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Margaret Irving
Margaret Irving in 1923
Born	(1898-01-18)January 18, 1898 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US
Died	March 15, 1988(1988-03-15) (aged 90) San Francisco, California, US
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1922–1955
Spouse	William Frederick James

Margaret Irving (January 18, 1898 – March 5, 1988) was an American stage and film actress.

Biography

Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1898, Irving is best remembered today for her roles as Aunt Gus in the 1950s sitcom The People's Choice and as Mrs. Whitehead in Animal Crackers (1930) starring the Marx Brothers, a role she originated on the Broadway stage. Her other films included San Francisco (1936), Captain Calamity (1936), Follow Your Heart (1936), Charlie Chan at the Opera (1936), Mr. Moto's Last Warning (1939), and In Society (1944).

She was married to William Frederick James. She died in 1988 in San Francisco, California, at the age of 90.

Filmography

References

1. Irvin, Richard (May 12, 2014). George Burns Television Productions: The Series and Pilots, 1950-1981. McFarland. p. 85. ISBN 978-0-7864-9486-6.
2. Crafton, Donald (1999). The Talkies: American Cinema's Transition to Sound, 1926-1931. University of California Press. p. 458. ISBN 978-0-520-22128-4.

External links

• Margaret Irving at IMDb
• Margaret Irving at the Internet Broadway Database

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