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Margaret Irving(1898-1988)

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Margaret Irving
Margaret Irving was born on 18 January 1898 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. She was an actress, known for Animal Crackers (1930), San Francisco (1936) and Radio-Mania (1923). She was previously married to William Frederick James. She died on 5 March 1988 in Westminster, California, USA.
BornJanuary 18, 1898
DiedMarch 5, 1988(90)
BornJanuary 18, 1898
DiedMarch 5, 1988(90)
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Clark Gable and Margaret Irving in San Francisco (1936)
Lou Costello and Margaret Irving in In Society (1944)
George Dolenz, Steven Geray, and Margaret Irving in In Society (1944)
Kirby Grant, Marion Hutton, and Margaret Irving in In Society (1944)
Ann Gillis and Margaret Irving in In Society (1944)
Ann Gillis and Margaret Irving in In Society (1944)
Margaret Irving and Dick Powell in Thanks a Million (1935)
Groucho Marx, Margaret Dumont, Robert Greig, Margaret Irving, Donald MacBride, Zeppo Marx, Edward Metcalfe, Kathryn Reece, Ann Roth, Lillian Roth, Louis Sorin, and Fredi Washington in Animal Crackers (1930)
Margaret Irving and Harpo Marx in Animal Crackers (1930)
Margaret Irving, George J. Lewis, and Juan Torena in Captain Calamity (1936)
George Houston, Margaret Irving, George J. Lewis, Marian Nixon, and Crane Wilbur in Captain Calamity (1936)
Roy D'Arcy, George Houston, Margaret Irving, Movita, Louis Natheaux, and Juan Torena in Captain Calamity (1936)

Known for:

Groucho Marx, Chico Marx, Harpo Marx, Zeppo Marx, and The Marx Brothers in Animal Crackers (1930)
Animal Crackers
7.4
  • Mrs. Whitehead
  • 1930
Clark Gable and Jeanette MacDonald in San Francisco (1936)
San Francisco
7.2
  • Della Bailey
  • 1936
Radio-Mania (1923)
Radio-Mania
6.2
  • Mary Langdon
  • 1923
Pat O'Brien and Josephine Hutchinson in I Married a Doctor (1936)
I Married a Doctor
6.1
  • Maude Dyer
  • 1936

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Actress

  • Edd Byrnes, Roger Smith, and Efrem Zimbalist Jr. in 77 Sunset Strip (1958)
    77 Sunset Strip
    • Mrs. Logan
    • TV Series
    • 1960
  • Lee Marvin in M Squad (1957)
    M Squad
    • Landlady
    • TV Series
    • 1958
  • The People's Choice (1955)
    The People's Choice
    • Augusta 'Aunt Gus' Peoples
    • Augusta 'Aunt Gus' Bennett Peoples
    • Augusta 'Aunt Gus' Bennett
    • TV Series
    • 1955–1958
  • Ronald Reagan in General Electric Theater (1953)
    General Electric Theater
    • Mrs. Wilson
    • TV Series
    • 1957
  • Highway Patrol (1955)
    Highway Patrol
    • Irene Tewell
    • TV Series
    • 1956
  • Piper Laurie and Mamie Van Doren in Ain't Misbehavin' (1955)
    Ain't Misbehavin'
    • Mrs. Grumbacher (uncredited)
    • 1955
  • Charles Farrell and Gale Storm in My Little Margie (1952)
    My Little Margie
    • Nan Carter
    • TV Series
    • 1955
  • Noah Beery Jr., Bonita Granville, Margaret Irving, Irene Ryan, and Sarah Selby in The Beautiful Cheat (1945)
    The Beautiful Cheat
    • Olympia Haven
    • 1945
  • Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Ann Gillis, Kirby Grant, Marion Hutton, and Arthur Treacher in In Society (1944)
    In Society
    • Mrs. Winthrop (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • Peter Lorre, John Carradine, Ricardo Cortez, and Virginia Field in Mr. Moto's Last Warning (1939)
    Mr. Moto's Last Warning
    • Madame Delacour
    • 1939
  • Walter Brennan, Richard Greene, and Loretta Young in Kentucky (1938)
    Kentucky
    • Woman with Man at Race Track (uncredited)
    • 1938
  • Nelson Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald in Sweethearts (1938)
    Sweethearts
    • Madame (uncredited)
    • 1938
  • Melvyn Douglas and Luise Rainer in The Toy Wife (1938)
    The Toy Wife
    • Madame DeCambri (uncredited)
    • 1938
  • Priscilla Lane and Wayne Morris in Love, Honor and Behave (1938)
    Love, Honor and Behave
    • Nan Bowleigh
    • 1938
  • The Baroness and the Butler (1938)
    The Baroness and the Butler
    • Countess Olga
    • 1938

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  • Alternative name
    • Margaret Irving-James
  • Height
    • 5′ 7″ (1.70 m)
  • Born
    • January 18, 1898
    • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
  • Died
    • March 5, 1988
    • Westminster, California, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • William Frederick JamesJanuary 7, 1936 - December 31, 1975 (his death)

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    Fair-haired American vaudeville and screen actress, in films from 1922. Best known as foil to the Marx Brothers in Animal Crackers (1930).

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