Marion was born August 24, 1895, in Canfield, Ohio, to Allora and Anna (Kelly) Shields. On March 29, 1914, she married William Morgan "Billy" DeBeck in Youngstown, Ohio. He was a cartoonist who created the "Barney Google" comic strip. This marriage ended in divorce. She then married boxer Fidel LaBarba on April 21, 1928, in San Francisco, California. They divorced in 1934. On May 7, 1942, she was married for the last time to actor Charlie Ruggles in Las Vegas, Nevada. Charlie and Marion shared a love of animals. At one point during their marriage, they had over 90 pets. In 1959, she was a guest on the "This Is Your Life" episode honoring Charlie. They remained married until his death in 1970. Marion died on February 19, 1978, in Santa Monica, California.

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"Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X8PK-76F : 8 March 2021), Will Morgan Debeck and Marion Louise Shields, 29 Mar 1914; citing Marriage, Mahoning, Ohio, United States, P 477, Franklin County Genealogical & Historical Society, Columbus; FHL microfilm.

"California, San Francisco County Records, 1824-1997," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-95D7-HKT?cc=1402856&wc=3192-923%3A20726701%2C22767401 : 28 November 2018), Marriages Marriage Certificate Index (Grooms), Vol. 24, 1928 image 136 of 266; San Francisco Public Library, California.

"La Barba, Former Champ, Divorced." The Indianapolis Star, 3 Mar. 1934, p. 19.

"Charles Ruggles Weds." The New York Times, 8 May 1942, p. 27.

"California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGR8-8JL4: 22 October 2019), Marion Ruggles, 1978.