Margaret Rutherford
British actor (1892–1972) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the English cricketer, see Margaret Rutherford (cricketer).
Dame Margaret Taylor Rutherford, DBE (11 May 1892 – 22 May 1972) was an English actress of stage, film and television.
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Margaret Rutherford | |
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Born | Margaret Taylor Rutherford (1892-05-11)11 May 1892 |
Died | 22 May 1972(1972-05-22) (aged 80) Chalfont St. Peter, Buckinghamshire, England |
Resting place | St. James's Church, Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire, England |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1925–1967 |
Spouse | |
Parent(s) | William Rutherford Benn Florence Nicholson |
Relatives | Sir John Benn, 1st Baronet (uncle) |
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She came to national attention following World War II in the film adaptations of Noël Coward's Blithe Spirit, and Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest. She won an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award for her role as the Duchess of Brighton in The V.I.P.s (1963). In the early 1960s, she starred as Agatha Christie's character Miss Marple in a series of four George Pollock films. She was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1961 and a Dame Commander (DBE) in 1967.