Margaret Scudamore
| Margaret Scudamore | |
|---|---|
| Born | Daisy Bertha Mary Scudamore 13 October 1884 Portsmouth, England |
| Died | 5 October 1958 (aged 73) London, England |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Spouse | Roy Redgrave |
Daisy Bertha Mary "Margaret" Scudamore (13 October 1884 – 5 October 1958) was an English actress who began in ingenue roles.
[edit] Life and career
Scudamore was born in Portsmouth, the youngest of five children of Clara (née Linington) and William George Scudamore,[1][2] a shipwright at HM Portsmouth, all residing at 7 Melbourne Place, Southsea. She left home aged 18 and found her way to the offices of theatrical agent Sir John Denton. Sir John, mistaking her for Mary, the young daughter of well-known actor Frank Scudamore, gave her his address at Castelnau Mansions, Barnes. Daisy promptly presented herself as a long-lost daughter, apparently unaware that he too thought his name (Frank Davis) lacked pedigree and had changed it to Fortunatus Augustine Davis Scudmore.[2]
She married actor Roy Redgrave in 1907 and bore him a son, Michael,[2] who went on to carve a distinguished cinema and theatre career. After the dissolution of her marriage to Redgrave — about four years after Michael's birth — she adopted the name of Margaret Scudamore and continued acting in character roles.[2] She married Captain James P. "Andy" Anderson in 1922[2] and bore him a daughter, Peg.
Her grandchildren Corin Redgrave, Lynn Redgrave and Vanessa Redgrave and great-grandchildren Jemma Redgrave, Joely Richardson, Natasha Richardson and Carlo Nero have successfully followed the family tradition into acting.
[edit] Selected filmography
- Beauty and the Barge (1937)
[edit] References
- ^ Lundy, Darryl (October 23, 2011). "Margaret Scudamore". thePeerage.com. http://thepeerage.com/p18047.htm#i180465. Retrieved January 28, 2012.
- ^ a b c d e Skidmore, Warren. "FORTUNATUS AUGUSTINE DAVIS SCUDAMORE (1846-1904), PLAYWRIGHT.". Occasional Papers of Warren Skidmore (SCUDAMORE/SKIDMORE). http://www.skidmoregenealogy.com/images/OccPap_no._2_with_photo.pdf. Retrieved January 28, 2012.
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