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Margaret Webster (March 15, 1905 – November 13, 1972) was an American-British theater actress, producer and director. Critic George Jean Nathan described her as "the best director of the plays of Shakespeare that we have."
Nov 14, 1972 · LONDON, Nov. 13—Margaret Webster, the actress and stage director, died here tonight at the age of 67. Last of a Dynasty. Miss Webster was the last member of a 150‐year‐old English theatrical...
Webster, Margaret (1905–1972) American actress and director who devoted her career to bringing theater, particularly Shakespeare, to the greater public. Name variations: Peggy Webster. Born on March 15, 1905, in New York City; died on November 13, 1972, in London, England; only child of Benjamin Webster III (an actor) and Mary Louisa (Whitty ...
Apr 7, 2004 · In Margaret Webster, Milly Barranger has found her perfect subject. She brings to vivid life a fascinating and important theater figure whose public and private lives were of equal interest. In this carefully researched book, Webster's colleagues, lovers, and friends shine as brightly as she did.
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Margaret Webster was born on 15 March 1905 in New York City, New York, USA. She died on 13 November 1972 in St. Christopher's Hospice, Sydenham, London, England, UK.
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In the 1940s, Margaret Webster directed Paul Robeson, the first American black man to play the role of Othello on Broadway. Her production went on to be the longest running Shakespeare play in history. Many considered her the best Shakespeare.
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Remembered now especially for her staging of Othello with Paul Robeson, Uta Hagen, and Jose Ferrer, Margaret Webster was probably the best-known, in-demand, and admired director of Shakespeare in America in the 1940s and 1950s.
