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My Take
Margaret Sullavan fascinates me precisely because she resisted the gravitational pull of pure stardom. Coming out of stage work with the University Players and stepping into film almost by accident, she carried a kind of luminous restraint that you can feel in The Shop Around the Corner. I value performers who treated craft as the point and fame as a byproduct, and she clearly belonged to that lineage. Her death on the first day of 1960 lends her story a quiet melancholy, but what stays with me is the integrity of her work across stage and screen. She earned her star the hard way.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Margaret Sullavan
- Name (Japanese)
- マーガレット・サラヴァン
- Reading
- まーがれっと・さらゔぁん
- Born
- May 16, 1909 – January 1, 1960
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Rooster
- Origin
- Virginia, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- film actor / stage actor / television actor / actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- Donaldson Awards
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Margaret Sullavan born?
May 16, 1909 – January 1, 1960.
Where is Margaret Sullavan from?
Margaret Sullavan is from Virginia, United States.
What does Margaret Sullavan do?
Margaret Sullavan works as film actor, stage actor, television actor, actor.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-17
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.