Margaret Field
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| Born | Margaret Morlan May 10, 1922 Houston, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | November 6, 2011 (aged 89) Malibu, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Spouse | Richard Field |
Margaret Field (née Morlan;[1][2] May 10, 1922 – November 6, 2011) was an American film actress.[3]
Born in Houston, Texas, she was discovered by talent scout Milton Lewis for Paramount Pictures. Following a successful screen test, she was offered an 18-month contract. She then attended Pasadena Junior College, studying voice training and acting. She appeared in television Westerns including Wagon Train, The Virginian and The Range Rider. She also appeared in the science fiction films Captive Women and The Man from Planet X.[4]
She married Richard Dryden Field, an Army officer, and had two children by him: future actress Sally Field and Richard Field.[5] The Fields divorced in 1950, and Margaret married actor Jock Mahoney, thereafter acting as Maggie Mahoney. She and Mahoney had a daughter, Princess.[6] Margaret Field and Jock Mahoney divorced in June 1968. When her elder daughter Sally turned 13, Margaret virtually ended her acting career to focus on her family.[4]
She died, aged 89, on November 6, 2011, which was her daughter Sally Field's 65th birthday.[7]
[edit] References
- ^ NNDb profile
- ^ IMDb profile
- ^ Obituary in Variety
- ^ a b Parla, Paul; Mitchell, Charles P. (2000). Screen sirens scream!: interviews with 20 actresses from science fiction, horror, film noir, and mystery movies, 1930s to 1960s. McFarland. pp. 95–101. ISBN 0786407018.
- ^ "Sally Field". film.com. http://www.film.com/celebrities/sally-field/biography/14503959. Retrieved 2010-02-02.
- ^ "Sally Field". nndb. http://www.nndb.com/people/897/000022831. Retrieved 2010-02-02.
- ^ Margaret Field, Actress and Mother of Sally Field, Dies at 89
