Margaret Irving
Margaret Irving | |
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.png) Margaret Irving in 1923 | |
| Born | January 18, 1898 |
| Died | March 15, 1988 (aged 90) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1922–1955 |
| Spouse | William Frederick James |
Margaret Irving (January 18, 1898 – March 5, 1988) was an American stage and film actress.
Biography
[edit]Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1898,[citation needed] Irving is best remembered today for her roles as Aunt Gus in the 1950s sitcom The People's Choice[1] and as Mrs. Whitehead in Animal Crackers (1930) starring the Marx Brothers, a role she originated on the Broadway stage.[2] Her other films included San Francisco (1936), Captain Calamity (1936), Follow Your Heart (1936), Charlie Chan at the Opera (1936), Mr. Moto's Last Warning (1939), and In Society (1944).
She was married to William Frederick James. She died in 1988 in San Francisco, California, at the age of 90.[citation needed]
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1922 | Radio-Mania | Mary Langdon | |
| 1926 | The Broadway Boob | Mabel Golden | |
| 1930 | Animal Crackers | Mrs. Whitehead | |
| 1931 | Sheer Luck | Patsy | |
| 1935 | Thanks a Million | Mrs. Kruger | |
| 1936 | Exclusive Story | Mrs. Higgins | |
| 1936 | Wife vs. Secretary | Edna Wilson | Uncredited |
| 1936 | Captain Calamity | Mamie Gruen | |
| 1936 | I Married a Doctor | Maude Dyer | |
| 1936 | San Francisco | Della Bailey | |
| 1936 | Women Are Trouble | Frances Blaine | |
| 1936 | Follow Your Heart | Louise Masetti | |
| 1936 | Four Days' Wonder | Aunt Jessica | |
| 1936 | Charlie Chan at the Opera | Mme. Lilli Rochelle | |
| 1937 | Men in Exile | Mother Haines | |
| 1937 | The Outcasts of Poker Flat | The Duchess | |
| 1937 | Wife, Doctor and Nurse | Mrs. Cunningham | |
| 1937 | Under Suspicion | Laura Walters | |
| 1937 | Sh! The Octopus | Polly Crane | |
| 1938 | Little Miss Roughneck | Mrs. Gertrude 'Gert' LaRue | |
| 1938 | The Baroness and the Butler | Countess Olga | |
| 1938 | Love, Honor and Behave | Nan Bowleigh | |
| 1938 | The Toy Wife | Madame DeCambri | Uncredited |
| 1938 | Sweethearts | Madame | Uncredited |
| 1938 | Kentucky | Woman with Man at Race Track | Uncredited |
| 1939 | Mr. Moto's Last Warning | Madame Delacour | |
| 1944 | In Society | Mrs. Winthrop | |
| 1945 | The Beautiful Cheat | Olympia Haven | |
| 1955 | Ain't Misbehavin' | Mrs. Grumbacher | Uncredited |
References
[edit]- ^ Irvin, Richard (May 12, 2014). George Burns Television Productions: The Series and Pilots, 1950-1981. McFarland. p. 85. ISBN 978-0-7864-9486-6.
- ^ Crafton, Donald (1999). The Talkies: American Cinema's Transition to Sound, 1926-1931. University of California Press. p. 458. ISBN 978-0-520-22128-4.
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