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Margaret Early

Actor
Born December 25, 1919Died November 29, 2000 (80 years)
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Margaret Early (December 25, 1919 – 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.

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.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Stage Door Canteen

Known For

  • Stage Door Canteen
  • Strike Up the Band
  • To the Shores of Tripoli
  • Small Town Deb

Margaret Early Filmography

1946
Cinderella Jones · as Bashful Girl
1944
Three Is a Family · as Steel's Daughter
1943
1942
1941
Small Town Deb · as Sue Morgan
1941
Andy Hardy's Private Secretary · as Clarabelle Lee
1940
Strike Up the Band · as Annie
1940
Forty Little Mothers · as Eleanor
1939
Judge Hardy and Son · as Clarabelle V. Lee
1938
The Young in Heart · as Adela Jennings
1938
Jezebel · as Stephanie Kendrick
1937
Stage Door · as Mary Lou

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