Margaret Rutherford Death
Margaret passed away on May 22, 1972 at the age of 80 in Chalfont St Peter, Buckinghamshire, England.
When did Margaret Rutherford die?
May 22, 1972How old was Margaret Rutherford when died?
80Where did Margaret Rutherford die? What was the location of death?
Chalfont St Peter, Buckinghamshire, England
Margaret Rutherford Birthday and Date of Death
Margaret Rutherford was born on May 11, 1892 and died on May 22, 1972. Margaret was 80 years old at the time of death.
Birthday: May 11, 1892
Date of Death: May 22, 1972
Age at Death: 80
Margaret Rutherford - Biography
BiographyRutherford was a bulky, eccentric comedic supporting player of British films and plays. Following a number of years spent as a speech and piano teacher, she trained at the Old Vic and debuted onstage in 1925, when she was in her 30s; it was 1933 before she appeared in London. Rutherford began appearing in films in 1936 and went on to have a sporadically busy screen career through the late '60s, meanwhile continuing her illustrious stage career. She is best remembered as Miss Marple, the little old lady detective of Agatha Christie novels, in four films made in the '60s. For her work in The V.I.P.s (1963) she won a "Best Supporting Actress" Oscar. In 1967 Rutherford became a Dame of the British Empire. She was married to actor Stringer Davis, with whom she appeared in several films; one of their children was writer Gordon Langley Hall, who underwent a sex-change operation in 1968 and later wrote a biography of Rutherford under the name "Dawn Langley Hall." She wrote an autobiography, Margaret Rutherford (1972).
