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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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Margaret Hamilton Biography (1902-1985)
Born December 9, 1902, in Cleveland, OH; died May 16, 1985; daughter of Walter J. and Jennie (Adams) Hamilton; married Paul Boynton Meserv (divorced, 1938); children: Hamilton.
Favorite roles: Helen Hallam, Another Language, Grandma, The American Dream,Margaret, The Father, Hattie, The Dark Tower.
Hamilton was formerly a kindergarten and nursery school teacher.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Female
- Birth Details
- December 9, 1902
- Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Famous Works
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Credits
- FILM DEBUT--1933.
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Credits; PRINCIPAL FILM APPEARANCES
- Miss Gulch/Wicked Witch of the West, Wizard of Oz, Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer,1939.
- My Little Chickadee, 1940.
- George White's Scandals, 1945.
- State of the Union, 1948.
- Brewster McCloud, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1970.
- The Anderson Tapes, 1971.
- Journey Back to Oz, 1974.
- TELEVISION DEBUT--1950.
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Credits; PRINCIPAL TELEVISION APPEARANCES
- Cora, Maxwell House commercials.
- STAGE DEBUT--The Man Who Ate the Popomack, 1923.
- NEW YORK DEBUT--Helen Hallam, Another Language, Booth, 1932.
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Credits; PRINCIPAL STAGE APPEARANCES
- Hattie, Dark Tower, Morosco, NY, 1933.
- Lucy Gurget, Farmer Takes a Wife, 46th Street Theater, NY, 1934.
- Gertrude, Outrageous Fortune, 48th Street Theater, NY, 1943.
- Aunt, On Borrowed Time, Patio, Los Angeles, CA, 1946.
- Gwennie, The Men We Marry, Mansfield, NY, 1948.
- Aunt Addie, Little Boy Blue, El Capitan, Hollywood, CA, 1950.
- Mrs. Hammer, The Silver Whistle, Mrs. Fisher, The Show-Off, Berkshire Playhouse, Stockbridge, MA, 1951.
- Lucy Bascombe, Fancy Meeting You Again, Royale, NY, 1952.
- Mrs. Zero, The Adding Machine, Phoenix, NY, 1956.
- Madame Kleopatra Mamaeva, Diary of a Scoundrel, Phoenix, NY, 1956.
- Dolly Tate, Annie Get Your Gun, City Center, NY, 1958.
- Bessie, Goldilocks, Lunt-Fontanne, NY, 1958.
- Grandma, The American Dream, Civic, Los Angeles, CA, 1962.
- Clara, Save Me a Place at Forest Lawn, Pocket, NY, 1963.
- Louise, The Strangers, Westport Country Playhouse, CT, 1963.
- Mrs. Western, Tom Jones, Bucks County Playhouse, PA, 1965.
- Connie Tufford, UTBU, Helen Hayes, NY, 1966.
- Parthy Ann Hawks, Show Boat, New York State, NY, 1966.
- Madame Arcati, Blithe Spirit, Seattle Repertory, WA, 1966.
- Mrs. Malaprop, The Rivals, Seattle Repertory, WA, 1967-68.
- Dorinda Pratt, Come Summer, Lunt-Fontanne, NY, 1969.
- Aunt Eller, Oklahoma!, New York State, NY, 1969.
- Mrs. Soames, Our Town, ANTA, NY, 1969.
- Mrs. Dudgeon, The Devil's Disciple, American Shakespeare Festival, Stratford, CT, 1970.
- Madame Arcati, Blithe Spirit, Alley, Houston, TX, 1970.
- The Nephew, Studio Arena, Buffalo, NY, 1971.
- Madame Desmortes, Ring Round the Moon, Seattle Repertory, WA, 1971.
- Madame Armfeldt, A Little Night Music, Forrest, Philadelphia, PA, 1974.
- Miss Heneage, The New York Idea, Anifisa, Three Sisters, bothBAM TheaterCompany, Brooklyn, NY, 1977.
- Mrs. Dudgeon, The Devil's Disciple, Ahmanson, Los Angeles, CA, then BAM Theater Company, Brooklyn, NY, 1978.
- Cleveland Playhouse Company, OH, 1978-79.
- Stock: On the Town.
- Bells Are Ringing.
- A Tree Grows in Brooklyn.
- Bloomer Girl.
- The Wizard of Oz.
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Credits; MAJOR TOURS
- Dolly Tate, Annie Get Your Gun, U.S. cities, 1958.
- Stella Livingston, Light Up the Sky, U.S. cities, 1972.
- Madame Armfeldt, A Little Night Music, U.S. cities, 1974.
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Credits; PRINCIPAL STAGE WORK; PRODUCER
- At AMAS Repertory Theater, NY, 1973: An Evening with the Bourgeosie.
- The Three Sisters.
- House Party.
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