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 Karachi-born Margaret Lockwood, daughter of a British colonial railway clerk, was educated in London and studied to be an actress at the Italia Conti Drama School. Her first moment on stage came at the age of 12, when she played a fairy in "A Midsummer Night's Dream" in 1928. She had a bit part in the Drury Lane production of "Cavalcade" in 1932, before completing her training at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.Her film career began in 1934 with Lorna Doone (1934) and she was already a seasoned performer when Alfred Hitchcock cast her in his thriller, The Lady Vanishes (1938), opposite relative newcomer Michael Redgrave. The film was shot at Islington studios and was "in the can" after just five weeks in 1937 and released the following year. This was her first opportunity to shine, and she gave an intelligent, convincing performance as the inquisitive girl who suspects a conspiracy when an elderly lady (May Whitty) seemingly disappears into thin air during a train journey. Due to the success of the film, Margaret spent some time in Hollywood but was given poor material and soon returned home. Back at Gainsborough, producer Edward Black had planned to pair Lockwood and Redgrave much the same way William Powell and Myrna Loy had been teamed up in the "Thin Man" films in America, but the war intervened and the two were only to appear together in the Carol Reed-directed The Stars Look Down (1940). This was the first of her "bad girl" roles that would effectively redefine her career in the 1940s. In between playing femmes fatales, she had a popular hit in the 1944 melodrama A Lady Surrenders (1944) as a brilliant but fatally ill pianist and was sympathetic enough as a young girl who is possessed by a ghost in A Place of One's Own (1945). However, her best-remembered performances came in two classic Gainsborough period dramas. The first of these, The Man in Grey (1943), co-starring James Mason, was torrid escapist melodrama with Lockwood portraying a treacherous, opportunistic vixen, all the while exuding more sexual allure than was common for films of this period. The enormous popular success of this picture led to her second key role in 1945 (again with Mason) as the cunning and cruel title character of The Wicked Lady (1945), a female Dick Turpin. This was even more daring in its depiction of immorality, and the controversy surrounding the film did no harm at the box office. Some of Lockwood's scenes had to be re-shot for American audiences not accustomed to seeing d��colletages. Margaret scored another hit with Bedelia (1946), as a demented serial poisoner, and then played a Gypsy girl accused of murder in the Technicolor romp Jassy (1947).As her popularity waned in the 1950s she returned to occasional performances on the West End stage and appeared on television, making her greatest impact as a dedicated barrister in the ITV series Justice (1971), which ran from 1971 to 1974.
Bio:
Karachi-born Margaret Lockwood, daughter of a British colonial railway clerk, was educated in London and studied to be an actress at the Italia Conti Drama School. Her first moment on stage came at the age of 12, when she played a fairy in "A Midsummer Night's Dream" in 1928. She had a bit part in the Drury Lane production of "Cavalcade" in 1932, before completing her training at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.Her film career began in 1934 with Lorna Doone (1934) and she was already a seasoned performer when Alfred Hitchcock cast her in his thriller, The Lady Vanishes (1938), opposite relative newcomer Michael Redgrave. The film was shot at Islington studios and was "in the can" after just five weeks in 1937 and released the following year. This was her first opportunity to shine, and she gave an intelligent, convincing performance as the inquisitive girl who suspects a conspiracy when an elderly lady (May Whitty) seemingly disappears into thin air during a train journey. Due to the success of the film, Margaret spent some time in Hollywood but was given poor material and soon returned home. Back at Gainsborough, producer Edward Black had planned to pair Lockwood and Redgrave much the same way William Powell and Myrna Loy had been teamed up in the "Thin Man" films in America, but the war intervened and the two were only to appear together in the Carol Reed-directed The Stars Look Down (1940). This was the first of her "bad girl" roles that would effectively redefine her career in the 1940s. In between playing femmes fatales, she had a popular hit in the 1944 melodrama A Lady Surrenders (1944) as a brilliant but fatally ill pianist and was sympathetic enough as a young girl who is possessed by a ghost in A Place of One's Own (1945). However, her best-remembered performances came in two classic Gainsborough period dramas. The first of these, The Man in Grey (1943), co-starring James Mason, was torrid escapist melodrama with Lockwood portraying a treacherous, opportunistic vixen, all the while exuding more sexual allure than was common for films of this period. The enormous popular success of this picture led to her second key role in 1945 (again with Mason) as the cunning and cruel title character of The Wicked Lady (1945), a female Dick Turpin. This was even more daring in its depiction of immorality, and the controversy surrounding the film did no harm at the box office. Some of Lockwood's scenes had to be re-shot for American audiences not accustomed to seeing d��colletages. Margaret scored another hit with Bedelia (1946), as a demented serial poisoner, and then played a Gypsy girl accused of murder in the Technicolor romp Jassy (1947).As her popularity waned in the 1950s she returned to occasional performances on the West End stage and appeared on television, making her greatest impact as a dedicated barrister in the ITV series Justice (1971), which ran from 1971 to 1974.
Tivia:
Was a committed teetotaller all her life and detested the taste of alcohol. She preferred to drink hot chocolate, buying 60 sachets at a time and calling it "my tipple".Became a recluse during the latter part of her life. She would only receive family and close friends such as Phyllis Calvert, who would take her on drives to the garden center.Suffered from vestibulitis, a viral ear infection for much of her later life.Her only vice was chain smoking.Husband Rupert Leon was insanely jealous of her fame and beauty - he disliked her wearing makeup, forbade her to smoke and tried to force her into retiring from the screen.Retired to a stylish house on a cul-de-sac in Kingston upon Thames, where she spent the rest of her life in a quiet, tree-lined street amongst her neighbors.Britain's #1 box-office star during the 1940s. She would hold signing sessions in cinemas for her fans across the nation.Lived for many years with actor John Stone, who appeared with her in the 1959 play "And Suddenly It's Spring" and the TV series Justice (1971).She was awarded the CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1981 Queen's New Year Honours List, which was her last public appearance. She lived in virtual seclusion until her death nine years later.Because of a disorder of the middle ear that caused her problems maintaining her balance, Lockwood spent her later years out of the public eye in the exclusive London suburb of Kingston upon Thames.In 1965 she co-starred in the popular British television series The Flying Swan (1965) with her daughter Julia Lockwood.Would wear a balaclava as a disguise and make a quick exit at the stage door before anyone noticed her.Started performing in cabarets as Margie Day at age 10. She made her professional debut in 1928 as a fairy in "A Midsummer Night's Dream" at the Holborn Empire.Was considered for the female lead in Casablanca (1942) but Gainsborough Productions wouldn't release her to Warner Bros.Mother of actress Julia Lockwood. Named her after Gaio Giulio Cesare to commemorate her birth by Caesarian operation.Declined Michael Winner's invitation to attend his screening of The Wicked Lady (1983); Margaret had starred in the original film (The Wicked Lady (1945).After their success with The Lady Vanishes (1938), she and Michael Redgrave were meant to make film versions of "Rob Roy" and "The Blue Lagoon" for Gainsborough Productions but both projects were canceled with the advent of World War II.She was awarded Top Actress Award in the Sun Awards in 1973.Used Margie Day briefly as her stage name at the very beginning of her stage career.Attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts.Has four grandchildren, Timothy, Nicholas, Lucy and Catherine.Trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art where she was seen in a production and signed by a leading London agent.Attended London's Belvedere College and Sydenham High School.Sister of Lyn Lockwood.The Margaret Lockwood Society operates on Facebook.Spent the last thirty years of her life living in Upper park Road, Kingston Upon Thames, Surrey in a house that backed onto Richmond Park. To commemorate her connection to the area a nearby newly built road was named Margaret Lockwood in her honor soon after she died.Mother-in-law of Ernest Clark.Appeared in a short 10 minute film, 'Spotlight on a Star' with Tommy Handley. |
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Margaret Lockwood |
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Actress,Writer,Soundtrack (IMDB) |
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Margaret Lockwood profile
| Height: |
5' 5?' (1.66 m) |
| Biography: |
Karachi-born Margaret Lockwood, daughter of a British colonial railway clerk, was educated in London and studied to be an actress at the Italia Conti Drama School. Her first moment on stage came at the age of 12, when she played a fairy in \"A Midsum |
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Was a committed teetotaller all her life and detested the taste of alcohol. She preferred to drink hot chocolate, buying 60 sachets at a time and calling it "my tipple".Became a recluse during the latter part of her life. She would only receive family and close friends such as Phyllis Calvert, who would take her on drives to the garden center.Suffered from vestibulitis, a viral ear infection for much of her later life.Her only vice was chain smoking.Husband Rupert Leon was insanely jealous of her fame and beauty - he disliked her wearing makeup, forbade her to smoke and tried to force her into retiring from the screen.Retired to a stylish house on a cul-de-sac in Kingston upon Thames, where she spent the rest of her life in a quiet, tree-lined street amongst her neighbors.Britain's #1 box-office star during the 1940s. She would hold signing sessions in cinemas for her fans across the nation.Lived for many years with actor John Stone, who appeared with her in the 1959 play "And Suddenly It's Spring" and the TV series Justice (1971).She was awarded the CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1981 Queen's New Year Honours List, which was her last public appearance. She lived in virtual seclusion until her death nine years later.Because of a disorder of the middle ear that caused her problems maintaining her balance, Lockwood spent her later years out of the public eye in the exclusive London suburb of Kingston upon Thames.In 1965 she co-starred in the popular British television series The Flying Swan (1965) with her daughter Julia Lockwood.Would wear a balaclava as a disguise and make a quick exit at the stage door before anyone noticed her.Started performing in cabarets as Margie Day at age 10. She made her professional debut in 1928 as a fairy in "A Midsummer Night's Dream" at the Holborn Empire.Was considered for the female lead in Casablanca (1942) but Gainsborough Productions wouldn't release her to Warner Bros.Mother of actress Julia Lockwood. Named her after Gaio Giulio Cesare to commemorate her birth by Caesarian operation.Declined Michael Winner's invitation to attend his screening of The Wicked Lady (1983); Margaret had starred in the original film (The Wicked Lady (1945).After their success with The Lady Vanishes (1938), she and Michael Redgrave were meant to make film versions of "Rob Roy" and "The Blue Lagoon" for Gainsborough Productions but both projects were canceled with the advent of World War II.She was awarded Top Actress Award in the Sun Awards in 1973.Used Margie Day briefly as her stage name at the very beginning of her stage career.Attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts.Has four grandchildren, Timothy, Nicholas, Lucy and Catherine.Trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art where she was seen in a production and signed by a leading London agent.Attended London's Belvedere College and Sydenham High School.Sister of Lyn Lockwood.The Margaret Lockwood Society operates on Facebook.Spent the last thirty years of her life living in Upper park Road, Kingston Upon Thames, Surrey in a house that backed onto Richmond Park. To commemorate her connection to the area a nearby newly built road was named Margaret Lockwood in her honor soon after she died.Mother-in-law of Ernest Clark.Appeared in a short 10 minute film, 'Spotlight on a Star' with Tommy Handley. |
| Trademarks: |
Her beauty spot, added during filming of A Place of One's Own (1945) in 1945 |
| Job title: |
Actress,Writer,Soundtrack |
| Others works: |
(1973) Stage: Appeared in No?l Coward's play, "Relative Values", at London's Westminster Theatre with Joyce Blair, Gwen Cherrell. Directed by Charles Hickman.
(1975) Stage: Appeared in the Leslie Darbon/Peter Whelan play, "Double |
| Spouse: |
Rupert Leon (October 17, 1937 - 1950) (divorced, 1 child) |
| Children: |
Julia Lockwood |
| Parents: |
Henry Francis Lockwood
Margaret Eveline Waugh |
| Relatives: |
Lyn Lockwood (Sibling) |
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