Margaret Bannerman, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Canadian actress
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Place of Birth: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
About Margaret Bannerman
- Margaret Bannerman (born Marguerite Grand, December 15, 1896 – June 14, 1976) was a Canadian actress.
- She is known for her work in the English films The Gay Lord Quex, Lady Audley's Secret and Hindle Wakes.
- She had a successful career on stage, appearing in revues and light comedy. Bannerman was born in Toronto, Ontario on December 15, 1896 to parents Charles Grand and Margaret Hurst.
- She attended Bishop Strachan School in Toronto, then the Mount Saint Vincent Academy in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
- The family moved to England at the outbreak of World War I. Grand began her career in English theatre in 1915 in Charlotte's Revue starring Gertrude Lawrence.
- During the silent age she appeared in several English comedy films.
- A high point of her acting career was the part of Lady George Graystone in Somerset Maugham's Our Betters, which ran for 548 performances at the Globe Theatre in London, England.
- A nervous breakdown in 1925 interrupted her acting career.
- After a year of touring Australia in 1928, she returned to London theatre before moving to the United States in the 1930s.
- She returned to acting in film in the 1930s, attempting to break into American films.
- She appeared in films until 1947 and continued in theatre until 1963. Bannerman performed professionally twice in her hometown, firstly in 1940 in Our Better's at the Royal Alexandra Theatre.
- She made one final performance in her hometown in November 1963, as Mrs.
- Higgins in the touring company of My Fair Lady.
- She then retired to an actor's home in Englewood, New Jersey where she continued her life-long interests in furniture and antiques.
- Bannerman was married twice, to London producer Anthony Prinsep and actor Pat Somerset.
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