- One of 14 people who survived the infamous Standard Airlines crash of July 12, 1949. Following the crash, she spent over a month hospitalized at Cedars of Lebanon (now known as Cedars Sinai) and nearly had a foot amputated.
- Although not a credited cast member, Marsh is one of a few known surviving personnel to have worked on the MGM film The Wizard of Oz. She has appeared in Wizard of Oz film festivals, conventions, and reunions.
- Volunteers once a month at the Stroke Activity Center in Palm Springs, CA, giving dance therapy sessions including the themes of ballroom, country, and Hawaiian.
- Older sister of Dorothy Morris.
- She is one of the last surviving actors from the Golden Age of Hollywood.
- She served as a stand-in for Garland a second time with Ziegfeld Girl (1941).
- From 1937 until 1948, Marsh appeared in motion pictures with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, including a small uncredited part in Gone with the Wind.
- Has lived in Palm Springs, CA, since 1957.
- She is notable as Judy Garland's stand-in in The Wizard of Oz (1939) and Ziegfeld Girl in 1941.
- According to Marsh, when she wasn't filling in for Garland in The Wizard of Oz she would be across Hollywood at Selznick International Pictures working as an extra in Gone with the Wind (1939).
- Was the Grand Marshal of the 2011 Oz-Stravaganza in Ohittenago, NT.
- Has a son, Jonathan Charles Doll, with her former husband Bill Doll.
- Once a month on the first Monday, Marsh volunteers as a dance therapy instructor at the Palm Springs Stroke Activity Center where the styles taught range from themes like ballroom dancing, country, Hawaiian, and belly dancing.
- Marsh auditioned for a role in Rosalie (1937), starring Nelson Eddy and Eleanor Powell, but did not win the role. She later re-auditioned for that movie and got the part.
- She became a dance instructor in 1956.
- Her father was a Hollywood stockbroker.
- Her sister Dorothy kept the family name of Morris, but Caren changed hers because, "there were too many people named Morris at the time...Chester Morris, Wayne Morris and MGM starlet Ann Morris, to name a few.".
- Her sister actress Dorothy Morris, became her neighbor when Marsh retired in 1971. The sisters lived next door to each other until Dorothy's death on November 20, 2011.
- She is an American former stage and screen actress and dancer specializing in modern dance and tap.
- In 1937, she graduated from Hollywood High School and wanted to become an actress. Her parents did not approve of this choice and preferred she pursue a college education. They compromised by telling Caren that unless she could land an acting job she would be sent to school.
- In November 2007, Marsh published her autobiography, Hollywood's Babe, in which she discussed her life in Hollywood, and her love affair with The Wizard of Oz.
- After appearing in an airshow as Miss Sky Lady, she took flight instruction classes, learned to fly and later dropped leaflets of her acting profile on various movie studios in Hollywood.
- She made an appearance on The Gabby Hayes Show in 1956, after which she became a dance instructor.
- Was voted Miss Sky Lady of 1947.
- Is a member of the Palm Springs United Methodist Community Church.
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