 1941.

Frances Muir Broadway High School junior
class photo; courtesy of Ancestry.com

Frances married Jack Thatcher King on 12 March 1945 at First Christian Church in Seattle. He was 15 years older than Frances, had been married before and three children. Jack was a lieutenant in the U.S. Maritime Service when they married. The couple had one child before divorcing.

Frances moved to San Francisco after the divorce and married Nicholas Nikas in 1956. They had one son. In 1968 Frances and her family lived in San Rafael, California. After moving to Marin County, Frances became involved in community theater and worked as a television and voice-over actor. She was a member of the Screen Actors Guild for over 25 years.

Frances Beverly (Muir) Nikas died on 23 April 2013 in Salem, Oregon. She was inurned at Willamette National Cemetery in Portland, Oregon.

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'Frances Muir Broadway High School junior class photo,' Ancestry.com
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1940 US Federal Census, Census Place: Seattle, King, Washington; Roll: T627_4379; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 40-174
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US, Public Records Index, Volume 2, 1950-1993 Nikas, Frances M. (San Rafael, CA)
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