Marguerite Allan Explained

Helen Marguerite Allan (30 August 1905 – 29 January 1994) was a Russian-born British actress, who appeared in film roles between 1928 and 1942^{[1] [2] [3]} Allan was born in Saint Petersburg, Russia before moving to the United Kingdom, where she married Kenneth Chapman in 1948. She died in Wokingham, Berkshire on 29 January 1994. She was believed to be 88 years old.^{[4] [5]}

Selected filmography

• Widecombe Fair (1928)
• Under the Greenwood Tree (1929)
• The Romance of Seville (1929)
• The Plaything (1929)
• Sleeping Partners (1930)
• Stepping Stones (1931)
• Follow the Lady (1933)
• Matinee Idol (1933)
• Blossom Time (1934)
• Forbidden Territory (1934)
• Those Were the Days (1934)
• The Big Splash (1935)
• Gay Old Dog (1935)
• Prison Breaker (1936)
• Luck of the Navy (1938)
• Breach of Promise (1942)

References

1. Web site: Marguerite Allan. https://web.archive.org/web/20171222053820/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9f9369ac. dead. 22 December 2017.
2. Web site: Marguerite Allan - Movies and Filmography - AllMovie. AllMovie.
3. Book: McFarlane, Brian. The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth edition. 16 May 2016. Oxford University Press. 9781526111975. Google Books.
4. https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=7579&h=893664&tid=&pid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=OzZ3491&_phstart=successSource Helen Marguerite Chapman in the England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007
5. https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=1904&h=25807663&tid=&pid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=OzZ3493&_phstart=successSource Helen Marguerite Chapman in the England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, 1973-1995