Marika Aba, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Marika Aba

Date of Birth: 12-Nov-1929

Date of Death: 12-Nov-1972

Profession: dancer

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Marika Aba (November 12, 1929 — November 12, 1972) was a dancer and journalist born in Budapest, Hungary.
She was a prima ballerina in Italy when she landed the role of the Assyrian Dancer at Nero's banquet in the 1951 movie Quo Vadis, after which she moved her residence to Sherman Oaks, California.
In 1952 she appeared as the flower girl in the MGM musical film Lovely to Look At.
In 1961 she appeared as a contestant on the TV quiz show, You Bet Your Life, hosted by Groucho Marx.
She was escorted on stage by Harpo Marx.After her brief film career she became a journalist, writing primarily for the Los Angeles Times about the arts.
At the time of her death she was publicity director for Verona Film, and production and publicity liaison for Paramount Pictures and Cinema International Corporation.
She died in Paris, France.Aba was the second wife of Norman Nathan Semler.
The couple had one child, a son.