Margaret Early (December 25, 1919 â€" November 29, 2000) was an
American film actress who was active in Hollywood during the 1930s and
1940s. She is best remembered for her endearing Southern charm.Born on
Christmas Day 1919 into a devout Baptist family, she grew up on a farm
near Birmingham, Alabama. During her youth, she often appeared in
religious plays at her church, particularly in Christmas pageants. She
came to Hollywood with her father on a business trip, and was asked to
try out for a role in a Beverly Hills Little Theatre production where
Gregory La Cava saw her perform. Eventually, she was signed with RKO.
Her Southern accent was called "as sweet and thick as cream," in a
column by Donald Kirkley for The Baltimore Sun.Her first screen role
came in Stage Door (1937) opposite Katharine Hepburn, Ginger Rogers,
and Adolphe Menjou. Her next role came at Warner Bros. Studios playing
Spring Byington's daughter in Jezebel (1938) opposite the likes of
George Brent, Bette Davis, and Fay Bainter. She later became a
freelance actress and found herself working in various roles at such
studios as RKO, Warner Bros., and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Her other
screen roles include parts in Judge Hardy and Son (1939), Strike Up
The Band (1940), Andy Hardy's Private Secretary (1941), and Stage Door
Canteen (1943). She made her last screen appearance in Cinderella
Jones (1946). She spent the remainder of her days living in Laguna
Beach, California, being active in the Baptist church and the
Republican party. She was good friends with Cheryl Walker, Mickey
Rooney, Bette Davis, Ginger Rogers, Katharine Hepburn, Laraine Day,
Henry Fonda, Cary Grant, Joel McCrea, and Dennis Morgan.On November
29, 2000, Margaret Early died at her home in Laguna Beach, California,
from congestive heart failure at age 80. She is interred at Pacific
View Memorial Park, Bayview Terrace, Lot 9F, in Corona del Mar,
California.
American film actress who was active in Hollywood during the 1930s and
1940s. She is best remembered for her endearing Southern charm.Born on
Christmas Day 1919 into a devout Baptist family, she grew up on a farm
near Birmingham, Alabama. During her youth, she often appeared in
religious plays at her church, particularly in Christmas pageants. She
came to Hollywood with her father on a business trip, and was asked to
try out for a role in a Beverly Hills Little Theatre production where
Gregory La Cava saw her perform. Eventually, she was signed with RKO.
Her Southern accent was called "as sweet and thick as cream," in a
column by Donald Kirkley for The Baltimore Sun.Her first screen role
came in Stage Door (1937) opposite Katharine Hepburn, Ginger Rogers,
and Adolphe Menjou. Her next role came at Warner Bros. Studios playing
Spring Byington's daughter in Jezebel (1938) opposite the likes of
George Brent, Bette Davis, and Fay Bainter. She later became a
freelance actress and found herself working in various roles at such
studios as RKO, Warner Bros., and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Her other
screen roles include parts in Judge Hardy and Son (1939), Strike Up
The Band (1940), Andy Hardy's Private Secretary (1941), and Stage Door
Canteen (1943). She made her last screen appearance in Cinderella
Jones (1946). She spent the remainder of her days living in Laguna
Beach, California, being active in the Baptist church and the
Republican party. She was good friends with Cheryl Walker, Mickey
Rooney, Bette Davis, Ginger Rogers, Katharine Hepburn, Laraine Day,
Henry Fonda, Cary Grant, Joel McCrea, and Dennis Morgan.On November
29, 2000, Margaret Early died at her home in Laguna Beach, California,
from congestive heart failure at age 80. She is interred at Pacific
View Memorial Park, Bayview Terrace, Lot 9F, in Corona del Mar,
California.
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