Sara Allgood

Sara Allgood
Sara Allgood, circa 1912
Born	October 15, 1879(1879-10-15) Dublin, Ireland
Died	September 13, 1950(1950-09-13) (aged 70) Woodland Hills, California, U.S.
Years active	1918–50
Spouse	Gerald Henson (m. 1916–1918) «start: (1916)–end+1: (1919)»"Marriage: Gerald Henson to Sara Allgood" Location: (linkback://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sara_Allgood)

Sara Allgood (October 15, 1879^[1] – September 13, 1950) was an Irish actress.

Biography

Allgood was born in Dublin, Ireland. Her sister was actress Maire O'Neill.

Allgood began her acting career at the Abbey Theatre and was in the opening of the Irish National Theatre Society, appearing in many of their plays all over Britain. She was frequently featured in early Hitchcock films, such as Blackmail (1929), Juno and the Paycock (1930) and Sabotage (1936).

Allgood was nominated for a Best Supporting Actress Academy Award in 1941 for her role as Beth Morgan in the 1941 film How Green Was My Valley, but lost to Mary Astor. She also had memorable roles in the 1941 retelling of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, It Happened in Flatbush (1942), Jane Eyre (1943), The Keys of the Kingdom (1944), The Spiral Staircase (1946), The Fabulous Dorseys (1947) and the original Cheaper by the Dozen (1950).

She was married for a short time to British stage actor Gerald Henson. Both Henson and their newborn daughter died of influenza in the outbreak of 1917.

After becoming a United States citizen in 1945, Allgood died of a heart attack in 1950 at the age of 70, in Woodland Hills, California.

Filmography

• Just Peggy (1919)
• Blackmail (1929)
• To What Red Hell (1929)
• Juno and the Paycock (1930)
• The World, the Flesh, the Devil (1932)
• The Fortunate Fool (1933)
• Lily of Killarney (1934)
• Irish Hearts (1934)
• Lazybones (1935)
• Peg of Old Drury (1935)
• The Passing of the Third Floor Back (1935)
• Crime Unlimited (1935)
• Pot Luck (1936)
• It's Love Again (1936)
• Southern Roses (1936)
• Sabotage (1936)
• Kathleen Mavourneen (1937)
• Storm In A Teacup (1937)
• The Sky's the Limit (1938)
• The Londonderry Air (1938)
• On the Night of the Fire (1939)
• How Green Was My Valley (1941)
• Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941)
• Lydia (1941)
• That Hamilton Woman (1941)
• This Above All (1942)
• It Happened in Flatbush (1942)
• The Light of Heart (1942)
• Roxie Hart (1942)
• The War Against Mrs. Hadley (1942)
• Life Begins at Eight-Thirty (1942)
• City Without Men (1943)
• Jane Eyre (1943)
• The Lodger (1944)
• Between Two Worlds (1944)
• The Keys of the Kingdom (1944)
• Uncle Harry (1945)
• Kitty (1945)
• The Spiral Staircase (1946)
• Cluny Brown (1946)
• The Fabulous Dorseys (1947)
• Ivy (1947)
• Mother Wore Tights (1947)
• Mourning Becomes Electra (1947)
• My Wild Irish Rose (1947)
• Man from Texas (1948)
• The Girl from Manhattan (1948)
• One Touch of Venus (1948)
• The Accused (1949)
• Challenge to Lassie (1949)
• Sierra (1950)
• Cheaper by the Dozen (1950)

References

1. ^ "Great Character Actors". Dougmacaulay.com. 1950-09-15. http://www.dougmacaulay.com/kingspud/sel_by_actor_index_2.php?actor_first=Sara&actor_last=Allgood. Retrieved 2010-08-02. 

External links

Biography portal

• Sara Allgood at the Internet Movie Database
• Sara Allgood at the Internet Broadway Database
• Sara Allgood at Find a Grave
• Sara Allgood(NY Public Library, Billy Rose collection)

Persondata
Name	Allgood, Sara
Alternative names
Short description	Actor
Date of birth	October 15, 1879
Place of birth	Dublin, Ireland
Date of death	September 30, 1950
Place of death	Woodland Hills, California, U.S.