Margaret Leighton (February 26, 1922 – January 13, 1976) was an English actress. February 26 is the 57th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1922 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... January 13 is the 13th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1976 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Religion... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ...

Born in Barnt Green, Worcestershire, England, she studied acting with Barry Jackson at his Birmingham Theatre School. Her stage debut was as Dorothy in Laugh With Me (1938), which was also performed that year for television on BBC. She went on to become a star of the Old Vic. Barnt Green is a fairly large village south of Birmingham, in Central England (UK). ... Worcestershire (pronounced whus-ter-shur, whus-ter-sheer, whus-ter-shyer, or wUst@rS@(r) in New Edition OED shorthand; abbreviated Worcs) is a county, located in the West Midlands region of central England. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Religion... 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... 1938 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) was formed in 1927 by means of a royal charter. ... The Old Vic is a theatre in the Waterloo area of London. ...

Leighton's Broadway debut was as the Queen in Henry IV (1946) starring Laurence Olivier and Ralph Richardson during a visit to America of the Old Vic company, which performed a total of five plays from its repertoire before returning to London. Note on spelling: While most Americans use er (as per American spelling conventions), the majority of venues, performers and trade groups for live theatre use re. ... 1946 was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Laurence Olivier, as photographed in 1939 by Carl Van Vechten Laurence Kerr Olivier, Baron Olivier, OM (May 22, 1907 – July 11, 1989) was an English actor and director, esteemed by many as the greatest actor of the 20th century. ... Sir Ralph David Richardson (December 19, 1902 - 1983) was an English actor, one of a group of theatrical knights of the mid-20th century who, though more closely associated with the stage, did their best to make the transition to film. ... Wikiquote has quotations related to United States. ... A play (noun) is a common form of literature, usually consisting chiefly of dialog between characters, and usually intended for performance rather than reading. ... The Clock Tower of the Palace of Westminster which contains Big Ben London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ...

After appearing in two British films, including the starring role of Flora MacDonald opposite David Niven in Bonnie Prince Charlie (1948), the willowy blonde actress played the second female lead in Hitchcock's Hollywood film Under Capricorn (1949) starring Ingrid Bergman, Joseph Cotten, and Michael Wilding. She starred with Walter Pidgeon in the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer crime/mystery Calling Bulldog Drummond (1951). Other film co-stars included Ralph Richardson, Rex Harrison, Yul Brynner, Joanne Woodward, Peter Sellers, Henry Fonda, Katharine Hepburn, Elizabeth Taylor, and Michael Caine. David Niven was the second unofficial James Bond. ... See also: 1947 in film 1948 1949 in film 1940s in film years in film film Events Top grossing films North America The Red Shoes, (55th in year of release, lifetime box office would place it in first) The Road to Rio Easter Parade Red River The Three Musketeers, Johnny... Alfred Hitchcock Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock, KBE (13 August 1899 – 29 April 1980) was a British film director closely associated with the suspense genre. ... Greetings from Hollywood Hollywood is a district of the city of Los Angeles, California, U.S.A., that extends from Vermont Avenue on the east to just beyond Laurel Canyon Boulevard above Sunset and Crescent Heights Boulevards on the west; the north to south boundary east of La Brea Avenue... Under Capricorn is a 1949 film directed by Alfred Hitchcock based on a novel by Helen Simpson. ... See also: 1948 in film 1949 1950 in film 1940s in film 1950s in film years in film film Events Top grossing films North America Adams Rib Jolson Sings Again Pinky I Was a Male War Bride, The Snake Pit, Joan of Arc Academy Awards Best Picture: All the... Ingrid Bergman (b. ... Joseph Cotten (May 15, 1905 – February 6, 1994) was an American stage and screen actor, noted for his key roles in such classics as Citizen Kane, The Magnificent Ambersons, The Third Man, and Shadow of a Doubt. ... The English actor Michael Wilding (1912-1979) was born in Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, England, on (23 July 1912). ... Walter Pidgeon (September 23, 1897 – September 25, 1984) was a Canadian actor. ... For alternate meanings of MGM, see MGM (disambiguation). ... See also: 1950 in film 1951 1952 in film 1950s in film 1940s in film years in film film Events Sweden - May Britt is scouted by Italian film-makers Carlo Ponti and Mario Soldati Top grossing films North America David and Bathsheba Show Boat tie The Great Caruso and An... Sir Reginald Carey Harrison (March 5, 1908–June 2, 1990) was a British theater and film actor. ... Yul Brynner (July 7, 1915 - October 10, 1985) was an actor born in Vladivostok, Russia who appeared in many movies and stage productions. ... Joanne Woodward (born February 27, 1930) is an American actress. ... Peter Sellers Richard Henry Sellers (September 8, 1925 - July 24, 1980), better known as Peter Sellers, was a British comedian, talented comic actor, and performer on The Goon Show (a long-running BBC radio show, 1951-1960). ... Fonda in Once Upon a Time in the West Henry Jaynes Fonda (May 16, 1905 - August 12, 1982) was an acclaimed American film actor and stage actor beloved for his roles as plain-speaking men of humane decency. ... Katharine Hepburn Katharine Houghton Hepburn (May 12, 1907 – June 29, 2003) was an iconic star of American film, television and stage, widely recognized for her sharp wit, New England gentility and fierce independence. ... Elizabeth Taylor Elizabeth Taylor (born February 27, 1932) is an English-born Academy Award winning actress. ... Michael Caine Michael Caine (born March 14, 1933) is a British film actor. ...

Leighton had three husbands: publisher Max Reinhardt (married 1947-divorced 1955); actor Laurence Harvey (married 1957-divorced 1961); and actor Michael Wilding (married 1964-her death 1976). A publisher is a person or entity which engages in the act of publishing. ... Max Reinhardt (born 30 November 1915 in Constantinople; died 19 November 2002 in Richmond-upon-Thames) was a prominent British publisher. ... 1947 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1955 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Laurence Harvey (October 1, 1928 - November 25, 1973) was a Lithuanian-born actor. ... 1957 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1961 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... The English actor Michael Wilding (1912-1979) was born in Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, England, on (23 July 1912). ... 1964 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1976 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ...

She won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for her performance in Separate Tables (1956); she won another Tony in that category for The Night of the Iguana (1962), playing Hannah Jelkes opposite Bette Davis as Maxine Faulk. Leighton was nominated for Best Actress in a Play for Much Ado About Nothing (1959) opposite John Gielgud and for Tchin-Tchin (1962) opposite Anthony Quinn. What is popularly called the Tony Award® (formally, the Antoinette Perry Award) is an annual award celebrating achievements in live American theater, including musical theater. ... Separate Tables is a 1956 play on Broadway starring Margaret Leighton. ... 1956 was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Night of the Iguana is a play by Tennessee Williams about American tourists in Mexico. ... 1962 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Ruth Elizabeth Davis (April 5, 1908 – October 6, 1989), better known as Bette Davis, was an Academy Award winning American actress. ... Much Ado About Nothing is a play by William Shakespeare. ... 1959 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... John Gielgud as photographed in 1936 by Carl Van Vechten Sir Arthur John Gielgud OM CH (April 14, 1904–May 21, 2000) was an English theatre and film actor, regarded by many as one of the greatest of his time. ... Tchin-Tchin is a 1962 play on Broadway starring Margaret Leighton and Anthony Quinn. ... 1962 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Anthony Quinn Anthony Quinn (April 21, 1915 - June 3, 2001) was a Mexican actor, painter, and writer. ...

She also had a noteworthy list of TV appearances, including Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Ben Casey and Burke's Law. She won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in Drama for Hamlet (1970). And she was nominated for an Emmy in 1966 for Outstanding Single Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Drama for four episodes of Dr. Kildare. Alfred Hitchcock Presents was a half-hour anthology series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock. ... Ben Casey was a medical drama series which ran on ABC from 1961 to 1966. ... Burkes Law was a detective series which ran on ABC from 1963 to 1966, and then again on CBS from 1994 to 1995. ... An Emmy Award. ... The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark is a tragedy by William Shakespeare and one of his most well-known and oft-quoted plays. ... 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. ... 1966 was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... Dr. James Kildare was the primary character in a series of American theatrical films in the late 1930s and early 1940s, an early 1950s radio series, and a 1960s television series of the same name. ...

Her last appearance on Broadway was as Birdie Hubbard in a revival of Lillian Hellman's The Little Foxes (1967) starring Anne Bancroft as Regina Giddens. Lillian Hellman Lillian Florence Hellman (June 20, 1905 - June 30, 1984) was an American playwright and left-wing activist, romantically involved for thirty years with pulp writer Dashiell Hammett. ... The Little Foxes is a 1941 film directed by William Wyler and starring Bette Davis. ... 1967 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Anne Bancroft (17 September 1931 – 6 June 2005) was an American actress. ...

For her film role as Mrs. Maudsley in The Go-Between (1970), Leighton won the British BAFTA Film Award for Best Supporting Actress. She received a BAFTA nomination for Best British Actress for her role as Valerie Carrington in Carrington, V.C. (1955) and also received a Hollywood Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress for The Go-Between. The Go-Between is a novel by L.P. Hartley (1895 – 1972), published in London in 1953. ... Events February 11 - The film The Magic Christian, starring Peter Sellers and Ringo Starr premieres in New York City. ... The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), is a British organization that hosts annual awards shows for film, television, childrens film and television, and interactive media. ... Carrington, V.C. is a 1955 motion picture released by Kingsley-International Pictures starring David Niven and Margaret Leighton. ... See also: 1954 in film 1955 1956 in film 1950s in film years in film film Events November 3 - The musical Guys and Dolls, starring Marlon Brando and Frank Sinatra, debuts. ... Greetings from Hollywood Hollywood is a district of the city of Los Angeles, California, U.S.A., that extends from Vermont Avenue on the east to just beyond Laurel Canyon Boulevard above Sunset and Crescent Heights Boulevards on the west; the north to south boundary east of La Brea Avenue... Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ... The Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; nominations are made by Academy members who are actors and actresses. ...

Margaret Leighton died of multiple sclerosis at the age of fifty-three in Chichester, West Sussex. Chichester Cross, in a circa 1831 illustration. ... West Sussex is a county in the south of England, bordering onto East Sussex (with Brighton and Hove), Hampshire and Surrey. ...

Filmography

• The Winslow Boy (1948) (British Lion Films) ... Catherine Winslow
• Bonnie Prince Charlie (1948) (London Film Productions) ... Flora MacDonald
• Under Capricorn (1949) (Warner Bros.) ... Milly
• The Astonished Heart (1949) (General Film Distributors) ... Leonora Vail
• The Elusive Pimpernel (1950) (British Lion Films) ... Marguerite Blakeney
• Calling Bulldog Drummond (1951) (MGM) ... Sgt. Helen Smith
• Home at Seven (1952) (British Lion Films) ... Janet Preston
• The Holly and the Ivy (1952) (London Film Productions) ... Margaret Gregory
• The Teckman Mystery (1954) (Associated Artists Productions) ... Helen Teckman
• The Good Die Young (1954) (United Artists) ... Eve Ravenscourt
• Carrington, V.C. (1955) (Kingsley-International Pictures) ... Valerie Carrington
• The Constant Husband (1955) (British Lion Films) ... Miss Chesterman
• A Passionate Stranger (1955) (British Lion Films) ... Judith Wynter/Leonie
• The Sound and the Fury (1959) (20th Century Fox) ... Caddy Compson
• Waltz of the Toreadors (1962) (The Rank Organisation Film Productions) ... Emily Fitzjohn
• The Third Secret (1964) (20th Century Fox)
• The Best Man (1964) (United Artists) ... Alice Russell
• The Loved One (1965) (MGM) ... Mrs. Helen Kenton
• 7 Women (1966) (MGM) ... Agatha Andrews
• The Madwoman of Chaillot (1969) (Warner Bros.) ... Constance, the Madwoman of Passy
• The Go-Between (1970) (EMI Distribution) ... Mrs. Maudsley
• Zee and Co. (1972) (Columbia) ... Gladys ... aka X, Y and Zee (USA)
• Lady Caroline Lamb (1972) (MGM-EMI) ... Lady Melbourne
• A Bequest to the Nation (1973) (Universal) ... Lady Frances Nelson
• From Beyond the Grave (1973) (Warner Bros.) ... Madame Orloff in segment The Elemental
• Galileo (1975) (The American Film Theatre) ... Elderly Court Lady
• Trial by Combat (1976) (Combat-Warner Bros.) ... Ma Gore

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See also: 1948 in film 1949 1950 in film 1940s in film 1950s in film years in film film Events Top grossing films North America Adams Rib Jolson Sings Again Pinky I Was a Male War Bride, The Snake Pit, Joan of Arc Academy Awards Best Picture: All the... See also: 1948 in film 1949 1950 in film 1940s in film 1950s in film years in film film Events Top grossing films North America Adams Rib Jolson Sings Again Pinky I Was a Male War Bride, The Snake Pit, Joan of Arc Academy Awards Best Picture: All the... The Elusive Pimpernel (1950) is a film by the British-based director-writer team of Powell & Pressburger, based on The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy. ... See also: 1949 in film 1950 1951 in film 1950s in film 1940s in film years in film film Events February 15 - Walt Disney Studios animated film Cinderella debuts. ... See also: 1950 in film 1951 1952 in film 1950s in film 1940s in film years in film film Events Sweden - May Britt is scouted by Italian film-makers Carlo Ponti and Mario Soldati Top grossing films North America David and Bathsheba Show Boat tie The Great Caruso and An... See also: 1951 in film 1952 1953 in film 1950s in film years in film film Events February 20 - The film The African Queen opens (Capitol Theater in New York City). ... See also: 1951 in film 1952 1953 in film 1950s in film years in film film Events February 20 - The film The African Queen opens (Capitol Theater in New York City). ... See also: 1953 in film 1954 1955 in film 1950s in film years in film film Events May 12 - The Marx Brothers Zeppo Marx divorces wife Marion Benda. ... See also: 1953 in film 1954 1955 in film 1950s in film years in film film Events May 12 - The Marx Brothers Zeppo Marx divorces wife Marion Benda. ... Carrington, V.C. is a 1955 motion picture released by Kingsley-International Pictures starring David Niven and Margaret Leighton. ... See also: 1954 in film 1955 1956 in film 1950s in film years in film film Events November 3 - The musical Guys and Dolls, starring Marlon Brando and Frank Sinatra, debuts. ... See also: 1954 in film 1955 1956 in film 1950s in film years in film film Events November 3 - The musical Guys and Dolls, starring Marlon Brando and Frank Sinatra, debuts. ... See also: 1954 in film 1955 1956 in film 1950s in film years in film film Events November 3 - The musical Guys and Dolls, starring Marlon Brando and Frank Sinatra, debuts. ... The Sound and the Fury is a well known novel written by American author William Faulkner. ... See also: 1958 in film 1959 1960 in film 1950s in film 1960s in film years in film film Events The Three Stooges make their 180th and last short film, Sappy Bullfighters. ... See also: 1961 in film 1962 1963 in film 1960s in film years in film film Top grossing films North America West Side Story Spartacus El Cid Lover Come Back That Touch of Mink tie King of Kings and The Music Man Hatari!, starring John Wayne Academy Awards Best Picture... See also: 1963 in film 1964 1965 in film 1960s in film years in film film Events March 6 - Laura Jaes 14th motion picture, Kissin Cousins is released to theaters. ... Best man has several meanings: Best man is a member of a wedding Films: The Best Man (1914 film) is a 1914 film The Best Man (1916 film) is a 1916 film The Best Man (1917 film) is a 1917 film The Best Man (1919 film) is a 1919 film... See also: 1963 in film 1964 1965 in film 1960s in film years in film film Events March 6 - Laura Jaes 14th motion picture, Kissin Cousins is released to theaters. ... The Loved One (1947) is a satirical novel by Evelyn Waugh about the funeral business in Los Angeles. ... 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... 7 Women is a 1966 film which tells the story of a seven English women surviving in the midst of a Chinese Civil War era 1935. ... See also: 1965 in film 1966 1967 in film 1960s in film years in film film Events Top grossing films North America Thunderball Dr. Zhivago Whos Afraid of Virginia Woolf? That Darn Cat! The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming Lt. ... See also: 1968 in film 1969 1970 in film 1960s in film years in film film Events Cannes Film Festival opens, but closes in support of a French general strike without awarding any prizes. ... The Go-Between is a novel by L.P. Hartley (1895 – 1972), published in London in 1953. ... Events February 11 - The film The Magic Christian, starring Peter Sellers and Ringo Starr premieres in New York City. ... See also: 1971 in film 1972 1973 in film 1970s in film years in film film Top grossing films The Godfather Fiddler on the Roof Diamonds Are Forever Whats Up, Doc?, starring Barbra Streisand and Ryan ONeal Dirty Harry The Last Picture Show A Clockwork Orange Cabaret, starring... Lady Caroline Lamb (1785-1828) was an English aristocrat, the only daughter of the Frederick Ponsonby, 3rd Earl of Bessborough and Henrietta Ponsonby, the Countess. ... See also: 1971 in film 1972 1973 in film 1970s in film years in film film Top grossing films The Godfather Fiddler on the Roof Diamonds Are Forever Whats Up, Doc?, starring Barbra Streisand and Ryan ONeal Dirty Harry The Last Picture Show A Clockwork Orange Cabaret, starring... See also: 1972 in film 1973 1974 in film 1970s in film years in film film Events The Marx Brothers Zeppo Marx divorces his second wife, Barbara Blakely. ... See also: 1972 in film 1973 1974 in film 1970s in film years in film film Events The Marx Brothers Zeppo Marx divorces his second wife, Barbara Blakely. ... See also: 1974 in film 1975 1976 in film 1970s in film years in film film Events January 28 - George Lucas creates the second draft of what would eventually become Star Wars. ... See also: 1975 in film 1976 1977 in film 1970s in film years in film film Events March 22 - Filming begins on George Lucas Star Wars science fiction film. ...

TV filmography

• Laugh With Me (1938) (BBC) ... Dorothy
• As You Like It (1953) (BBC) ... Rosalind
• An Ideal Husband (1969) (BBC) ... Mrs. Cheveley
• Hamlet (1970) (NBC) ... Gertrude
• The Upper Crusts (1973) (series) (ITV) ... Lady Seacroft
• Frankenstein: The True Story (1973) (NBC) ... Francoise DuVal
• Great Expectations (1974) (NBC) ... Miss Havisham
• Journey Through the Black Sun (1976) (ITC) ... Arra

See also: 1937 in television, other events of 1938, 1939 in television and the list of years in television. Events February 11 - The BBC broadcasts the first ever piece of television science-fiction, a 35-minute adaptation of a segment of the play R.U.R. by the Czech playwright... As You Like It is a pastoral comedy written by William Shakespeare, in 1599 or early 1600. ... See also: 1952 in television, other events of 1953, 1954 in television and the list of years in television. Events January 19 - 68% of all US television sets were tuned in to I Love Lucy to watch Lucy give birth. ... An Ideal Husband is an 1895 comedy by Oscar Wilde which revolves around blackmail and political corruption, and touches on the themes of public and private honor. ... See also: 1968 in television, other events of 1969, 1970 in television and the list of years in television. For the American network television schedule, please see 1969-70 American network television schedule. ... The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark is a tragedy by William Shakespeare and one of his most well-known and oft-quoted plays. ... 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: 1972 in television, other events of 1973, 1974 in television and the list of years in television. For the American network television schedule, please see 1973-74 American network television schedule. ... See also: 1972 in television, other events of 1973, 1974 in television and the list of years in television. For the American network television schedule, please see 1973-74 American network television schedule. ... Great Expectations is a Bildungsroman (a novel tracing the life of the protagonist) by Charles Dickens and first serialized in All the Year Round from December 1860 to August 1861. ... See also: 1973 in television, other events of 1974, 1975 in television and the list of years in television. For the American network television schedule, please see 1974-75 American network television schedule. ... A change to the format of the years in television articles is currently being proposed at 1976 in television/Temp. ...

External links

• IBDB entry for Margaret Leighton (http://www.ibdb.com/person.asp?ID=49433)
• IMDb entry for Margaret Leighton (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0500364/)