Margaret Lawrence (actress)

Not to be confused with Margaret Laurence (actress).
Margaret Lawrence

Lawrence circa 1920
Born August 2, 1889
Philadelphia
Died June 9, 1929
New York City
Resting place Ivy Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia
Occupation Actress
Spouse(s) Orson Munn (2 daughters)
Wallace Eddinger
Children 2

Margaret Lawrence (1889–1929) was an American stage actress known for her performances on Broadway and other venues. She began her career in Chicago in 1910, and starred in such plays as Wedding Bells (1919), Secrets (1922) and Lawful Larceny (1922). She was married to actor Wallace Eddinger from 1924 to 1929, and was shot dead by actor Louis Bennison in a murder-suicide on June 9, 1929.[1][2][3][4]

References

  1. Parker, John, ed. (1922). Who's Who in the Theatre. Boston: Small Maynard & Company. p. 480.
  2. Coughlin, Gene (January 2, 1949). "Margaret Lawrence's Fallen Star". The Milwaukee Sentinel. pp. 6–7.
  3. "Noted Stage Stars in Murder-Suicide". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. June 10, 1929. p. 1. cont., pg. 5
  4. David K. Frasier (2005). Suicide in the Entertainment Industry: An Encyclopedia of 840 Twentieth Century Cases. McFarland. p. 33. ISBN 978-0-7864-2333-0.


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