Marie Lord
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Marie Ryan (b. August 16, 1905, St. Louis, Missouri – d. October 13, 2005), also known as Marie Lord, was born as Marie de Narde to French parents.
She studied fashion and art in Paris and later moved to New York to pursue a career as a fashion designer. She met Jack Lord (né Ryan) in New York City, who was a fine arts major at NYU on a football scholarship.
They married and Marie de Narde left her career to support her husband in building his career as an actor. Jack Lord achieved international fame in the 1970s as the lead character on Hawaii Five-O. She supported him through his long battle with Alzheimer's disease.
She died of natural causes at the age of 100 in 2005. She had no children.