Margot Stevenson

Margot Stevenson
Born	Margaret Helen Stevenson February 8, 1912(1912-02-08) New York, New York, United States
Died	January 2, 2011(2011-01-02) (aged 98) New York, New York, United States
Occupation	Actress
Spouse	Robert Russell (m. 1943–?) (divorced) Val Avery (m. 1953–2009) «start: (1953)–end+1: (2010)»"Marriage: Val Avery to Margot Stevenson" Location: (linkback://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margot_Stevenson) (his death); 1 child

Margot Stevenson (February 8, 1912 – January 2, 2011) was an American stage and radio actress, known for her role as Margo Lane in the radio adaptation of "The Shadow", opposite Orson Welles in 1938.^[1][2]

Stevenson was born in Manhattan on February 8, 1912.^[2] She was the daughter of Irish-born actor Charles Alexander Stevenson, who was 60 years old when she was born, and his second wife Frances Riley, who was 22 years old at the time.^[2] She graduated from Brearley School in Manhattan.^[2] Stevenson was about to enroll at Bryn Mawr College in Pennsylvania, when the Great Depression began.^[2] She decided to pursue acting to earn an income instead of attending Bryn Mawr.^[2]

Stevenson made her Broadway debut in The Firebird in 1932.^[1]

Stevenson died at her home in Manhattan on January 2, 2011 at the age of 98.^[2] Her second husband, Val Avery was deceased just over one year prior to her death on December 12, 2009, aged 85, he was 12+ years her junior. She was survived by her daughter, actress Margot Avery.^[1]

Filmography

Although she was primarily a stage actress, she made a number of movie appearances, including the following:

• Invisible Stripes (1939)
• Smashing the Money Ring (1939)
• Calling Philo Vance (1940)
• Castle on the Hudson (1940)
• Granny Get Your Gun (1940)
• Rabbit, Run (1970)
• Going in Style (1979)

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "Actress Margot Stevenson dies at 98". Variety Magazine. 2011-01-05. http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118029817. Retrieved 2011-01-14. 
2. ^ ^{a b c d e f g} Weber, Bruce (2011-01-07). "Margot Stevenson, Prolific Broadway Actress, Dies at 98". New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/07/arts/television/07stevenson.html?src=twrhp. Retrieved 2011-01-14. 

External links

• Margot Stevenson at the Internet Movie Database
• Margot Stevenson at Find a Grave

Persondata
Name	Stevenson, Margot
Alternative names
Short description	American actor
Date of birth	February 8, 1912
Place of birth	Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States
Date of death	January 2, 2011
Place of death	Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States