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Margaret Sullavan
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Actor Born: May 16, 1911 in Norfolk, VA Death: January 1, 1960 in New Haven, CT Biography:Sullavan was born Margaret Brooke. Having studied dance and drama since childhood, she debuted onstage at age 17 with the now-celebrated University Players, a troupe which included several other future stars, including "Jimmy Stewart" and "Henry Fonda". Three years later she made it to Broadway, and in 1933 she signed a lucrative film contract. For most of the next decade she was busy as a lead actress, but she had frequent disputes with her studio so occasionally returned to Broadway. In films she tended to be cast in melodramatic tear-jerkers, although she also proved her talents in straight dramas and sophisticated comedies. For her work in "Three Comrades" (1938) she won the New York film critics "Best Actress" award. For her work in Broadway's The Voice of the Turtle (1943) she won the Drama Critics Award. She retired from the screen in 1943, returning in only one additional film, "No Sad Songs... Full Biography
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