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Margaret Brooke Sullavan (May 16, 1909 – January 1, 1960) was an American stage and film actress. She began her career onstage in 1929 with the University Players on Cape Cod, Massachusetts. In 1933, she caught the attention of film director John M. Stahl and made her screen debut that same year in Only Yesterday.
Margaret Sullavan. Actress: The Shop Around the Corner. Born in Norfolk, Virginia to wealthy stockbroker Cornelius Hancock Sullavan and heiress Garland Council Sullavan, Margaret Brooke overcame a muscle weakness in her childhood to go on to become a rebellious teenager at posh private schools.
Sullavan confused Old Hollywood from the get-go, and her starlet antics became infamous. She rolled up to sunny, sophisticated Los Angeles in "old slacks, sneakers and sweaters," all while driving her beat-up Ford. Quite simply, Margaret Sullavan did not give a damn about your glamour, and she wanted everyone to know it.
Margaret Sullavan. Actress: The Shop Around the Corner. Born in Norfolk, Virginia to wealthy stockbroker Cornelius Hancock Sullavan and heiress Garland Council Sullavan, Margaret Brooke overcame a muscle weakness in her childhood to go on to become a rebellious teenager at posh private schools.
Margaret Brooke Sullavan was an American film and stage actress during the first half of the twentieth century. This biography profiles her childhood, life, acting career, achievements and timeline.
American actress, known for her moving performance in Three Comrades and her light touch in The Shop Around the Corner. Born Margaret Brooke Sullavan on May 16, 1911, in Norfolk, Virginia; died on January 1, 1960, of an overdose of barbiturates; daughter of Cornelius H. Sullivan (a broker) and Garland (Council) Sullavan; attended Miss Turnbull ...
Popular stage portrayals included Terry Randall in Stage Door, Sally Middleton in The Voice of the Turtle and Sabrina Fairchild in Sabrina Fair. Margaret Brooke Sullavan was an American stage and film actress.
