Margaret O'Brien Biography (1937-)

Original name, Angela Maxine O'Brien; born January 15, 1937, in San Diego, CA; daughter of Lawrence (a circus performer) and Gladys (maiden name, Flores)O'Brien; married Harold R. Allen, Jr. (an artist), August 8, 1959 (divorced,1968); married Roy T. Thorsen, June 8, 1974; children: (second marriage) MaraTolene. Addresses: Agent: Mark Levin Associates, 1341 Ocean Ave., Suite 261, Santa Monica, CA 90401-1019.

Nationality
American
Gender
Female
Occupation
Actress
Birth Details
January 15, 1937
San Diego, California, United States

Famous Works

  • CREDITS
  • Film Appearances
  • (Film debut; uncredited; as Maxine O'Brien) Babes on Broadway, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1941
  • Margaret White, Journey for Margaret, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1942
  • Margaret, Doctor Gillespie's Criminal Case (also known as Crazyto Kill), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1943
  • Guest, Thousands Cheer, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1943
  • Alpha, Lost Angel, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1943
  • Irene Curie at age 5, Madame Curie, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1943
  • (Uncredited) Their daughter, You, John Jones, 1943
  • Adele Varens, Jane Eyre, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1944
  • Lady Jessica de Canterville, The Canterville Ghost, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1944
  • "Tootie" Smith, Meet Me in St. Louis, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1944
  • "Mike," Music for Millions, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1944
  • Selma Jacobson, Our Vines Have Tender Grapes, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer,1945
  • Emmy, Bad Bascomb, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1946
  • Sheila O'Monahan, Three Wise Fools, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1946
  • "Meg" Merlin, The Unfinished Dance, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1947
  • Flavia Mills, Tenth Avenue Angel, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1947
  • Midge, Big City, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1948
  • Beth March, Little Women, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1949
  • Mary Lennox, The Secret Garden, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1949
  • Betty Foster, Her First Romance (also known as Girls Never Try), Columbia, 1951
  • Betty Foster, Glory, RKO Radio Pictures, 1956
  • Della Southby, Heller in Pink Tights, Paramount, 1960
  • Agente S3S: operazione Uranio, 1965
  • Annabelle Lee, General Film, 1968
  • Diabolic Wedding (also known as Diabolique Wedding), General Film, 1971
  • (In archive footage) That's Entertainment!, 1974
  • Hazel Johnson, Amy (also known as Amy on the Lips), Buena Vista, 1981
  • Sunset after Dark, Wildcat Entertainment, 1996
  • Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's (documentary), Northern Arts Entertainment, 1998
  • "Hollywood Mortuary," Creaturealm: From the Dead, 1998
  • Etta Mann, Mumsie, 2003
  • Also appeared in Two Person Eyes.
  • Television Appearances
  • Episodic
  • "The Canterville Ghost," Robert Montgomery Presents, 1950
  • Margaret, "To the Lovely Margaret," Lux Video Theatre, 1951
  • "Mystery Guest," What's My Line?, 1951, 1957
  • Laura, "The White Gown," Lux Video Theatre, 1953
  • "A Breath of Air," Studio One, 1953
  • Elaine, "The Way I Feel," Lux Video Theatre, 1954
  • Kathy Fathian, "South of the Sun," Climax!, 1955
  • Ann, "Innocent Witness," Front Row Center, 1956
  • "Night of a Rebel," Climax!, 1957
  • "Necessary Evil," Climax!, 1957
  • "The Mystery of Thirteen," Playhouse 90, 1957
  • Margorie Reardon, "The Story of Marjorie Reardon," Suspicion, 1957
  • Nancy, "Roadblock Number Seven," Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre (also known as The Jane Wyman Show), 1957
  • "Come to Me," Kraft Television Theatre, 1957
  • Julie Revere, "The Sacramento Story," Wagon Train, NBC, 1958
  • "Kiss Me Again, Stranger," Pursuit, CBS, 1958
  • "Trial by Slander," Studio One, 1958
  • Jenny Walker, "The Tongues of Angels," Studio One, 1958
  • Mary Clayborne, "Big Doc's Girl," The U.S. Steel Hour, CBS, 1959
  • Betsy Stauffer, "Incident of the Town in Terror," Rawhide, 1959
  • Jean, "Escape," The DuPont Show with June Allyson, 1960
  • Angela Kendricks, "The Deadly Shadow," Checkmate, 1960
  • "River Gold," The Aquanauts, 1961
  • "The Trial of Adam Troy," Adventures in Paradise, 1961
  • Nurse Lori Palmer, "The Dragon," Dr. Kildare, 1962
  • Elsa Thaelman, "The Betrayal," The DuPont Show of the Week, 1962
  • Virginia Trent, "The Case of the Shoplifter's Shoe," Perry Mason,CBS, 1963
  • Anne Lipscott, "The Turncoat," Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre, NBC, 1964
  • Marianne Fraisnet, "Entombed," Combat!, ABC, 1967
  • "Love and the Letter," Love, American Style, ABC, 1968
  • Mrs. Pendleton, "Log 46: Pilgrimage," Adam-12, NBC, 1971
  • Neva Phillips, "Dinner of Herbs," Marcus Welby, M.D., ABC, 1972
  • Martha Connelly, "The Offer," Hotel, 1983
  • Mrs. Webster, "Black Widows," Tales from the Darkside, syndicated,1984
  • "No Pets Allowed," The New Lassie, 1991
  • Jane, "Who Killed J. B. Fletcher?," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1991
  • Larry King Live, CNN, 2001
  • Also appeared in Ironside, NBC.
  • Movies
  • Little Women, 1958
  • Louise Prescott, Split Second to an Epitaph, NBC, 1968
  • Death in Space, 1974
  • Miniseries
  • Flora Bumpstead Eaton, Testimony of Two Men, Operation Prime Time,1976
  • Specials
  • The 50th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1978
  • (In archive footage; uncredited) Has Anybody Here Seen Canada? A History of Canadian Movies 1939-1953 (also known as From the Dawn of the Documentary to the Coming of the Box and Has Anyone Here Seen Canada?), 1979
  • When We Were Young ... Growing up on the Silver Screen, PBS, 1989
  • America's All-Star Tribute to Elizabeth Taylor (also known as America's Hope Award or 2nd Annual America's Hope Award), ABC, 1989
  • The 65th Annual Academy Awards, 1993
  • The Story of Lassie, PBS, 1994
  • Homeward Bound, 1994
  • Interviewee, The Great Christmas Movies, AMC, 1998
  • (Uncredited) The 72nd Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 2000
  • Child Stars: Their Story, Arts and Entertainment, 2000
  • Last Days of Judy Garland: The E! True Hollywood Story, E! Entertainment Television, 2001
  • (In archive footage) Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star, TCM,2002
  • Shirley Mania, Fox, 2002
  • The 75th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 2003
  • Elizabeth Taylor: Facets, 2003
  • Stage Appearances
  • Appeared in Barefoot in the Park, Under the Yum Yum Tree, and A Thousand Clowns, all summer stock or summer tour productions.
  • WRITINGS
  • Memoirs
  • My Diary, 1947

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

    Books
    • Ellenberger, Allan R., and Robert Young, Margaret O'Brien: A Career Chronicle and Biography, McFarland, 2000
    Electronic
    • Margaret O'Brien Official Site, http://www.missmargaretobrien.com/, November 14, 2003

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