Margot Stevenson
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Margot Stevenson was an American
stage and radio actress, known for her role as Margo Lane in the radio adaptation of "The Shadow
", opposite Orson Welles
in 1938.
Stevenson was born in Manhattan
on February 8, 1912. She was 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. She graduated from Brearley School
in Manhattan. Stevenson was about to enroll at Bryn Mawr College
in Pennsylvania
, when the Great Depression
began. She decided to pursue acting to earn an income instead of attending Bryn Mawr.
Stevenson made her Broadway debut in The Firebird
in 1932.
Stevenson died at her home in Manhattan on January 2, 2011 at the age of 98. Her second husband, Val Avery
was deceased just over one year prior to her death on December 12, 2009, aged 85, he was 12+ years her junior. She was survived by her daughter, actress Margot Avery.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
stage and radio actress, known for her role as Margo Lane in the radio adaptation of "The Shadow
The Shadow
The Shadow is a collection of serialized dramas, originally in pulp magazines, then on 1930s radio and then in a wide variety of media, that follow the exploits of the title character, a crime-fighting vigilante in the pulps, which carried over to the airwaves as a "wealthy, young man about town"...
", opposite Orson Welles
Orson Welles
George Orson Welles , best known as Orson Welles, was an American film director, actor, theatre director, screenwriter, and producer, who worked extensively in film, theatre, television and radio...
in 1938.
Stevenson was born in Manhattan
Manhattan
Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...
on February 8, 1912. She was the daughter of Irish
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
-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. She graduated from Brearley School
Brearley School
The Brearley School is an all-girls private school in New York City, New York, United States. It is located on the Upper East Side of the Manhattan borough of New York City. The school is divided into the Lower School , Middle School and Upper School...
in Manhattan. Stevenson was about to enroll at Bryn Mawr College
Bryn Mawr College
Bryn Mawr College is a women's liberal arts college located in Bryn Mawr, a community in Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania, ten miles west of Philadelphia. The name "Bryn Mawr" means "big hill" in Welsh....
in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
, when the Great Depression
Great Depression
The Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic depression in the decade preceding World War II. The timing of the Great Depression varied across nations, but in most countries it started in about 1929 and lasted until the late 1930s or early 1940s...
began. She decided to pursue acting to earn an income instead of attending Bryn Mawr.
Stevenson made her Broadway debut in The Firebird
The Firebird
The Firebird is a 1910 ballet created by the composer Igor Stravinsky and choreographer Michel Fokine. The ballet is based on Russian folk tales of the magical glowing bird of the same name that is both a blessing and a curse to its captor....
in 1932.
Stevenson died at her home in Manhattan on January 2, 2011 at the age of 98. Her second husband, Val Avery
Val Avery
Val Avery was an American character actor who appeared in hundreds of movies and television shows since the 1950s. In a career that spanned 50 years, Avery appeared in over 100 films and had appearances in over 300 television series.-Early life:Avery was born in Philadelphia...
was deceased just over one year prior to her death on December 12, 2009, aged 85, he was 12+ years her junior. She was survived by her daughter, actress Margot Avery.
Filmography
Although she was primarily a stage actress, she made a number of movie appearances, including the following:- Invisible StripesInvisible StripesInvisible Stripes is a 1939 Warner Bros. crime film about a gangster unable to go straight after returning home from prison. The movie was directed by Lloyd Bacon and also features William Holden and Humphrey Bogart. The screenplay by Warren Duff was based on the novel of the same name by Warden...
(1939) - Smashing the Money Ring (1939)
- Calling Philo Vance (1940)
- Castle on the HudsonCastle on the HudsonCastle on the Hudson is a 1940 American drama film directed by Anatole Litvak and starring John Garfield, Ann Sheridan, and Pat O'Brien. A thief gets sent to Sing Sing Prison, where he is befriended by the reform-minded warden. The film was based on the book Twenty Thousand Years in Sing Sing,...
(1940) - Granny Get Your GunGranny Get Your GunNever Wave at a WAC is a 1940 film directed by George Amy. It stars May Robson and Harry Davenport. It is an adaptation of the Perry Mason novels.-Cast:*May Robson as Minerva Hildegarde Hatton*Harry Davenport as Nathaniel 'Nate' Paulson...
(1940) - Rabbit, RunRabbit, Run (film)Rabbit, Run is a 1970 American film based on the novel by John Updike and starring James Caan, Carrie Snodgress and directed by Jack Smight.-Plot:...
(1970) - Going in StyleGoing in StyleGoing in Style is a 1979 caper film written and directed by Martin Brest. It stars George Burns, Art Carney, Lee Strasberg and Charles Hallahan. The casino scenes were shot at the Aladdin Hotel & Casino on the Las Vegas Strip.- Plot synopsis :...
(1979)