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Margo(1917-1985)

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The Leopard Man (1943)
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The daughter of a Mexican surgeon, Maria Margarita Guadalupe Teresa Estella Castilla Bolado y O'Donnell was born in Mexico City. As a niece to famous bandleader Xavier Cugat, she performed with his orchestra from the age of nine as a specialty dancer in nightclubs, and, later, on the Starlight Roof of the hotel Waldorf Astoria in New York. When she was fifteen years old, she was head-hunted by writers Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur, who saw her dance and cast her in the Claude Rains drama Crime Without Passion (1934). Her debut as Rains' ex-lover who ends up being murdered by him, was well-received, critic Mordaunt Hall describing her performance as 'excellent'. Margo was best-known, however, for her role as the slum girl Miriamne Esdras in both stage and screen version of Maxwell Anderson's play Winterset (1936) and for her poignant performance as the young girl leaving Shangri-La (to her detriment) in Lost Horizon (1937). She also appeared on Broadway in 'Masque of Kings' (1937) and 'The World We Make' (1939) and had another small screen role in The Leopard Man (1943).

Margo was married for 39 years to the actor Eddie Albert, residing in Pacific Palisades, California. In later years, she became involved in the public sector, in 1974 becoming Commissioner for Social Services in Los Angeles.
BornMay 10, 1917
DiedJuly 17, 1985(68)
BornMay 10, 1917
DiedJuly 17, 1985(68)
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Ronald Colman, Margo, and Jane Wyatt in Lost Horizon (1937)
Margo
Margo in Behind the Rising Sun (1943)
Margo in Gangway for Tomorrow (1943)
Margo in Gangway for Tomorrow (1943)
Susan Hayward, Sonny Howe, and Margo in I'll Cry Tomorrow (1955)
Eduardo Ciannelli, Edward Ellis, Margo, Burgess Meredith, and Maurice Moscovitch in Winterset (1936)
Margo in Behind the Rising Sun (1943)
Gloria Holden and Margo in Behind the Rising Sun (1943)
Margo in Behind the Rising Sun (1943)
Donald Douglas, Margo, J. Carrol Naish, and Tom Neal in Behind the Rising Sun (1943)
Margo in Behind the Rising Sun (1943)

Known for

Ronald Colman in Lost Horizon (1937)
Lost Horizon
7.6
  • Maria
  • 1937
El milagro de la calle mayor
  • Maria
  • 1939
Margo in Miracle on Main Street (1939)
Miracle on Main Street
6.4
  • Maria Porter
  • 1939
Behind the Rising Sun (1943)
Behind the Rising Sun
5.6
  • Tama Shimamura
  • 1943

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Actress

  • Perry Mason (1957)
    Perry Mason
  • Clint Eastwood, Paul Brinegar, and Sheb Wooley in Rawhide (1959)
    Rawhide
  • Who's Got the Action? (1962)
    Who's Got the Action?
  • Leslie Nielsen, John Beradino, John Clarke, and Greg Roman in The New Breed (1961)
    The New Breed
  • Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (1958)
    Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
  • Gardner McKay in Adventures in Paradise (1959)
    Adventures in Paradise
  • Don Murray and Diane Varsi in From Hell to Texas (1958)
    From Hell to Texas
  • Studio 57 (1954)
    Studio 57
  • The Adventures of Jim Bowie (1956)
    The Adventures of Jim Bowie
  • John McIntire in Wagon Train (1957)
    Wagon Train
  • I'll Cry Tomorrow (1955)
    I'll Cry Tomorrow
  • Hal Baylor, Hans Conried, and Chuck Hicks in Schlitz Playhouse (1951)
    Schlitz Playhouse
  • The Unexpected
  • Marlon Brando, Anthony Quinn, and Jean Peters in Viva Zapata! (1952)
    Viva Zapata!
  • The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre (1948)
    The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre

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  • Ed Sullivan in The Ed Sullivan Show (1948)
    The Ed Sullivan Show
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    • May 10, 1917
    • Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
    • July 17, 1985
    • Pacific Palisades, California, USA(brain cancer)
    • Eddie AlbertDecember 5, 1945 - July 17, 1985 (her death, 2 children)
    • Edward Albert
  • Other works
    Stage: Appeared in "A Bell for Adano" on Broadway. Drama. Written by Paul Osborn. Based on the novel by John Hersey. Scenic / Costume Design by Motley. Lighting Design by William Richardson. Directed by H.C. Potter. Cort Theatre: 6 Dec 1944-27 Oct 1945 (296 performances). Produced by Leland Hayward.
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    Mother of actor Edward Albert and Maria Albert Zucht.

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