What happened to Margaret Sullavan?

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- Took her own life
  In 1960, depressed by the prognosis of her encroaching deafness, the actress took her own life by consuming an overdose of barbiturates.
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- The Mortal Storm
  1940
  Studio One
  1948
  Cry Havoc
  1944
  Three Comrades
  1938
  Ford Theatre
  1948
  Schlitz Playhouse
  1951
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What happened to Margaret Sullavan?
Though she was seemingly as sweet as any other starlet, everyone in Hollywood knew Margaret Sullavan did things her way, wielding a power that both terrified execs and charmed leading heartthrobs. Yet while she exerted unwavering control over her professional career, her private life was very messy—and ultimately tragic. 1. She Was Born Into Money

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Are Margaret Sullavan's best movies reissued?
After years languishing in the vaults, many of Margaret Sullavan's best films are now available again on DVD and streaming online video. But some are still awaiting reissue. Here are her best: Sullavan's debut, which she hated, is unavailable on DVD and hard to find today outside of Youtube.

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How did Margaret Sullavan get famous?
After years of unavailability, Warner Archive, Universal Archive and Turner Classic Movies have reissued many of Margaret Sullavan's best films (see below). "She startled slicked up Hollywood in 1933 by wearing old slacks, sneakers and sweaters and driving a rented old Ford," LIFE magazine reported in 1942.

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How did Sullavan die?
After years of slow decline, Sullavan's flame was extinguished in one cruel moment. On New Year's Day, 1960, she was found unconscious and barely clinging to life in a hotel bed in Connecticut. Aides rushed her to the hospital, but it was too late; she passed before she even got there at just 50 years old.

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Margaret Brooke Sullavan (May 16, 1909 – January 1, 1960) was an American stage and film actress. She began her career onstage in 1929 with the University Players on Cape Cod , Massachusetts . In 1933, she caught the attention of film director John M. Stahl and made her screen debut that same year in Only Yesterday .
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On one occasion on set, Sullavan refused Fonda's request to go into an actors' group pot to buy fireworks. Fonda, ticked off, then complained passive-aggressively to another actor in front of her. Margaret Sullavan was not going to take that lying down: She grabbed a pitcher of ice water and poured it directly over Fonda's head. And that wasn't ...
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Friends noted that the collapse of her family life led to her breakdown. Her condition worsened over time, until she was discovered unconscious from barbiturate poisoning in a hotel room. Her death was ruled accidental by the county coroner. - IMDb Mini Biography By: <anthony-adam@tamu.edu> & MO840.
- Occupation: Actress, Soundtrack
- Death Date: January 1, 1960
- Birth Date: May 16, 1909
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Born Margaret Brooke Sullavan on May 16, 1911, in Norfolk, Virginia; died on January 1, 1960, of an overdose of barbiturates; daughter of Cornelius H. Sullivan (a broker) and Garland (Council) Sullavan; attended Miss Turnbull's Norfolk Tutoring School for Girls; attended the Walter Herron Taylor School, St. George's, and Chatham Episcopal ...
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Her death was ruled accidental by the county coroner. Born May 16, 1909. Died January 1, 1960 (50) Add to list. Nominated for 1 Oscar. 3 wins & 2 nominations total. Photos 175. Known for. The Shop Around the Corner. 8.0. Klara Novak. 1940. Three Comrades. 7.1. Patricia Hollmann. 1938. The Shopworn Angel.
- Birth Date: January 1, 1
- Birth Place: Norfolk, Virginia, USA
- Death Date: January 1, 1
- Death Place: New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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NEW HAVEN, Jan. 1 -- Margaret Sullavan, the actress, was found unconscious in her room at the Taft Hotel today and was dead on arrival at Grace-New Haven Community Hospital. She was 48 years old.
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Dec 29, 2017 · After years languishing in the vaults, many of Margaret Sullavan's best films are now available again on DVD and streaming online video. But some are still awaiting reissue. Here are her best: Only Yesterday (1933) Sullavan's debut, which she hated, is unavailable on DVD and hard to find today outside of Youtube.