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Margaret Roach

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Margaret Roach
Roach in Road Show (1941)
Born
Margaret Mae Roach

(1921-03-15)March 15, 1921
DiedNovember 22, 1964(1964-11-22) (aged 43)
Resting placeCalvary Cemetery (East Los Angeles, California)
OccupationActress
Years active19391948
Spouse
(m. 1947; div. 1951)
Children1
Parents
RelativesHal Roach Jr. (brother)

Margaret Mae Roach[citation needed] (March 15, 1921 – November 22, 1964) was an American actress active in the 1930s and 1940s.

Biography

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She was born on March 15, 1921, in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of Hal Roach and Marguerite Nichols, and her brother was Hal Roach Jr.[1]

Roach gained early acting experience with a stock theater company headed by Ben Bard. She also sang in a night club and worked for two years as an extra in films for two years before she obtained bigger roles.[2]

Roach was married to the actor Robert Livingston, from 1947 to 1951, and they had one son, actor and writer Addison Randall (b. 1949).[3]

Roach died November 1964 in Washoe County, Nevada from cirrhosis of the liver caused by chronic alcoholism.[1] She was buried in Calvary Cemetery, East Los Angeles, California.[4]

Filmography

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Margaret Roach ~ Hal Roach's Talented Daughter". classicactresses.org. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
  2. ^ Harrison, Paul (August 15, 1940). "Blond Margaret Roach Learns To Succeed Tho' Boss's Child". The Central New Jersey Home News. p. 21. Retrieved July 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Robert Livingston, 83; 1930s Cowboy Film Hero". LA Times. March 8, 1988. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
  4. ^ Wilson, Scott. Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed.: 2 (Kindle Locations 25047-25048). McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. Kindle Edition.
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