Dame Margaret Rutherford
Born	Margaret Rutherford May 11, 1892(1892-05-11) Balham, London, England
Died	May 22, 1972 (aged 80) Chalfont St. Peter, Buckinghamshire, England
Spouse(s)	Stringer Davis (1945-1972)

Dame Margaret Rutherford DBE (May 11, 1892 – May 22, 1972) was an Academy Award-winning English character actress, who first came to prominence following World War II in the film adaptations of Noel Coward's Blithe Spirit, and Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest. Events 330 - Byzantium is renamed ''Nova Roma'' during a dedication ceremony but is more popularly referred to as Constantinople Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Balham is a neighbourhood in South London, England. The settlement appears in the Domesday Book as Belgeham. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Events 334 BC - The Greek army of Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of the Granicus. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Chalfont St Peter is a Village and Civil parish within Chiltern district in south-east Buckinghamshire, England. Buckinghamshire (abbreviated Bucks) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan home county in South East England. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Stringer Davis (born James Buckley Stringer Davis on 4 June, 1899 in Birkenhead, Cheshire (now Merseyside) was an The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. Events 330 - Byzantium is renamed ''Nova Roma'' during a dedication ceremony but is more popularly referred to as Constantinople Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 334 BC - The Greek army of Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of the Granicus. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland A character actor is an Actor who predominantly plays a particular type of role rather than leading ones World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Sir Noël Peirce Coward ( 16 December 1899 26 March 1973) was an English Actor, Playwright Blithe Spirit may refer to Blithe Spirit (play, a comic play Blithe Spirit (film, a 1945 British comedy film Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde (16 October 1854 – 30 November 1900 was an Irish Playwright, Novelist, poet and Author of The Importance of Being Earnest is a play by Oscar Wilde. It premiered on February 14, 1895 at the St

Contents 1 Biography 2 Selected stage performances 3 Filmography 4 References 5 Further reading 6 External links

Biography

Born in the South London suburb of Balham she was the only child of Mr. Balham is a neighbourhood in South London, England. The settlement appears in the Domesday Book as Belgeham. and Mrs. William Rutherford Benn (William Rutherford). Her father suffered from mental illness for many years, and on 4 March 1883, he battered his father to death. Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common ^[1]

Rutherford was educated at the independent Wimbledon High School and at RADA. Wimbledon High School is an independent all-girls school in Wimbledon, southwest London The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art ( RADA) in Bloomsbury, London, is generally regarded as one of the most prestigious Drama schools in the world She made her stage debut at the Old Vic in 1925 at the age of thirty-three. The Old Vic is a Theatre located just south-east of Waterloo Station in London on the corner of The Cut and Waterloo Road. However, her physical appearance was such that romantic heroines were almost out of the question, and she soon established her name in comedy, appearing in many of the most successful British films of the mid-20th century. "I never intended to play for laughs. I am always surprised that the audience thinks me funny at all," Rutherford wrote in her autobiography. ^[2] In most of these films, she had originally played the role on stage. She married the actor Stringer Davis in 1945. Stringer Davis (born James Buckley Stringer Davis on 4 June, 1899 in Birkenhead, Cheshire (now Merseyside) was an They often appeared together in films.

In the 1950s, Rutherford and Davis adopted the writer Gordon Langley Hall, then in his twenties. Hall later had gender reassignment surgery and became Dawn Langley Simmons, under which name she wrote a biography of Rutherford in 1983. Dawn Langley Pepita Simmons (1937 – 18 September 2000) was an intersexed transsexual woman born Gordon Langley Hall in Sussex as the illegitimate son

In 1961, Rutherford first played the film role with which she was most often associated in later life, that of Miss Marple in a series of films loosely-based on the novels of Agatha Christie. Jane Marple, usually known as Miss Marple, is a Fictional character appearing in twelve of Agatha Christie Agatha Mary Clarissa Lady Mallowan, DBE (née Miller; 15 September 1890 &ndash 12 January 1976 commonly known as Agatha Christie, was an English Rutherford won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and a Golden Globe for The V.I.P.s (1963), as the absent-minded Duchess of Brighton, opposite Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton. Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner The VIPs, also known as Hotel International, is a 1963 MGM Drama film. Dame Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor, DBE (born 27 February 1932) is a two-time Academy Award -winning English-American actress Richard Burton, CBE (10 November 1925 &ndash 5 August 1984 was a Welsh multiple award-winning Actor.

She was created an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1961, and raised to Dame Commander (DBE) in 1967. The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V.

She suffered from Alzheimer's disease at the end of her life. Alzheimer's disease ( AD) also called Alzheimer disease or simply Alzheimer's, is the most common form of Dementia. Margaret Rutherford is buried along with her husband, Stringer Davis, in the graveyard of St. Stringer Davis (born James Buckley Stringer Davis on 4 June, 1899 in Birkenhead, Cheshire (now Merseyside) was an James Church, Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire, England. Gerrards Cross (sometimes referred to in shorthand as GX is a village in Buckinghamshire, England. Buckinghamshire (abbreviated Bucks) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan home county in South East England.

Rutherford was a cousin of the radical left-wing Labour politician Tony Benn. A politician (from Greek " Polis " is an individual who is involved in influencing public decision making through the influence of Politics or a person Anthony "Tony" Neil Wedgwood Benn (born 3 April 1925 formerly 2nd Viscount Stansgate, is a British Socialist Politician.

Selected stage performances

• Blithe Spirit
• The Way of the World
• The Importance of Being Earnest, as Miss Prism and in New York (1947) as Lady Bracknell, directed by John Gielgud. Blithe Spirit may refer to Blithe Spirit (play, a comic play Blithe Spirit (film, a 1945 British comedy film The Way of the World is a play written by British Playwright William Congreve. The Importance of Being Earnest is a play by Oscar Wilde. It premiered on February 14, 1895 at the St Sir Arthur John Gielgud, OM, CH ( 14 April, 1904 – 21 May 2000) known as Sir John Gielgud, was an
• The Rivals
• School for Scandal, as Mrs Malaprop (1962)
• The Solid Gold Cadillac (1965)

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Other notes
1936	Talk of the Devil	Housekeeper
	Dusty Ermine	Evelyn Summers aka Miss Butterby, old gang moll
	Troubled Waters	Bit role	uncredited
1937	Missing, Believed Married	Lady Parke
	Catch As Catch Can	Maggie Carberry
	Big Fella	Nanny	uncredited
	Beauty and the Barge	Mrs. The Rivals, a play by Richard Brinsley Sheridan, is a Comedy of manners in five acts The School for Scandal is a Comedy of manners written by Richard Brinsley Sheridan. The Solid Gold Cadillac is a 1956 film directed by Richard Quine and written by Abe Burrows, Howard Teichman and George Baldwin
1941	Spring Meeting	Aunt Bijou
	Quiet Wedding	Magistrate
1943	Yellow Canary	Mrs. Yellow Canary is a 1943 Propaganda film starring Anna Neagle, Richard Greene and Albert Lieven. Towcester
	The Demi-Paradise	Rowena Ventnor
1944	English Without Tears	Lady Christabel Beauclerk
1945	Blithe Spirit	Madame Arcati
1947	While the Sun Shines	Dr. The Demi-Paradise (also known as Adventure for Two) is a 1943 Comedy film made by Two Cities Films and distributed in the The film Blithe Spirit is a 1945 British comedy film of the popular Noel Coward play Winifred Frye
	Meet Me at Dawn	Madame Vernore
1948	Miranda	Nurse Carey
1949	Passport to Pimlico	Professor Hatton-Jones
1950	The Happiest Days of Your Life	Muriel Whitchurch
	Her Favorite Husband	Mrs. Miranda is a British Comedy film, directed by Ken Annakin and written by Peter Blackmore who also wrote the play of the same name the film Passport to Pimlico is a 1949 British Comedy film made by Ealing Studios. The Happiest Days of Your Life is a 1950 British comedy film based on the play by John Dighton and directed by Frank Launder Dotherington
1951	The Magic Box	Lady Pond
1952	Curtain Up	Catherine Beckwith/Jeremy St. The Magic Box is a British film released in 1951. Description The Magic Box was a project of the Festival of Britain Curtain Up is a 1952 film directed by Ralph Smart, written by Jack Davies and Philip King Claire
	Miss Robin Hood	Miss Honey
	The Importance of Being Earnest	Miss Letitia Prism
	Castle in the Air	Miss Nicholson
1953	Innocents in Paris	Gwladys Inglott
	Trouble in Store	Miss Bacon
1954	The Runaway Bus	Miss Cynthia Beeston
	Mad About Men	Nurse Carey
	Aunt Clara	Clara Hilton
1955	An Alligator Named Daisy	Prudence Croquet
1957	The Smallest Show on Earth	Mrs. Miss Robin Hood is a 1952 British film directed by John Guillermin. The Importance of Being Earnest ( 1952) is a British film adaptation of the play by Oscar Wilde. Castle in the Air is a young adult Fantasy novel written by Diana Wynne Jones, and first published in 1990 This article is about a comedy film For the Brandy & Mr Whiskers TV episode see List of Brandy & Mr The Runaway Bus is a 1954 British Comedy film produced written and directed by Val Guest. Aunt Clara is a 1954 comedy Film starring Margaret Rutherford, Ronald Shiner, A The Smallest Show on Earth is a 1957 British Comedy film, directed by Basil Dearden, and starring Bill Travers, Virginia Fazackalee
	Just My Luck	Mrs. Just My Luck is a Romantic comedy Film starring Lindsay Lohan and Chris Pine released in the US on May 12, 2006 Dooley
1959	I'm All Right Jack	Aunt Dolly
1961	On the Double	Lady Vivian
	Murder, She Said	Miss Jane Marple
1963	Murder at the Gallop	Miss Jane Marple
	The Mouse on the Moon	Grand Duchess Gloriana XIII
	The V.I.P.s	The Duchess of Brighton	Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress Golden Globe
1964	Murder Most Foul	Miss Jane Marple
	Murder Ahoy!	Miss Jane Marple
1965	Chimes at Midnight	Mistress Quickly
	The Alphabet Murders	Miss Jane Marple	uncredited cameo
1967	A Countess from Hong Kong	Miss Gaulswallow
	Arabella	Princess Ilaria
	The Wacky World of Mother Goose	Mother Goose	voice

Awards
Preceded by Patty Duke for The Miracle Worker	Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress 1963 for The V.I.P.s	Succeeded by Lila Kedrova for Zorba the Greek
Preceded by Angela Lansbury for The Manchurian Candidate	Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture 1964 for The V.I.P.s	Succeeded by Agnes Moorehead for Hush… Hush, Sweet Charlotte

References

Further reading

• Rutherford, Margaret, as told to Gwen Robyns. Margaret Rutherford: An Autobiography. W. H. Allen, London. 1972.
• Simmons, Dawn Langley. Margaret Rutherford. A Blithe Spirit. London, 1983.

External links

• Margaret Rutherford at the Internet Movie Database
• Margaret Rutherford at Find A Grave

Miss Marple Murder films with Margaret Rutherford v • d • e
Films Murder, She Said | Murder at the Gallop | Murder Most Foul | Murder Ahoy! Cameo: The Alphabet Murders Based on the Agatha Christie novels 4.50 from Paddington | After the Funeral | Mrs. McGinty's Dead	Cast Margaret Rutherford | Stringer Davis | Bud Tingwell Crew George Pollock | Ron Goodwin

Persondata
NAME	Rutherford, Dame Margaret
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Rutherford, Margaret
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Actress
DATE OF BIRTH	May 11, 1892
PLACE OF BIRTH	Balham, London, England
DATE OF DEATH	May 22, 1972
PLACE OF DEATH	Chalfont St. Peter, Buckinghamshire, England

Find A Grave is a Website allowing its users to access maintain and expand an online Database of Burial records Jane Marple, usually known as Miss Marple, is a Fictional character appearing in twelve of Agatha Christie Murder She Said is a 1961 Film, the first of four made by MGM that was based or claimed to be based on novels by Agatha Christie Murder at the Gallop is the second of four Films, made by MGM, based on the novel After the Funeral by Agatha Christie Murder Most Foul is the third of four Films, made by MGM, loosely based on novels by Agatha Christie and starring Margaret Rutherford Murder Ahoy! is the last of four Miss Marple Films, made by MGM and starring Margaret Rutherford. The Alphabet Murders is a 1965 British detective film based on the novel The A Agatha Mary Clarissa Lady Mallowan, DBE (née Miller; 15 September 1890 &ndash 12 January 1976 commonly known as Agatha Christie, was an English 450 from Paddington is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club on November 4 After the Funeral is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the US by Dodd Mead and Company in March 1953 Mrs McGinty's Dead is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie first published in the US by Dodd Mead and Company in February 1952 Stringer Davis (born James Buckley Stringer Davis on 4 June, 1899 in Birkenhead, Cheshire (now Merseyside) was an Life and work As an adolescent Tingwell was encouraged by his father to be an accountant but failed the entrance exam Ronald Alfred Goodwin (17 February 1925 &ndash 8 January 2003 was a British Composer and conductor best known for his Film scores Events 330 - Byzantium is renamed ''Nova Roma'' during a dedication ceremony but is more popularly referred to as Constantinople Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Balham is a neighbourhood in South London, England. The settlement appears in the Domesday Book as Belgeham. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Events 334 BC - The Greek army of Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of the Granicus. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Chalfont St Peter is a Village and Civil parish within Chiltern district in south-east Buckinghamshire, England. Buckinghamshire (abbreviated Bucks) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan home county in South East England. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland

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