Friday, July 17, 2015

Cheat Sheet: Margarets and Maureens (and one Jean)

It seems that for every Hollywood Margaret, there's a corresponding Maureen with an echoing last name. Here's a guide to who's who.


Margaret Sullavan
Born: May 16, 1909 in Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Died: January 1, 1960 (age 50)
  • Three Comrades (1938)
  • Shop Around the Corner (1940)

Maureen O'Sullivan
Born: May 17, 1911 in Boyle, County Roscommon, Ireland
Died: June 23, 1998 (age 87)
  • Tarzan the Ape Man (1932)
  • Tarzan and His Mate (1934)
  • The Big Clock (1948)
  • The Tall T (1957)
  • Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)

Margaret O'Brien
Born: January 15, 1937 in San Diego, California, USA
  • Jane Eyre (1943)
  • Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)
  • Little Women (1949)

Maureen O'Hara
Born: August 17, 1920 in Ranelagh, County Dublin, Ireland
Died: October 24, 2015 (age 95)
  • Rio Grande (1950)
  • The Quiet Man (1952)
  • Lady Godiva (1955)
  • The Parent Trap (1961)
  • Only the Lonely (1991)

Margaret Hamilton
Born: December 9, 1902 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Died: May 16, 1985 (age 82)
  • The Wizard of Oz (1939)
  • The Ox-Bow Incident (1943)
  • The Red Pony (1949)
  • People Will Talk (1951)

Maureen Stapleton
Born: June 21, 1925 in Troy, New York, USA
Died: March 13, 2006 (age 80)
  • Airport (1970)
  • Interiors (1978)
  • Reds (1981)
  • Cocoon (1985)
  • The Money Pit (1986)

Jean Stapleton
Born: January 19, 1923 in New York City, New York, USA
Died: May 31, 2013 (age 90)
No relation to Maureen.
  • Damn Yankees! (1958)
  • Something Wild (1961)
  • All in the Family (TV series, 1968-1979)
  • You've Got Mail (1998)

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