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Margaret Helen Stevenson[1] (February 8, 1912 – January 2, 2011) was an American film, stage and radio actress, known for her role as Margo Lane in the radio adaptation of The Shadow, opposite Orson Welles in 1938.[2][3]

Margot Stevenson
Stevenson in the trailer for Calling Philo Vance (1940)
Born	Margaret Helen Stevenson (1912-02-08)February 8, 1912 Manhattan, New York City, U.S.
Died	January 2, 2011(2011-01-02) (aged 98) Manhattan, New York City, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1934–1983
Spouses	Robert Russell (m. 1943; div. 19??) Val Avery ​ ​ (m. 1953; died 2009)​
Children	1

Early life

She was born in Manhattan on February 8, 1912,[3] the daughter of Irish-born actor Charles Alexander Stevenson, who was 60 years old when she was born, and his second wife Frances Riley, who was 22 years old at the time.[3] She graduated from Brearley School in Manhattan.[3] Stevenson was about to enroll at Bryn Mawr College in Pennsylvania, when the Great Depression began.[3] She decided to pursue acting to earn an income instead of attending Bryn Mawr.[3]

Career

Stevenson made her Broadway debut in The Firebird in 1932.[2] Her other Broadway credits included The Royal Family (1975), Hostile Witness (1966), One by One (1964), Big Fish, Little Fish (1961), Triple Play (1959), The Young and Beautiful (1955), The Leading Lady (1948), The Rugged Path (1945), Little Women (1944), Golden Wings (1941), You Can't Take It With You (1936), Stage Door (1936), Call It a Day (1936), Truly Valiant (1936), Symphony (1935), The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1935), A Party (1933), and Evensong (1933).[4] She also acted in a West End production of The Seven Year Itch in London in the 1950s in addition to performing frequently in summer stock theatre and regional theater in the United States.[1]

In addition to her work on The Shadow, Stevenson acted on Aunt Jenny's Real Life Stories on old-time radio.[5] She also acted on television and for more than a decade did TV commercials.[6]

Personal life

Her second husband, Val Avery, whom she married in 1953,[7] died on December 12, 2009 at age eighty-five.[8]

By the late 1990s, Stevenson was blind as a result of macular degeneration.[1]

Death

She died at her home in Manhattan on January 2, 2011 at age 98.[2][3] Her ashes were given to her daughter, actress Margot Avery.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1934	Come to Dinner	Miss Jurgen - Oliver's Daughter	Short film
1939	Smashing the Money Ring	Peggy
1939	Invisible Stripes	Sue
1940	Calling Philo Vance	Hilda Lake
1940	Granny Get Your Gun	Julie Westcott
1940	Castle on the Hudson	Ann Rockford
1940	Saturday's Children	Mrs. MacReady (voice)	Uncredited
1940	Flight Angels	Rita
1967	Valley of the Dolls	Anne's Mother	Uncredited
1968	The Brotherhood		Uncredited
1970	Rabbit, Run	Mrs. Tothero
1979	Going in Style	Store Cashier

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1954	Douglas Fairbanks Presents	Myra	Episode: "Myra and the Moneyman"
1954	Macbeth	Lady Macduff	Television film
1954–1955	The Philco Television Playhouse	Mary Venner	2 episodes
1965	Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea	Betty	Episode: "Escape from Venice"
1983	How to Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days	Old Lady	Television film

References

External links

• Margot Stevenson at IMDb
• Margot Stevenson at the Internet Broadway Database
• Margot Stevenson at Find a Grave

На других языках

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[de] Margot Stevenson

Margot Stevenson (* 8. Februar 1912 in Manhattan, New York City als Margaret Helen Stevenson; † 2. Januar 2011 ebenda) war eine US-amerikanische Schauspielerin.

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- [en] Margot Stevenson

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[ru] Стивенсон, Марго

Марго «Хелен» Стивенсон (англ. Margot Helen Stevenson; род. 8 февраля 1912, Манхэттен, Нью-Йорк, США — ум. 2 января 2011, Манхэттен, Нью-Йорк, США) — американская актриса.

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