Margaret Sullavan



First NameMargaret
Middle NameBrooke
Last NameSullavan
Maiden NameSullavan
Full Name at BirthMargaret Brooke Sullavan
Age48 (age at death)
Date of BirthMay 16, 1911
BirthplaceNorfolk, Virginia, USA
Date of DeathJanuary 1, 1960
Location of DeathNew Haven, Connecticut, USA
Cause of DeathOverdose of Barbiturates
Height5' 2½" (159 cm)
BuildSlim
Eye ColorGrey
Hair ColorBrown - Dark
Star SignTaurus
EthnicityWhite
NationalityAmerican
High SchoolChatham Hall (1927)
UniversityDenishawn School of Dancing and Related Arts
Occupation CategoryActress
Claim to FameThe Shop Around the Corner
FatherCornelius Hancock (stockbroker)
MotherGarland Brooke
Other Family MembersBrooke Hayward (daughter)
Bridget Hayward (daughter)
Bill Hayward (son)
FriendsJimmy Stewart, Henry Fonda (remained life long friends), Joan Crawford, Kent Smith, Charles Feldman

Margaret Brooke Sullavan (May 16, 1909 – January 1, 1960; studio publicity incorrectly reported her year of birth as 1911) was an American stage and film actress. Sullavan started her career on the stage in 1929. In 1933 she caught the attention of movie director John M. Stahl and had her debut on the screen that same year in Only Yesterday.


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Filmography

Selected Margaret Sullavan film and TV show credits:


Acting Credits

1954
Mary Matthews

1950
Mary Scott

1948
Janet Willsom

1948
The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre
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1948
The Ford Theatre Hour
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1943
Lieutenant Smith

1941
Ray Smith

1941
So Ends Our Night
Ruth Holland

1941
Dr. Jane Alexander

1940
Freya Roth

1940
Klara Novak

1938
Judy Linden

1938
Daisy Heath

1938
Patricia Hollmann

1936
I Loved a Soldier
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1936
Cicely Tyler

1936
Cherry Chester/Sarah Brown

1935
Luisa 'Lu' Ginglebuscher

1935
Valette Bedford

1934
Emma 'Lammchen' Pinneberg

1933
Mary Lane

Soundtrack Credits






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