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Margaret Campbell

Margaret Campbell

American actress (1883–1939)

For other people named Margaret Campbell, see Margaret Campbell (disambiguation).

Margaret Campbell (April 24, 1883 – June 27, 1939)[1] was an American character actress in silent films. In her later years, she was the secretary of the Baháʼí Spiritual Assembly of Los Angeles.[2]

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Career

Born in St. Louis, Missouri,[1] Campbell was the leading lady of the Bramhall Players.[3] She appeared on Broadway in Lightnin' (1918), Keeping Up Appearances (1918), The Silent Assertion (1917), Difference in Gods (1917), Keeping Up Appearances (1916), The Merchant of Venice (1913), Hamlet (1912), and Kassa (1909).[4] Later she followed her husband, actor Josef Swickard,[5] into films and was usually cast as rather grand ladies. She retired from the screen at the advent of sound.

Death

In 1939, Campbell was sexually assaulted and bludgeoned to death with a hammer. Her son, Campbell McDonald, was the initial suspect. He was also suspected of having bludgeoned to death a Russian dancer, Anya Sosoyeva, as well as having assaulted the young actress Delia Bogard, who survived. He was later cleared of those attacks when the actual murderer was captured by the Los Angeles police force. Both attacks occurred on the Los Angeles City College campus.[6]

Filmography

Stageplay

  • Kassa (1909)
  • Hamlet (1913)
  • The Merchant of Venice (1913)
  • Keeping Up Appearances (1917)
  • Difference in Gods (1917)
  • Keeping Up Appearances (1918)
  • The Silent Assertion (1918)
  • Lightnin' (1921)

References

  1. [1]
    Ellenberger, Allan R. (May 2001). Celebrities in Los Angeles Cemeteries: A Directory. McFarland. p. 178. ISBN 978-0-7864-5019-0. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
  2. [2]
    "Funeral conducted". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. 1 Jul 1939. p. 31. Retrieved Sep 16, 2016.
  3. [3]
    "Margaret Campbell". AllMovie. Archived from the original on August 5, 2021. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
  4. [4]
    "Margaret Campbell". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on March 11, 2021. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
  5. [5]
    "Joseph Swickard". The New York Times. United Press. March 3, 1940. p. 46. ProQuest 105426830. Retrieved March 11, 2021 – via ProQuest.
  6. [6]
    "Crime". Time. 1939-09-11. Archived from the original on December 14, 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-16.
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