Margaret Whittaker Lawrence (August , â€" June , ) was an American
stage actress known for her performances on Broadway and other
venues.Born in Philadelphia to Mr and Mrs. George Lawrence, Margaret
Lawrence began her career in Chicago in , appeared in New York in and
starred in such Broadway plays as Wedding Bells (), Lawful Larceny ()
and Secrets (), the latter of which she was also costume designer. She
was socially prominent, serving on the advisory boards of several
charitable organizations. She collected old plays, reportedly one of
the most complete collections of its kind in New York City.In she
married Orson D. Munn, publisher of Scientific American, with whom she
had two daughters. They divorced in , and in she married actor
Wallace Eddinger. Eddinger died in , and on June of that year,
Margaret was shot dead by actor Louis Bennison in a murder-suicide.
stage actress known for her performances on Broadway and other
venues.Born in Philadelphia to Mr and Mrs. George Lawrence, Margaret
Lawrence began her career in Chicago in , appeared in New York in and
starred in such Broadway plays as Wedding Bells (), Lawful Larceny ()
and Secrets (), the latter of which she was also costume designer. She
was socially prominent, serving on the advisory boards of several
charitable organizations. She collected old plays, reportedly one of
the most complete collections of its kind in New York City.In she
married Orson D. Munn, publisher of Scientific American, with whom she
had two daughters. They divorced in , and in she married actor
Wallace Eddinger. Eddinger died in , and on June of that year,
Margaret was shot dead by actor Louis Bennison in a murder-suicide.
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