Madge Evans

Birth Name:

Margherita Evans

Birth Place:

New York City, New York, United States

Profession

Actress, Soundtrack

The Dramatists Guild Fund created the Madge Evans-Sidney Kingsley Award to recognize a playwright and an actress for their achievements in theater
After marrying playwright Sidney Kingsley, she appeared in many of his plays, including "Daisy Mayme," "Our Betters," "Philip Goes Forth," "Here Come the Clowns" and "The Patriots․"
Be the time she was 10, she had made over 30 films, a pursuit she began at the age of 5
Modeled for the Fairy Soap brand when she was a child
Spent her teenage years acting on the stage before signing with MGM
Best known for the films "Dinner at Eight," "David Copperfield," "Pennies From Heaven" and "What Every Woman Knows․"
Graduated from child star to ingénue in her early career
Counted Jean Harlow, Robert E․ Sherwood, Joshua Logan, Martha Graham and Richard Barthelmess among her friends
Left Hollywood and moved to a home in New Jersey after getting married
The part of Scarlett O'Hara in "Gone with the Wind" almost went to her

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