The Mortal Storm
1940
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Margaret Brooke Sullavan (May 16, 1909 – January 1, 1960) [1] 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.
1. She Was Born Into Money. Born in 1909, Margaret Sullavan made her first appearance in Norfolk, Virginia. On the surface, her childhood seemed charmed: Her father was a wealthy stockbroker, and her parents expected great things of Margaret and her brothers. Yet despite this luxe living, one very critical thing was missing from the young ...
Margaret Sullavan. Actress: The Shop Around the Corner. Born in Norfolk, Virginia to wealthy stockbroker Cornelius Hancock Sullavan and heiress Garland Council Sullavan, Margaret Brooke overcame a muscle weakness in her childhood to go on to become a rebellious teenager at posh private schools.
Margaret Sullavan. Actress: The Shop Around the Corner. Born in Norfolk, Virginia to wealthy stockbroker Cornelius Hancock Sullavan and heiress Garland Council Sullavan, Margaret Brooke overcame a muscle weakness in her childhood to go on to become a rebellious teenager at posh private schools.
A petite brunette with large eyes dominating her small, attractively angular face, Margaret Sullavan made her stage debut with the University Players (which included James Stewart and Henry Fonda) in Falmouth, MA, and entered films in 1933. With her husky voice and unique, magnetic charm...
American actress, known for her moving performance in Three Comrades and her light touch in The Shop Around the Corner. 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 ...
Margaret Sullavan was an American stage and movie actress who made a great impact during her short career. She appeared in only 16 films, four of which were opposite a young James Stewart, and she took a cynical view of the Hollywood movie industry.
