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Margaret Webster (March 15, 1905 – November 13, 1972) was an American-British theater actress, producer and director. Critic George Jean Nathan described her as "the best director of the plays of Shakespeare that we have."
Nov 14, 1972 · LONDON, Nov. 13—Margaret Webster, the actress and stage director, died here tonight at the age of 67. Last of a Dynasty. Miss Webster was the last member of a 150‐year‐old English theatrical...
Webster, Margaret (1905–1972) American actress and director who devoted her career to bringing theater, particularly Shakespeare, to the greater public. Name variations: Peggy Webster. Born on March 15, 1905, in New York City; died on November 13, 1972, in London, England; only child of Benjamin Webster III (an actor) and Mary Louisa (Whitty) ...
Margaret Webster: A Life in the Theater is an engrossing backstage account of the life of pioneering director Margaret Webster (1905-72). This is the first book-length biography of Webster, a groundbreaking stage and opera director whose career challenged not only stage tradition but also mainstream attitudes toward professional women.
(1905–72) English director. She began as a performer for Greet's company and at the Old Vic. Her first directorial triumph was Richard II in New York, starring Maurice Evans (1937). ... From: Webster, Margaret in The Oxford Companion to Theatre and Performance » Subjects: Performing arts — Theatre. Reference entries.
Margaret “Peggy” Webster was born on March 15, 1905, into what the New York Times described as a “150-year-old English theatrical dynasty.” 1 Her grandfather, Old Ben Webster, managed London’s Haymarket Theater.
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This is a biography of Margaret Webster, who initially wanted to be a leading actor in the manner of her parents, Ben Webster and Dame May Whitty, but instead became the leading director of Shakespearean plays on Broadway.
