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My Take
Margaret Lindsay is exactly the kind of performer I champion. A Warner Bros. contract player through the prolific 1930s, she logged memorable supporting turns in pictures like Baby Face, Jezebel, and Scarlet Street, then carried lower-budget B films like the Ellery Queen series as a lead. That range fascinates me, because holding the screen in a programmer is harder than coasting through a prestige picture. The classical studio system ran on dependable professionals like her, the players who made the stars look good and kept the machine humming. Her Hollywood Walk of Fame star feels less like a trophy than a fair receipt for a career of solid, generous work.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Margaret Lindsay
- Name (Japanese)
- マーガレット・リンゼイ
- Reading
- まーがれっと・りんぜい
- Born
- September 19, 1910 – May 9, 1981
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Dog
- Origin
- Dubuque, Iowa, United States
- Occupation
- actor / film actor
2. Background
Awards & achievements
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Margaret Lindsay born?
September 19, 1910 – May 9, 1981.
Where is Margaret Lindsay from?
Margaret Lindsay is from Dubuque, Iowa, United States.
What does Margaret Lindsay do?
Margaret Lindsay works as actor, film actor.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.