Margaret Campbell facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Margaret Campbell
Margaret Campbell, Harvey Clark, and Margarita Fischer in Their Mutual Child (1920)
Born	(1883-04-24)April 24, 1883 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Died	June 27, 1939(1939-06-27) (aged 56) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Spouse(s)	Josef Swickard

Margaret Campbell (April 24, 1883 – June 27, 1939) was an American character actress in silent films. In her later years she was the secretary of the Baháʼí Spiritual Assembly of Los Angeles.

Career

Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Campbell was the leading lady of the Bramhall Players. She appeared on Broadway in Lightnin' (1918), Keeping Up Appearances (1918), The Silent Assertion (1917), Difference in Gods (1917), Keeping Up Appearances (1916), The Merchant of Venice (1913), Hamlet (1912), and Kassa (1909). Later she followed her husband, actor Josef Swickard, into films and was usually cast as rather grand ladies. She retired from the screen at the advent of sound.

Death

In 1939, Campbell was assaulted and killed. Her son, Campbell McDonald, was the initial suspect. He was also suspected of having killed a Russian dancer, Anya Sosoyeva, as well as having assaulted the young actress Delia Bogard, who survived. He was later cleared of those attacks when the actual murderer was captured by the Los Angeles police force. Both attacks occurred on the Los Angeles City College campus.

Filmography

Stageplay

• Kassa (1909)
• Hamlet (1913)
• The Merchant of Venice (1913)
• Keeping Up Appearances (1917)
• Difference in Gods (1917)
• Keeping Up Appearances (1918)
• The Silent Assertion (1918)
• Lightnin' (1921)

See also

In Spanish: Margaret Campbell para niños