Marjorie Gateson
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Marjorie Augusta Gateson (January 17, 1891, Brooklyn, New York - April 17, 1977, New York City
), was a character actress in Hollywood films of the 1930s and 1940s.
Gateson made her film debut in 1931 after a career on the stage of more than two decades, playing secondary character roles as women of wealth and breeding, who were often haughty and aloof. She is perhaps best known for her roles as the society matron who attempts to thwart Mae West
's plans for social climbing in the 1935 film Goin' to Town
and for a kinder socialite who Harold Lloyd
teaches to box in 1934's The Milky Way
. Her other films include The King's Vacation (1933) (her largest role, the female lead opposite George Arliss
), Bureau of Missing Persons (1933), Private Number (1936), You'll Never Get Rich (1941), and Meet The Stewarts (1942). The size of her roles varied and occasionally she played unbilled cameo parts.
Gateson's film work petered out in the late 1940s she jumped into the television
industry, making her small screen debut in 1949. She was featured in the 1949 television soap opera
One Man's Family
and found success in 1954 at age 63 playing matriarch Grace Harris Tyrell on the daytime soap The Secret Storm
, a role she would play until 1968. Gateson also made numerous other television appearances in the 1950s, including episodes of Hallmark Hall of Fame
, Robert Montgomery Presents
, and United States Steel Hour.
Gateson died in 1977 of pneumonia after several years of ill health.
New York City
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), was a character actress in Hollywood films of the 1930s and 1940s.
Gateson made her film debut in 1931 after a career on the stage of more than two decades, playing secondary character roles as women of wealth and breeding, who were often haughty and aloof. She is perhaps best known for her roles as the society matron who attempts to thwart Mae West
Mae West
Mae West was an American actress, playwright, screenwriter and sex symbol whose entertainment career spanned seven decades....
's plans for social climbing in the 1935 film Goin' to Town
Goin' To Town
Goin' To Town is a 1935 musical comedy film released by Paramount Pictures. It starred Mae West and featured Paul Cavanagh, Marjorie Gateson and Monroe Owsley....
and for a kinder socialite who Harold Lloyd
Harold Lloyd
Harold Clayton Lloyd, Sr. was an American film actor and producer, most famous for his silent comedies....
teaches to box in 1934's The Milky Way
The Milky Way (1936 film)
The Milky Way is a 1936 comedy film starring Harold Lloyd. Directed by comedy veteran Leo McCarey, the film was written by Grover Jones, Frank Butler and Richard Connell based on a play of the same name by Lynn Root and Harry Clork which was presented on Broadway in 1934.An example of the popular...
. Her other films include The King's Vacation (1933) (her largest role, the female lead opposite George Arliss
George Arliss
George Arliss was an English actor, author and filmmaker who found success in the United States. He was the first British actor to win an Academy Award.-Life and career:...
), Bureau of Missing Persons (1933), Private Number (1936), You'll Never Get Rich (1941), and Meet The Stewarts (1942). The size of her roles varied and occasionally she played unbilled cameo parts.
Gateson's film work petered out in the late 1940s she jumped into the television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
industry, making her small screen debut in 1949. She was featured in the 1949 television soap opera
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
One Man's Family
One Man's Family
One Man's Family, is a long-running American radio soap opera. It was heard for almost three decades, from 1932 to 1959. Created by Carlton E. Morse, it was the longest-running uninterrupted serial in the history of American radio...
and found success in 1954 at age 63 playing matriarch Grace Harris Tyrell on the daytime soap The Secret Storm
The Secret Storm
The Secret Storm is a soap opera which ran on CBS from February 1, 1954 to February 8, 1974. The series was created by Roy Winsor, who also created the long-running soap operas Search for Tomorrow and Love of Life...
, a role she would play until 1968. Gateson also made numerous other television appearances in the 1950s, including episodes of Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark Cards, a Kansas City based greeting card company. The second longest-running television program in the history of television, it has a historically long run, beginning in 1951 and continuing into 2011...
, Robert Montgomery Presents
Robert Montgomery Presents
Robert Montgomery Presents is an American dramatic television series which was produced by NBC from January 30, 1950 until June 24, 1957. The live show had several sponsors during its seven-year run, and the title was altered to feature the sponsor, usually Lucky Strike cigarettes, for example,...
, and United States Steel Hour.
Gateson died in 1977 of pneumonia after several years of ill health.