Margaret Early

from Birmingham, Alabama, USA

Artwork for Stage DoorImage of Margaret Early

Biography

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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.

Timeline

1946Aged 27

  • Poster for Cinderella Jones

    Bashful Girl

1943Aged 24

  • Poster for Stage Door Canteen

    Ella Sue

1942Aged 23

  • Poster for To the Shores of Tripoli

    Susie

1941Aged 22

  • Poster for Andy Hardy's Private Secretary

    Clarabelle Lee

1940Aged 21

  • Poster for Forty Little Mothers

    Eleanor

  • Poster for Strike Up the Band

    Annie

1939Aged 20

  • Poster for Judge Hardy and Son

    Clarabelle V. Lee

1938Aged 19

  • Poster for Jezebel

    Stephanie Kendrick

  • Poster for The Young in Heart

    Adela Jennings

  • Poster for Swing That Cheer

    Betty Wilson

1937Aged 18

  • Poster for Stage Door

    Mary Lou