marjorie heintzen, also known as patricia knight, was an american actress born in boston on april 28, 1915. she appeared in several films in the late 1940s and early 1950s. although she is not primarily known for her work as a painter, her life and career are still worth exploring. early life and career marjorie heintzen was born to a bostonian father who worked as a leather broker. she received her formal education at a private school but abandoned her studies at the age of 14 to pursue an acting and modeling career. she headed for new york, where she earned some dancing parts in new york sh…