Margaret Campbell (April 24, 1883 – June 27, 1939) was an American

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s. In her later years she was the secretary of the Baháʼí

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of Los Angeles.

Career

Born in

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, Missouri, Campbell was the leading lady of the Bramhall Players. She appeared on

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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

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, 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 sexually assaulted and bludgeoned to death with a hammer. Her son, Campbell McDonald, was the initial suspect. He was also suspected of having bludgeoned to death a Russian dancer, Anya Sosoyeva, as well as having assaulted the young actress

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, 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

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campus.

Filmography

* ''The Laundry Girl'' (1919) * ''The Price of Innocence'' (1919) * ''

Please Get Married ''Please Get Married'' is a 1919 American silent comedy film directed by John Ince and starring Viola Dana, Antrim Short and Margaret Campbell. It was based on the Broadway play of the same title by Lewis Allen Browne and James F. Cullen.Goble ...

'' (1919) * ''

The Notorious Miss Lisle ''The Notorious Miss Lisle'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by James Young and starring Katherine MacDonald, Nigel Barrie, and Margaret Campbell.Monaco p.290 The film's sets were designed by the art director Milton Menasco. Cas ...

'' (1920) * ''

In the Heart of a Fool ''In the Heart of a Fool'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Allan Dwan. It is based on a novel by William Allen White. Plot As described in a film magazine, in a small town lives Dr. Harvey Nesbit (Burton), who knows of the scan ...

'' (1920) * ''

Lying Lips ''Lying Lips'' is a 1939 American melodrama race film written and directed by Oscar Micheaux who co-produced the film with aviator Hubert Fauntlenroy Julian, starring Edna Mae Harris, and Robert Earl Jones (the father of James Earl Jones). ''Lyi ...

'' (1921) * ''

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'' (1921) * '' Their Mutual Child'' (1921) * ''

Eden and Return ''Eden and Return'' is a 1921 American silent film, silent comedy film directed by William A. Seiter and starring Doris May, Emmett King and Margaret Livingston.Munden p.212 Cast * Doris May as Betty Baylock * Emmett King as Robert Baylock * Marg ...

'' (1921) * ''

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'' (1922) * '' Top o' the Morning'' (1922) * ''

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'' (1922) * ''

Legally Dead ''Legally Dead'' is a 1923 American drama film directed by William Parke and written by Harvey Gates. The film stars Milton Sills, Margaret Campbell, Claire Adams, Eddie Sturgis, Faye O'Neill, and Charles A. Stevenson. The film was released ...

'' (1923) * '' The Clean Up'' (1923) * '' His Mystery Girl'' (1923) * '' The Dangerous Blonde'' (1924) * '' The Fast Worker'' (1924) * ''

The Home Maker ''The Home Maker'' is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by King Baggot and starring Alice Joyce, Clive Brook, and Billy Kent Schaefer. A husband and wife are more successful once they have swapped roles. Plot As described in a film mag ...

'' (1925) * ''

The Lady from Hell ''The Lady from Hell'' is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by Stuart Paton and starring Roy Stewart, Blanche Sweet, and Ralph Lewis. It was released in the United Kingdom later the same year by Ideal Films under the alternative t ...

'' (1926) * ''

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'' (1926) * '' The Better Man'' (1926) * '' Children of Divorce'' (1927) * ''

Wages of Conscience ''Wages of Conscience'' is a 1927 American silent drama film directed by John Ince and starring Herbert Rawlinson, Grace Darmond and Margaret Campbell.Munden p.862 Cast * Herbert Rawlinson as Henry McWade * Grace Darmond as Lillian Bradley / Ma ...

'' (1927) * ''

One Hysterical Night ''One Hysterical Night'' is a 1929 American pre-Code comedy film directed by William James Craft and starring Reginald Denny, Nora Lane, Walter Brennan and Peter Gawthorne. Plot summary A wealthy man dresses up as Napoleon for a fancy dress ...

'' (1929) * '' Take the Heir'' (1930)

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)

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Campbell, Margaret 1883 births 1939 deaths American silent film actresses American film actresses American stage actresses Actresses from St. Louis Deaths by beating in the United States Matricides People murdered in Los Angeles 20th-century American actresses History of women in California