Margaret was a life-long poetry devotee and often gave readings.
Music
A former piano teacher, Margaret loved classical music and Ivor Novello.
Ron Goodwin's MISS MARPLE THEME is on the video compilation below, thanks to Dural on Youtube:
Movies
Her own classics include Blithe Spirit and The Importance of Being Earnest(see clips below), Passport to Pimlico and I'm All Right Jack. She won 1963's Best Supporting Actress Oscar.
Television
She appeared on BBC TV as early as the 1930s, but was not a big fan of the medium.
Books
Poetry and whimsy: she provided the Foreword for an anthology of Edward Lear and made repeated attempts to dramatise Frank Baker's ghost story, Miss Hargreaves.
Heroes
Her devoted husband, Stringer Davis. The doctors who helped her through more than one severe nervous breakdown. The prison reformer Elizabeth Fry. Many theatrical 'greats' of her time from theatre director Tyrone Guthrie to film director Charlie Chaplin.
Dame Margaret Rutherford's Details
Status:
Married
Orientation:
Straight
Zodiac Sign:
Taurus
Children:
Love kids, but not for me
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About me: "Margaret Rutherford - In Her Own Little World" is devoted to the life and work of Dame Margaret Rutherford (1892-1972), a British actress of the 'old school' and a true character.
Following a tragic, parentless childhood, she clung doggedly to her ambition of becoming an actress. She was accepted by Lilian Baylis into the Old Vic in 1925. She was 'let go' after one season! She found what work she could in rep and finally made it to the West End stage at the age of 41.
From 1935 she won bit parts in movies, while working her way into the West End's bigtime: in 1939-40 she was cast by John Gielgud in 'The Importance of Being Earnest' and then as Mrs Danvers in 'Rebecca'. In 1941 Noel Coward wrote 'Blithe Spirit', with Margaret in mind as the eccentric medium Madame Arcati. Eventually the play was filmed (directed by David Lean) and Margaret became a star all over the cinema-going world (see trailer below).
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Only wanted to say a short hello. Have seen the Miss Marple movies at the weekend as it was very rainy here. Have seen them many, many times, but can't still get enough of them, smile
Only stopped to say a short hello. Since I have to care for my mom - who had an operation - the days have not enough hours for me and at the moment my days are starting 4.30 a.m. to care for all before I go to work, so I fall in my bed like a stone in the evening. If a naked "Mr. Adonis" would pass by - nothing would happen (I guess, hahahaha)
Take care and bye for now, Petra
I feel very honoured that you added me!!! It is such a wonderful website and it is so amazing to see all this beautiful memories of her!!! I only know her as "Miss Marple" and have never seen her as a younger woman.
Nevertheless she was absolutely great!!! Love Petra xxx
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