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Dame Margaret Taylor Rutherford, DBE (11 May 1892 – 22 May 1972) was an English actress of stage, film and television. She came to national attention following World War II in the film adaptations of Noël Coward's Blithe Spirit, and Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest.
Rutherford began her acting career first as a student at London's Old Vic, debuting on stage in 1925. In 1933, she first appeared in the West End at the not-so-tender age of 41. She had made her screen debut in 1936 portraying Miss Butterby in the Twickenham-Wardour production of Hideout in the Alps (1936) .
Mar 5, 2024 · Dame Margaret Rutherford, a famed British actress known for her eccentric and distinctive on-screen presence, delivered outstanding performances in numerous classic films throughout her career.
Margaret Rutherford. Actress: The V.I.P.s. Rare is the reference to Margaret Rutherford that doesn't characterize her as either jut-chinned, eccentric, or both.
Jul 22, 2021 · A celebration of one of the big-screens best loved character actresses, Dame Margaret Rutherford. We take a look at her outstanding film career, from Madame Arcati to Miss Marple, and from ...
Dame Margaret Taylor Rutherford DBE (11 May 1892 – 22 May 1972) was an English character actress, who first came to prominence following World War II in the film adaptations of Noel Coward's Blithe Spirit, and Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest.
Aug 5, 2024 · Dame Margaret Rutherford (born May 11, 1892, London, Eng.—died May 22, 1972, Chalfont St. Peter, Buckinghamshire) was an actress who was popular on the British stage and screen from the 1930s in roles as a lovable English eccentric.
Gifted, endearing character player, in films since the mid-1930s. A master scene-stealer, Rutherford personified the eccentric English spinster in a number of famous comedies, including David Lean's classic "Blithe Spirit" (1945), as the enthusiastic, bicycle-riding psychic, Madame Arcati.
Rutherford, Margaret (1892–1972) English actress who rose to stardom in middle age and created an ensemble of eccentrics for film and stage, including Agatha Christie 's Miss Marple. Born Margaret Taylor Rutherford on May 11, 1892, at 15 Dornton Road, Balham, England; died on May 22, 1972, at Chalfont St. Peter, England; daughter of William ...
In the early 1960s, She starred as Agatha Christie's character Miss Marple in a series of four George Pollock films. She was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1961 and a Dame Commander (DBE) in 1967. Dame Margaret Taylor Rutherford, was an English actress of stage, film and television.
