Madge Bellamy (born Margaret Derden Philpott; June , â€" January , )
was an American stage and film actress. She was a popular leading lady
in the s and early s. Her career declined in the sound era and ended
following a romantic scandal in the s.Margaret Derden Philpott was
born in Hillsboro, Texas on June , to William Bledsoe and Annie
Margaret (née Derden) Philpott. Bellamy was raised in San Antonio,
Texas until she was years old, and the family later moved to
Brownwood, Texas, where her father worked as an English professor at
Texas A&M University.As a child, she took dancing lessons and soon
began to aspire to become a stage performer. She made her stage debut
dancing in a local production of Aida, at the age of .
was an American stage and film actress. She was a popular leading lady
in the s and early s. Her career declined in the sound era and ended
following a romantic scandal in the s.Margaret Derden Philpott was
born in Hillsboro, Texas on June , to William Bledsoe and Annie
Margaret (née Derden) Philpott. Bellamy was raised in San Antonio,
Texas until she was years old, and the family later moved to
Brownwood, Texas, where her father worked as an English professor at
Texas A&M University.As a child, she took dancing lessons and soon
began to aspire to become a stage performer. She made her stage debut
dancing in a local production of Aida, at the age of .
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