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Margaret Leighton, CBE (26 February 1922 – 13 January 1976) was an English actress, active on stage and television, and in film. Her film appearances included Anthony Asquith 's The Winslow Boy (her first credited film role), Alfred Hitchcock 's Under Capricorn, Powell and Pressburger 's The Elusive Pimpernel, George More O'Ferrall 's The ...
Mar 21, 2024 · Margaret Leighton (born Feb. 26, 1922, Barnt Green, near Birmingham, Worcestershire, Eng.—died Jan. 13, 1976, Chichester, West Sussex) was an English actress of stage and screen noted for her versatility in classic and contemporary roles.
Margaret Leighton (26 February 1922 – 13 January 1976) was an English actress. She had an exquisite sense of grandeur and refinement. She created the role of Hannah Jelkes in Tennessee Williams' The Night of the Iguana.
Margaret Leighton. February 26, 1922 — January 13, 1976 • 53 y.o. (102) Life and career. Personal life. Leighton began her career on stage in 1938, before joining the Old Vic and making her Broadway debut in 1946.
After joining the Old Vic Company under the direction of Laurence Olivier and Ralph Richardson, she rose to prominence in the late '40s; over the next decade she became a highly respected actress for her work in both London and Broadway, typically portraying fragile, neurotic women.
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Margaret Leighton. (1922—1976) actress. Quick Reference. (1922–76), actress. The slender English leading lady first came to America with the Old Vic in 1946, but did not receive major attention until she essayed two disparate roles in ... From: Leighton, Margaret in The Oxford Companion to American Theatre » Subjects: Performing arts — Theatre.
