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Margaret Webster
Scene from Margaret Webster's Broadway production of Othello (1943) with Uta Hagen as Desdemona, Webster as Emilia, and Jack Manning as Roderigo
Born(1905-03-15)March 15, 1905
New York City, US
DiedNovember 13, 1972(1972-11-13) (aged 67)
Sydenham, London, England
Occupations
  • Actress
  • director
  • producer
Parents
  • Ben Webster (father)
  • Dame May Whitty (mother)
RelativesBenjamin Nottingham Webster (great-grandfather)

Margaret Webster (March 15, 1905 – November 13, 1972) was an American-British theater actress, producer and director. Critic George Jean Nathan described her as "the best director of the plays of Shakespeare that we have."[1]

  1. ^ "Margaret Webster Dies at 67; Stage Director and Ex‐Actress". The New York Times. November 14, 1972. Retrieved February 8, 2018.

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The Importance of Being Earnest

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