Margery Kathleen Maude (April 29, 1889 – August 7, 1979) was an English actress of stage, screen and television.

Early life

Margery Maude was born in

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, the elder daughter of the actors

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and Winifred (née Emery) Maude.

Career

Maude appeared on

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between 1913 and 1965. She received the following commendation for her performance in a production of ''Rip van Winkle'', opposite her father in the title role in 1911. Her mother also had a role in the play.

''Miss Margery Maude played her part with peculiar sweetness. She is a charming little actress, dainty, earnest and unaffected. Miss Winifred Emery had only a small part, but a telling one. She gave a touching rendering of an old lady in whose soul the bitterness of time was powerless to destroy the sweetness, and many eyes were moist while she was on stage.''

Personal life

She married Joseph Warren Burden on 23 July 1917 in

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; the couple had three children: Joseph, Jr. (1918–1944), Winifred and Pamela.

Death

Margery Maude died on 7 August 1979, at her home near Cleveland, Ohio, aged 90.Margery Maude Burden
''St. Petersburg Times'', Obituaries, 9 August 1979.

Filmography

References

External links

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Margery Maude photo set at the New York Public Library (NYPL)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Maude, Margery 1889 births 1979 deaths Actresses from London English film actresses English stage actresses English television actresses English expatriates in the United States People from Wimbledon, London 20th-century English actresses