Harriet E. MacGibbon (October 5, 1905 – February 8, 1987) was an American actress. October 5 is the 278th day of the year (279th in Leap years). ... 1905 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... February 8 is the 39th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ...

She was born in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of Walter Peter McGibbon (born April 1872) and Gertrude L. Crary (born December 1864). Harriet's father was a physician. It is not clear why she added an "a" to her surname, but she was credited a few times as McGibbon. Chicago, colloquially known as the Second City and the Windy City, is the third-largest city in population in the United States, following New York City and Los Angeles, and the largest inland city in the country. ... 1872 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1864 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...

She was "finished" at Knox School, Cooperstown, New York, where she prepared for Vassar. Without staying to receive a diploma, she left to fulfill her desire for the footlights and studied with Franklin H. Sargent at his American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City. Cooperstown is a village located in Otsego County, New York and is the County Seat. ... Closeup of the Vassar Main Building Vassar College is a private, coeducational liberal arts college situated in Poughkeepsie, NY. Formerly a womens college, Vassar is the only fully co-educational member of the Seven Sisters. ... The American Academy of Dramatic Arts is a fully accredited two-year conservatory with campuses located at 120 Madison Avenue in New York City and 1336 North La Brea Avenue in Hollywood. ... New York City, officially named the City of New York, is the most populous city in the United States, the most densely populated major city in North America, and is at the center of international finance, politics, entertainment, and culture. ...

MacGibbon joined the stock company of Edward Clarke Lilley at Akron, Ohio. She then went to San Francisco and played leading roles for Henry Duffy. In Louisville, Kentucky, she acted with Wilton Lackaye, Edmund Breese, William Faversham, Tom Wise and Nance O'Neil. There were regular productions, including Ned McCobb's Daughter, The Front Page, The Big Fight, and a "transcontinental tour" starring MacGibbon in The Big Fight, which began in Boston, took in New Haven and Hartford, and ended at Caine's storehouse. Jack Dempsey was also in the cast. City nickname: The Rubber Capital of the World Location Location within the state of Ohio Government County Summit Mayor Don Plusquellic Physical characteristics Area      Land      Water 161. ... The downtown San Francisco skyline, looking east from the central part of the city. ... Louisville (usually pronounced ; see Pronunciation below) is Kentuckys largest city and the 16th largest city in the United States. ... For other instances of Boston, see Boston (disambiguation) Boston is the capital and largest city in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States. ... City nickname: The Elm City Location in the state of Connecticut Founded April 24, 1638 County New Haven County Mayor John DeStefano, Jr. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... This article is about the boxer named Jack Dempsey. ...

During that time, MacGibbon stopped off in Boston long enough to study the harp with Alfred Holy, harpist of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. She later said that when she gave up the instrument, Mr. Holy, "with unconscious humor," remarked, "What a pity, Miss MacGibbon, you look so lovely with a harp." The Boston Symphony Orchestra is one of the worlds most renowned orchestras. ...

She also had a long and distinguished career on the Broadway stage, beginning in 1925 at the age of nineteen when she acted in the play Beggar on Horseback at the Shubert Theatre. In the late 1930s, she did You Can't Take It With You, the Pulitzer Prize winning comedy, at the Biltmore Theatre in Downtown Los Angeles. Look up Career on Wiktionary, the free dictionary A career is traditionally seen as a course of successive situations that make up a persons worklife. ... Broadway theatre is often considered the highest professional form of theatre in the United States. ... For other usages see Theatre (disambiguation) Theater (American English) or Theatre (British English and widespread usage among theatre professionals in the US) is that branch of the performing arts concerned with acting out stories in front of an audience using combinations of speech, gesture, music, dance, sound and spectacle — indeed... 1925 was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... A play is a common form of literature, usually consisting chiefly of dialog between characters, and usually intended for performance rather than reading. ... // Events and trends The 1930s were described as an abrupt shift to more radical lifestyles, as countries were struggling to find a solution to the global depression. ... Listen to this article · (info) This audio file was created from the revision dated 2005-04-13, and does not reflect subsequent edits to the article. ... The Bunker Hill district of Downtown Los Angeles as seen from USC, which makes up most of Downtowns skyline. ... This article is about the largest city in California. ...

MacGibbon had two husbands, William R. Kane (divorced) and Charles Corwin White, II. The second marriage ended with his death on December 25, 1967. December 25 is the 359th day of the year (360th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 6 days remaining. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

She and Kane had one son, William MacGibbon Kane (February 2, 1933-April 2, 1977). February 2 is the 33rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1933 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 2 April is the 92nd day of the year (93rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 273 days remaining. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ...

She made numerous guest appearances on television starting in 1950, but appeared in only five theatrical motion pictures, including The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1962), which was directed by Vincente Minnelli and starred Glenn Ford, Ingrid Thulin, Charles Boyer and Lee J. Cobb. See also: 1949 in television, other events of 1950, 1951 in television and the list of years in television. // Events February 12 - European Broadcasting Union (EBU) inaugurated. ... Films are produced by recording actual people and objects with cameras, or by creating them using animation techniques and/or special effects. ... The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse are mentioned in the Bible in chapter six of the Book of Revelation, which predicts that they will ride during the Apocalypse. ... See also: 1961 in film 1962 1963 in film 1960s in film years in film film // Events Dr. No launches the James Bond film series, the longest-running motion picture franchise of all time, running more than 40 years. ... Vincente Minnelli (February 28, 1903 – January 25, 1986) was the professional name of Lester Anthony Minnelli who was born in Chicago, Illinois, the only surviving child of Mina Le Beau and Vincent Charles Minnelli, musical conductor of Minnelli Brothers Tent Theater. ... Glenn Ford Gwyllyn Samuel Newton Ford (born May 1, 1916)(died October 15, 2005), better known by his stage name Glenn Ford, is an actor. ... Ingrid Thulin (January 27, 1926 – January 7, 2004) was a Swedish actress. ... Charles Boyer in Love Affair Charles Boyer (August 28, 1899 – August 26, 1978) was a French actor. ... Lee J. Cobb (December 8, 1911 – February 11, 1976) was an American actor. ...

Unlike her stage roles, MacGibbon's movie and TV roles usually consisted of snooty society ladies, which includes her well known role of Mrs. Margaret Drysdale in the long-running hit TV sitcom The Beverly Hillbillies. A sitcom or situation comedy is a genre of comedy performance originally devised for radio but today typically found on television. ... Main cast of The Beverly Hillbillies: Donna Douglas (Elly May), Irene Ryan (Granny), Max Baer, Jr. ...

Harriet E. MacGibbon died at the age of eighty-one of pulmonary and cardiac failure. She was cremated and her ashes are in niche 61046, Columbarium of Remembrance, Forest Lawn - Hollywood Hills Cemetery, Los Angeles, California. Forest Lawn - Hollywood Hills Cemetery is located at 6300 Forest Lawn Drive in Los Angeles, California, on the south edge of the San Fernando Valley by Burbank (and on the north side of the Santa Monica Mountains from Hollywood). ... This article is about the largest city in California. ...

Filmography

• Cry for Happy (1961) (Columbia) ... Mrs. Bennett
• A Majority of One (1962) (Warner Bros.) ... Mrs. Putnam (credited as Harriet MacGibbon)
• The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1962) (Metro-Goldwin-Mayer) ... Dona Luisa Desnoyers (credited as Harriet MacGibbon)
• Son of Flubber (1963) (Disney) ... Mrs. Edna Daggett (credited as Harriet MacGibbon)
• Fluffy (1965) (Universal) ... Mrs. Claridge (credited as Harriet MacGibbon)

See also: 1960 in film 1961 1962 in film 1960s in film years in film film Events Last Year at Marienbad (Lannée dernière à Marienbad) released Top grossing films North America The Guns of Navarone Exodus The Parent Trap The Absent-Minded Professor The Alamo Swiss Family Robinson Come... See also: 1961 in film 1962 1963 in film 1960s in film years in film film // Events Dr. No launches the James Bond film series, the longest-running motion picture franchise of all time, running more than 40 years. ... The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse are mentioned in the Bible in chapter six of the Book of Revelation, which predicts that they will ride during the Apocalypse. ... See also: 1961 in film 1962 1963 in film 1960s in film years in film film // Events Dr. No launches the James Bond film series, the longest-running motion picture franchise of all time, running more than 40 years. ... See also: 1962 in film 1963 1964 in film 1960s in film years in film film Events June 12 — Cleopatra starring Elizabeth Taylor, Rex Harrison and Richard Burton premieres at the Rivoli Theatre in New York City. ... Fluffy was the name of one of Hagrids pets in the Harry Potter series. ... See also: 1964 in film 1965 1966 in film 1960s in film years in film film // Events Top grossing films North America Mary Poppins The Sound of Music, starring Julie Andrews Goldfinger My Fair Lady Whats New Pussycat? Shenandoah The Sandpiper Father Goose Academy Awards Best Picture: The Sound...

Made-for-TV Filmography

• Wacky Zoo of Morgan City (1970) (Disney) ... Mrs. Westerfield
• The Judge and Jake Wyler (1972) (Universal TV) ... Hostess
• The Best Place to Be (1979) (Ross Hunter Productions)

See also: 1969 in television, other events of 1970, 1971 in television and the list of years in television. For the American network television schedule, please see 1970-71 American network television schedule. ... See also: 1971 in television, other events of 1972, 1973 in television and the list of years in television. For the American network television schedule, please see 1972-73 American network television schedule. ... See also: 1978 in television, other events of 1979, 1980 in television, and the list of years in television. For the United States network television schedule, please see 1979-80 United States network television schedule. ...

TV series - regular

• Golden Windows (1954) ... Mrs. Brandon (credited as Harriet McGibbon)
• Hazel (1961) ... Mother Baxter (uncredited)
• The Beverly Hillbillies (1962) Mrs. Margaret Drysdale (1962-1969)
• The Smothers Brothers Show (1965) Mrs. Costello (1965-1966)

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External links

• IBDB entry for Harriet MacGibbon
• Harriet E. MacGibbon at the Internet Movie Database
• "History of Homeopathy - Biographies" about Harriet's father with some family background
• "Scots and Scots Descendants" another entry regarding Harriet's father