Margaret Roach Explained

Margaret Roach
Birth Name:Margaret Mae Roach
Birth Date:March 15, 1921
Birth Place:Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Death Place:Washoe County, Nevada, U.S.
Resting Place:Calvary Cemetery (East Los Angeles, California)
Years Active:19391948
Occupation:Actress
Children:1
Father:Hal Roach Sr.
Mother:Marguerite Nichols
Relatives:Hal Roach Jr. (brother)

Margaret Mae Roach (March 15, 1921 – November 22, 1964) was an American actress active in the 1930s and 1940s.

Biography

She was born on March 15, 1921, in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of Hal Roach and Marguerite Nichols, and her brother was Hal Roach Jr.[1]

Roach gained early acting experience with a stock theater company headed by Ben Bard. She also sang in a night club and worked for two years as an extra in films for two years before she obtained bigger roles.[2]

Roach was married to the actor Robert Livingston, from 1947 to 1951, and they had one son, actor and writer Addison Randall (b. 1949).[3]

Roach died November 1964 in Washoe County, Nevada from cirrhosis of the liver caused by chronic alcoholism. She was buried in Calvary Cemetery, East Los Angeles, California.[4]

Filmography

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Margaret Roach ~ Hal Roach's Talented Daughter . classicactresses.org . 3 July 2021.
  2. News: Harrison . Paul . Blond Margaret Roach Learns To Succeed Tho' Boss's Child . July 17, 2024 . The Central New Jersey Home News . August 15, 1940 . 21. Newspapers.com.
  3. News: Robert Livingston, 83; 1930s Cowboy Film Hero . June 27, 2017 . LA Times. March 8, 1988 .
  4. Wilson, Scott. Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed.: 2 (Kindle Locations 25047-25048). McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. Kindle Edition.