Margaret Lawrence (actress)
Margaret Lawrence | |
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.jpg) Lawrence circa 1920 | |
| Born | August 2, 1889 |
| Died | June 9, 1929 (aged 39) |
| Resting place | Ivy Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Spouse(s) | Orson Munn (2 daughters) Wallace Eddinger |
| Children | 2 |
Margaret Lawrence (1889–1929) was an American stage actress known for her performances on Broadway and other venues.
Born in Philadelphia in 1889, Lawrence began her career in Chicago in 1910, and starred in such plays as Wedding Bells (1919), Secrets (1922) and Lawful Larceny (1922). She was first married to Orson D. Munn, by whom she had two daughters, Elizabeth and Louisine. They divorced, and she married actor Wallace Eddinger in 1924. He died in 1929, and on June 9 of that year, Margaret was shot dead by actor Louis Bennison in a murder-suicide.[1][2][3][4][5]
References
- ^ Parker, John, ed. (1922). Who's Who in the Theatre. Boston: Small Maynard & Company. p. 480.
- ^ Coughlin, Gene (January 2, 1949). "Margaret Lawrence's Fallen Star". The Milwaukee Sentinel. pp. 6–7.
- ^ "Noted Stage Stars in Murder-Suicide". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. June 10, 1929. p. 1. cont., p. 5
- ^ Frasier, David K. (2005). Suicide in the Entertainment Industry: An Encyclopedia of 840 Twentieth Century Cases. McFarland. p. 33. ISBN 978-0-7864-2333-0.
- ^ "Margaret Lawrence slain by Louis Bennison, actor, who ends life in her home". The New York Times. June 10, 1929.
External links
Media related to Margaret Lawrence at Wikimedia Commons- Margaret Lawrence at the Internet Broadway Database
- Margaret Lawrence at Find a Grave
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